32. Tom Leopold

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Comedy, Arts, Tv & Film, Visual Arts

4.8 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2015

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Veteran comedy writer Tom Leopold started out as an actor, working opposite James Mason, Robert Preston, Ted Knight and Wayne Newton before going on to create comedy material for legends Steve Allen, Bob Hope and Mary Tyler Moore and write on hit series like "Cheers" and "Seinfeld" (scripting the memorable "Babu" episode, among others). Tom sat down with Gilbert and Frank to talk about early acting roles on "Gunsmoke" and "Mannix," his days on the "National Lampoon Radio Hour" with Christopher Guest and Bill Murray and his years-long friendships with pals Paul Shaffer, Richard Belzer and Harry Shearer. Also: George Chakiris vs. George Maharis, Chevy Chase hitches a ride with Paul Lynde and 80-year-old Georgie Jessel phones his mom. PLUS: Stubby Kaye! Gert "Goldfinger" Frobe! Donald O'Connor's coat! Tom brunches with Jerry Lewis! And the return of Perfecto Telles! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Gilbert Gottfriedness.
0:23.5	This is Gilbert Gottfried's amazing colossal podcast with my co-host Frank Santopadre.
0:31.4	And today we're at Nutmeg Post as guest of our friend Frank V.
0:38.8	Now Christopher Gess said of our guest today that when it comes to comedy he has an extra
0:45.8	gene. He's written for shows like Will and Grace, Cheers and Signfeld, written three novels
0:54.2	and worked with people like Steve Allen, Jonathan Winters, Bob Hope, Martin Short, Harry
1:01.9	Shira, Mary Tyler Moore and Martin Moe. Please welcome our pal and a man with the world's
1:12.9	funniest Donald O'Connor story, Tom Leopold. He left out Gert Frobe.
1:24.3	So he's a problem. Gert Frobe. Consciously left out.
1:29.4	Now I've been told that... First of all, me I say next to my children being born this is one
1:37.0	of the greatest nights ever and I appreciate you guys having...
1:39.2	You're a children for a born? Sure they were born.
1:42.8	What do you... What do you suggest? I thought they were just...
1:47.4	They were just... Shoulder rolled out of a car? Yeah.
1:49.9	So they were a chilly born. Of course. The old fashioned way.
1:53.4	Oh. Yeah. Oh, what is that? I don't know.
1:58.3	I was busy that day. So our next guest...
2:01.0	Children are born. You got another guest?
2:04.6	No. Oh, that's me. Okay.
2:07.4	Our first guest children were born. Have you said my name? I know you said all this.
2:12.8	Yeah, Tom Leopold. This was at the end of the intro.
2:15.1	Oh, okay. We leave it out because no one knows who the fuck you are.
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