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Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Frank Ferrante Encore

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Starburns Audio

Visual Arts, Tv & Film, Comedy, Arts

4.83.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2023

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

GGACP celebrates the birthday of the legendary Groucho Marx (b. October 2) with this ENCORE presentation of a 2022 interview with actor, comedian and director Frank Ferrante. In this episode, Frank joins fellow "Marxists" Gilbert and Frank for a lively conversation about his affection for "A Day at the Races," his friendships with Arthur and Miriam Marx, his PBS special, "Frank Ferrante's Groucho" and portraying his comedy hero for 35 years and in over 500 cities. Also, Uncle Miltie offers spit take lessons, Elaine Stritch does a kid a solid, Gilbert breaks bread with Henny Youngman and Albert Finney makes a play for Frank's girlfriend. PLUS: Gabe Kaplan! Morrie Ryskind! Gallagher & Shean! "Horse Feathers" turns 90! Frank meets George Fenneman! And the boys pick their favorite Marx Brothers scene of all time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hi, this is Gilbert Gottfried. This is Gilbert Gottfried's amazing colossal podcast with my

0:24.0

co-hosts Frank Santopadre. Our guest this week is an actor, comedian, writer and director who has

0:32.3

performed to sold out crowds all over the world, including off-roadway and on London's West End.

0:40.8

He's appeared on popular TV shows like SpongeBob, SquarePants, and Children's Hospital.

0:48.8

And most notably as the writer and star of the long-running One Person Show,

0:55.6

an evening with Groucho, which he's performed well over 3,000 times in 500 cities all over the

1:05.9

course of 35 years. He's the recipient of New York's Theatre World Award for Outstanding

1:14.2

Debut, has been nominated for both a New York Outer Critics Circle and London's Lawrence

1:23.1

Olivier Award. And in 2017, he was named a top 10 theatre performance by the Wall Street Journal.

1:33.8

Discovered by Groucho Marx's son, Arthur Marx, while still at college, this man would go on to star

1:43.1

at the tender age of 23 in the off-roadway production, Arthur's Groucho, a life in review.

1:53.8

And his New York London and PBS performances received not only a claim from critics and audiences,

2:03.5

but also from the Marx family. He's also appeared in off-roadway in the Groucho role in the musical

2:11.9

The Coconut, written by the legendary George S. Kaufman, who he also portrayed in the One Man Show

2:21.7

by George. As a director, he helmed productions of Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys,

2:29.7

Brighton Beach Memoirs, and laughter on the 23rd floor in which he also starred.

2:37.2

He's performed as the comic host Caesar in T. Trozanzani.

2:43.6

I'm going to handle that one. T. O. T. O. T. Trozanzani.

2:52.4

So I think we went out of time. Yeah, it's one of the some guinea for Dungeons.

2:58.8

Exactly. Frank will explain later. T. O. T. Trozanzani.

3:08.1

T. O. T. O. T. Trozanzani.

3:11.0

And productions from Seattle to Amsterdam and has performed lead roles in prominent regional

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