GGACP Classic: Richard Benjamin

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Starburns Audio

Visual Arts, Tv & Film, Comedy, Arts

4.8 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2022

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

GGACP celebrates the 40th anniversary of the classic comedy "My Favorite Year" (released October 8, 1982) by revisiting this memorable interview with the film's director, actor-director Richard Benjamin. In this episode, Richard looks back on his six-decade career in Hollywood and recalls memories of working with Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Clint Eastwood, Mike Nichols and Orson Welles. Also, James Mason pulls a fast one, Walter Matthau plays the ponies, George Burns orders the soup and Johnny Guitar meets Lawrence of Arabia. PLUS: "He & She"! The genius of Michael Crichton! The brilliance of Buck Henry! Richard pursues Albert Finney! And Gilbert sings the theme from “Goodbye Columbus”! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	TV Comics Movie Star
0:04.0	Hit singles and some toys
0:06.0	It's trivia and dirty jokes
0:09.0	And eating with the voices
0:11.0	Once is never good enough for
0:14.0	Something so fantastic
0:17.0	So here's another Gilbert and Price
0:21.0	Here's another Gilbert and Price
0:23.0	Here's another Gilbert and Price
0:26.0	Colossal Classic
0:30.0	Hi, this is Gilbert Gottfried
0:34.0	And I'm here with my co-host Frank Santopadre
0:38.0	And this is Gilbert Gottfried's amazing Colossal podcast
0:58.0	Where once again recording at Nutmeg with our engineer Frank Ferdarosa
1:06.0	Our guest this week is an accomplished director of film and television
1:12.0	And one of the most versatile and recognizable actors of the last six decades
1:18.0	You've seen them on TV shows like Mad about you
1:22.0	Titus Ray Donovan Saturday Night Live
1:26.0	Children's Hospital
1:28.0	The Buck Henry Created Series
1:31.0	Quark and the situation comedy
1:35.0	He and she co-starring his long time spouse Paula Prentice
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