GGACP Rewind: Episode #35: Bob Zmuda

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Comedy, Arts, Tv & Film, Visual Arts

4.8 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2026

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

Writer, comedian and producer Bob Zmuda has had a busy career, performing, writing and producing comedy specials, co-creating the charity Comic Relief and collaborating with the late (??) great comedian/performance artist Andy Kaufman. Gilbert and Frank rang up Bob at his house in Lake Tahoe to talk about (among other things) his early days as half of the comedy duo Albrecht & Zmuda, his role in bringing the Kaufman biopic “Man on the Moon” to the screen, his controversial new book about Andy’s life, and his theory of how his old friend and collaborator pulled off the greatest hoax in comedy history. Also, Eddie Murphy takes a phone call, Tony Clifton (or was it Jim Carrey?) invades the Playboy mansion and Garth Brooks (almost) portrays Bob on the big screen. PLUS: The ventriloquist team of Dick & Stinky! Larry the Lobster gets a reprieve! Gilbert gets the axe at SNL! And a surprise guest crashes the podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.8	Please gamble responsibly.
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0:58.8	I'm here with my co-host, Frank Santo Padre.
1:02.7	You know, years ago, when I started out and stand-up, I used to play the improv in New York,
1:09.6	and one of the people I would run into at the club was the late,
1:15.6	well, supposedly late anyway, Andy Kaufman.
1:21.5	Frank and I phoned up Andy's old partner in crime, Bob Zamuna, to get the lowdown on Andy's fascinating life.
1:32.2	Impossible death.
1:36.0	Enjoy.
1:37.4	Hi, this is Gilbert Gottfried, and this is Gilbert Gottfried's amazing colossal podcast.
1:44.7	I'm here with my co-host, Frank Santopatra.
1:48.7	And our guest today is a writer, actor, author, and producer
1:53.3	who has created and produced comedy specials.
1:58.2	For NBC and HBO, he's the co-founder and co-creator of comedy specials. For NBC and HBO, he's the co-founder and co-creator of comic relief, a charity that's
2:07.6	raised over $80 million to help combat homelessness. And he was the wingman, comedy partner, and co-conspirator of the legendary Andy Kaufman,
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