GGACP Classic: Alan Zweibel

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Starburns Audio

Visual Arts, Tv & Film, Comedy, Arts

4.8 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2025

⏱️ 116 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

GGACP celebrates 2025's Year of the Snake by revisiting a memorable Milton Berle anecdote, as told by Emmy-winning comedy writer and Thurber Prize-winning author Alan Zweibel. In this episode, Alan discusses (among other topics) the evolution of “Saturday Night Live,” the genius of Larry Gelbart and Neil Simon and the 2018 documentaries about longtime friends and collaborators Gilda Radner and Garry Shandling. Also, Desi Arnaz invents the sitcom, Jay Leno offers sage advice, Buck Henry makes a bad investment and Gilbert makes like Willy Loman. PLUS: Praising Kate McKinnon! Remembering Bruno Kirby (and Herb Sargent)! Mel Brooks comes to dinner! And Alan writes the Paul “Bridge Over Troubled Water” Simon Special! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Ready to launch your business? Get started with the commerce platform made for entrepreneurs.
0:04.8	Shopify is specially designed to help you start, run and grow your business with easy customizable themes that let you build your brand.
0:12.5	Marketing tools that get your products out there. Integrated shipping solutions that actually save you time.
0:17.5	From startups to scaleups, online, in person, and on the go.
0:22.0	Shopify is made for entrepreneurs like you.
0:24.5	Sign up for your $1 a month trial at Shopify.com slash setup.
0:31.4	TV, comics, movie stars, hit singles and some toys.
0:36.9	Trivia and dirty jokes,
0:39.3	an evening with the boys.
0:41.3	Once is never good enough for something so fantastic.
0:46.3	So here's another Gilbert and Franks.
0:51.3	Here's another Gilbert and Franks.
0:53.3	Here's another Gilbert and Franks Here's another Gilbert in Franks
0:57.0	Colossal classic Hi, this is Gilbert Gottfried, and this is Gilbert Gottfried.
1:23.0	I've already forgotten the name of the show.
1:25.9	Yeah, I haven't done it for a couple of weeks.
1:28.9	I forgot the name of the podcast.
1:30.7	We've been off, you see.
1:32.0	Yeah.
1:32.8	I'm going to say it's Gilbert Gottfried's amazing colossal podcast with my co-host, Frank
1:39.6	Santo Padre.
1:41.7	Our guest this week is back for a return engagement on this podcast. He's a screenwriter,
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Starburns Audio, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Starburns Audio and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.