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Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

275. Jeff Abraham and Burt Kearns

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Starburns Audio

Visual Arts, Tv & Film, Comedy, Arts

4.83.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2019

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Comedy historian Jeff Abraham and producer-filmmaker Burt Kearns discuss their new book, The Show Won't Go On and provide fascinating backstories on the untimely (and unusual) passings of Dick Shawn, Joe E. Ross, Al Kelly, Parkyakarkus and Karl Wallenda (among others). Also, Moe Howard wears a dress, Sid Caesar packs heat, Burt Reynolds gets a paint job and Paul Anka tears down Wayne Newton. PLUS: Carmen Miranda's final bow! The poetry of Buddy Hackett! The history of the "bullet catch"! The strange death of Washington Irving Bishop! And Jeff and Burt attend the Jerry Lewis auction! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, hey Mo, you are listening to Gilbert Gottfried's Colossal Terrific Podcast.

0:07.0

Why don't you say MAMI?

0:31.0

Hi, this is Gilbert Gottfried, this is Gilbert Gottfried's amazing colossal podcast with my co-hosts Frank Santopadre.

0:44.0

And our guest this week are one Jeff Abraham is one of America's foremost comedy historians and a go-to pop culture experts for TV producers, documentary filmmakers and authors.

1:06.0

As a senior account executive at Jonas Public Relations, he's ripped some of the top names in comedy, including Andrew Dice Clay, Steve Harvey, George Lopez, Bill Mar, and for the last 11 years of his life, George Carlin.

1:29.0

He's also the owner and curator of the largest comedy album archive in Hollywood.

1:38.0

And has served as a consultant on documentaries and TV specials, including Make A Meal, Per PBS, Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Standups of Old Time, Cinematics.

1:56.0

Let me in, I have, let me in, I hear laughter, a salute to the Friars Club and encores method in the madness of Jerry Lewis.

2:12.0

He is also on the board of the National Cup.

2:18.0

Let me to the madness, but good enough.

2:21.0

Ah, whatever.

2:24.0

Story of Lewis.

2:26.0

A National Comedy Center is the, he's on the board of the National Comedy, Floydish, and Ivan Volm.

2:40.0

And is the author of an upcoming authorized biography of the rich brothers.

2:48.0

And he was once reamed out by Paul Anker.

2:55.0

Berkerns is an award-winning producer, director, writer, journalist, and author of the controversial book,

3:06.0

Tabloid Baby, about his role in the development of Tabloid Television.

3:13.0

He's written and produced the nonfiction series conspiracy theory with Jesse Ventura, all the president's movies, with Martin Sheen,

3:26.0

and the secret history of rock and roll with Gene Simmons.

3:32.0

He's also produced the comedy high there, and the documentary's death of a beetle and bin Laden's escape.

3:44.0

That was a comedy.

3:48.0

And I give up.

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