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Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

271. Ted Wass

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Starburns Audio

Visual Arts, Tv & Film, Comedy, Arts

4.83.9K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2019

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Actor-director Ted Wass ("Soap," "Oh God! You Devil," "Curse of the Pink Panther") regales Gilbert and Frank with stories about everyone from George Burns to James Coburn to Tony Randall, recalls the many controversies surrounding "Soap," and looks back on the impossible task of replacing the legendary Peter Sellers. Also, Raymond Burr narrates the Bible, Gilbert gushes over the "Sheena" movie, Frank reads the infamous "Soap" memo and Harvey Korman "owns" Ted's funny bone. PLUS: "Experiment in Terror"! Praising Robert Wagner! Remembering Janet Margolin! Martin Mull slays the room! The brilliance of Susan Harris! And Ted directs Phyllis Diller, Kathleen Freeman and William Shatner! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hi, I am Griffin Dunn and I have just opened my veins for the past two hours to Gilbert

0:13.3

Gottfried for his amazing colossal podcast.

0:16.1

I told him things I'm so ashamed of.

0:18.3

You must listen.

0:19.3

Bye.

0:20.3

Hi, this is Gilbert Gottfried and this is Gilbert Gottfried's amazing colossal podcast.

0:50.2

One colossal podcast with my co-host Frank Santopadre and our engineer Frank Ferdarosa.

0:58.4

Our guest this week is a much sought after director, occasional producer and a popular

1:05.9

and versatile actor of films and television.

1:10.4

You know it's work for movies like Oh God, you devil, Shina, the Tim Conway Harvey

1:18.8

Cormin vehicle, the Long Shot and Blake Edwards, the curse of the Pink Panther.

1:28.4

But he made his most lasting impression on the small screen in his shows like Blossom,

1:36.2

a program he also directed.

1:39.6

And of course, as the slow-witted gangster Danny Dallas on one of the most memorable

1:48.8

and controversial series in the history of the medium soap.

1:55.2

In the early 1990s, he decided to move behind the camera and since directed dozens of

2:06.3

pilots and TV movies as well as episodes of the most well-respected series on television,

2:16.8

including Coach Caroline in the city, less than perfect, spin city to an a half-man, the

2:26.2

big bank theory, till death, scrubs, everybody hates Chris, worlds of engagement and mom.

2:37.7

In a career spanning five decades he's worked with David Niven, Sir John Gilgur, Tony Randall,

2:48.6

James Coburn, Billy Crystal, Carrie Fisher, Roger Moore, Jonathan Williams, and

2:56.2

Winters, John Cleese and George Burns, as well as previous podcasts and Drew Bergman,

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