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Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

GGACP Classic: Richard Benjamin

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Comedy, Arts, Tv & Film, Visual Arts

4.84K Ratings

🗓️ 20 November 2025

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

GGACP celebrates the 50th anniversary of the classic Neil Simon comedy “The Sunshine Boys” (released November, 1975) by revisiting this memorable interview with the film’s co-star, 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 stars hit singles and some toys.

0:06.0

Trivia and dirty jokes.

0:09.0

An evening with the boys.

0:11.0

Once is never good enough for something so fantastic.

0:17.0

So here's another Gilbert and Franks. Here's another Gilbert and Franks, here's another

0:24.6

Gilbert and Franks.

0:26.6

Colossal classic. Hi, this is Gilbert Godfried, and I'm here with my co-host Frank Santo Padre and this is Gilbert Gottfried's

0:58.6

amazing colossal podcast where once again recording at Nutmeg with our engineer Frank Ferd Rosa

1:06.5

our guest this week is an accomplished director of film and television and one of the most versatile and recognizable actors of the last six decades.

1:19.5

You've seen them on TV shows like Mad About You, Titus, Ray Donovan, Saturday Night Live, Children's Hospital, the Buck Henry created series Quark,

1:33.2

and the Situation Comedy, he and she, co-starring his longtime spouse, Paul Apprentice.

1:41.9

His film work includes memorable roles in Catch 22.

1:47.7

Goodbye Columbus, Westworld, The Last of Sheila,

1:52.4

Diary of a Mad Housewife, The Sunshine Boys,

1:57.0

House Calls, Love at First Pike,

1:59.4

the last married couple in America and

2:02.8

Disconstructing Harry.

2:05.1

Or deconstructing Harry.

2:06.2

Oh, he's been celebrated for his work behind the camera, directing the camera, directing for his work behind the camera, directing popular features such as racing with the moon,

2:21.6

city heat, mermaids, little Nikita, the money pit, and the film we've discussed at length

2:29.6

on this very podcast, my favorite year. In a long and prolific career, he's worked with,

2:37.8

and alongside George Burns, Sidney Poitier, Mike Nichols, Walter Mathau, Peter O'Toole,

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