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Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

GGACP Classic: Paul Shaffer

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Comedy, Arts, Tv & Film, Visual Arts

4.84K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2025

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

In connection with the latest "Fun For All Ages" disco episode, GGACP revisits this 2014 interview with the composer of the disco smash “It’s Raining Men,” musician, conductor and comedian (and friend of the podcast) Paul Shaffer. In this episode recorded in the New York Friars Club's Ed Sullivan Room, Paul talks about being influenced by '60s-era variety shows and working with icons James Brown, John Belushi, Sammy Davis, Jr., Brian Wilson AND the infamous Phil Spector. Also in this episode: Remembering Lou Jacobi! Rickie Layne and Velvel! And Paul shares the screen with Mickey Rooney! PLUS: Gilbert and Paul obsess over a Cindy Crawford-Valerie Bertinelli infomercial! 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

0:24.0

so you don't miss any episodes.

0:26.0

Links can be found

0:26.9

in the show description.

0:28.7

We'll see you all soon. TV comics, movie stars hit singles and some toys,

0:46.9

trivia and dirty jokes, an evening with the boys,

0:52.0

once is never good enough

0:54.1

For something so fantastic

0:56.5

So here's another Gilbert and Franks

1:01.0

Here's another Gilbert and Franks

1:03.6

Here's another Gilbert and Franks

1:06.8

Colossal classic

1:08.2

I Colossal classic. Hi, this is Hi, this is Gilbert Gottfried from Gilbert Gottfried's amazing colossal podcast.

1:36.9

Now, most of us know Paul Schaefer as the musical director of the David Letterman

1:42.9

Show, which he's been doing for, I think, a thousand years now.

1:47.1

But did you know that every year, he's the director and producer at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies?

1:57.9

Did you know that he helped create the Blues Brothers with John Belushi and Dan

2:04.5

Aykroyd? And he was the musical director of the house fan for Saturday Night Live for several

2:12.3

years. And he was the musical director of God's Bell.

2:18.0

He has worked with everybody in show business over the year.

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