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Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

David Yazbek Encore

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Comedy, Arts, Tv & Film, Visual Arts

4.84K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2025

⏱️ 101 minutes

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Summary

GGACP celebrates September's National Piano Month with this ENCORE of a 2019 interview with Emmy-winning writer and Tony-winning composer David Yazbek (“The Full Monty,” “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” “The Band’s Visit”). In this episode, David joins the boys for a funny conversation about the golden age of kiddie show hosts, the comedy albums of Spike Jones and Allan Sherman, the long-lost era of Top 40 radio and the trials (and triumphs) of composing music for the Broadway stage. Also, Jerry Lewis goes to therapy, Larry David whistles a happy tune, Gilbert remembers Kathleen Freeman and David weighs in on the “Baby, it’s Cold Outside” controversy. PLUS: “The Sammy Maudlin Show”! “Richard Kind Theater”! Moe Howard meets Officer Joe Bolton! And David critiques Gilbert’s “musical” abilities! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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 make sure you're

0:22.3

subscribed to the new show there so you don't miss any episodes links can be found in the

0:27.3

show description we'll see you all soon This is David McCallum, and you're listening to Gilbert Godfried's amazing colossal podcast.

0:53.6

Music Hi, I'm Gailbert Gottfried, and this is Gilbert Gottfried's amazing colossal podcast,

1:16.2

and I'm here with my co-host, Frank Santopadre, and our engineer Frank Ferdorosa.

1:23.5

Our guest this week is a man of many, many talents.

1:27.6

He's a musician, songwriter, recording artist, record producer, Emmy-winning comedy

1:34.0

writer, and Tony winning and Grammy-nominated composer.

1:39.5

He's released five solo albums of original music and worked with such diverse artists as Queen, Tito Puente,

1:50.7

and XTC. He's composed commercial jingles music for popular TV shows like BorgWalk Empire

2:00.7

and composed the theme song to Where in the World is

2:05.5

Carmen San Diego. Hell, he's even won an Emmy for writing on Light Night with David Letterman.

2:14.2

But it's his work on the Broadway stage that's brought him the most attention,

2:22.1

and let's face it, the most tale.

2:26.8

As the composer of hit musicals such as the Pullmonte,

2:32.8

women on the verge of a nervous breakdown,

2:37.1

Bombay Dreams, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and the band's visit,

2:42.9

for which he was awarded the Tony and Drama Desk Award for Best Original Score.

2:51.9

Both Frank and I saw that show,

2:54.9

and now we know why he won the Tony

2:58.5

and why he's getting laid like a fiend.

3:04.7

In a still young career,

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