Craig Bierko Encore

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Arts, Comedy, Tv & Film, Visual Arts

4.8 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

GGACP celebrates the birthday of Tony-nominated actor, singer (and friend of GGACP) Craig Bierko (b. August 18) with this ENCORE of an interview from 2018. In this episode, Craig returns to the show to weigh in on a wide range of topics, including: the lost era of “Clubhouse TV,” the importance of a showbiz “hook,” the generosity of Alan Alda and Carol Burnett and the similarities between Yiddish theatre and “Guys & Dolls.” Also, Jack Paar gets intimate, Steve Martin plays to the cheap seats, Richard Dreyfuss “inhabits” Spencer Tracy and Ted Danson borrows from Dick Van Dyke. PLUS: Peter Tork! In praise of Richard Kind! Craig wows Stephen Sondheim! Gilbert teams with Larry David! And Nathan Lane pays tribute to…EVERYONE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey guys, Frank here. Everyone at Fun for All Ages is thrilled that so many of you are listening and enjoying the new show. But FYI soon will no longer be available at the Gilbert Gottfried Amazing Colossal podcast feed. So the only place you'll be able to listen and join in on the fun is on the official Fun for All Ages podcast feed. So make sure you come over.
0:21.8	Make sure you're subscribed
0:22.7	to the new show there.
0:24.4	So you don't miss any episodes.
0:26.0	Links can be found in the show description.
0:28.7	We'll see you all soon. The
0:40.3	The Hi, this is Gilbert Gottfried, and this is Gilbert Gottfried's amazing colossal podcast.
1:05.8	I'm here with my co-host, Frank Santo Padre, and we're once again recording at Nutmeg with our engineer
1:14.2	Frank Verde Rosa.
1:16.2	Our guest this week is a dear old friend of Frank and mine and a loyal friend and devoted
1:23.7	listener of this podcast, which will give you an idea of his priorities in life.
1:31.6	He's a popular and much-admired actor and singer who's appeared at everything from top-rated
1:41.1	situations comedies like Murphy Brown, Newhart, and Sex in the City,
1:48.4	to prestigious TV dramas like Damages and The Good Wife,
1:55.4	to feature films such as Cinderella Man, the Long Kiss Good Night,
2:02.1	scary movie four, and Larry David Sour Graves,
2:07.4	which was a piece of shit.
2:09.0	Yeah, yeah, I thought that was a piece.
2:12.4	I didn't write that.
2:13.6	Yeah, it's right here.
2:15.9	This was the original title.
2:17.2	My gosh.
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