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The Mark Simone Show

Mark interviews Writer/Producer Alan Zweibel.

The Mark Simone Show

iHeartRadio and Mark Simone

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4.3695 Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Alan is working on a Broadway special highlighting comedian and actor Rodney Dangerfield's life. Comedian and actor Alan King is also a special person to Alan. Mark reminisces with him about his work.

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0:00.0

It's the Marks Among Show on 710 W.O.R.

0:05.7

Well, with us right now, the great writer, producer, bestselling author, Alan's Wye Bell.

0:11.5

You know him from Saturday Night Live, curb your enthusiasm, Gary Shanley, all sorts of stuff.

0:17.8

And get his book.

0:18.7

It's a great, he's written a lot but uh his last book laugh lines great

0:23.4

stories from his his career uh alan's why bell how you doing i'm great mark how you i'm good so uh i always

0:32.4

watch youtube that's like the main thing i watch i don't know why i got started on rodney dangerfield

0:36.6

all the tonight Show appearances.

0:38.4

And I'm watching, you just get addicted to it.

0:41.1

Now, is this true?

0:42.2

You are working on Rodney Dangerfield right now?

0:47.7

Yes, indeed I am.

0:50.3

I am Tom Werner, who is a producer, bought the rights to Rodney's life,

0:58.3

and he asked me if I would write a Broadway show about the life and comedy of Broadway, of Rodney,

1:07.6

and that's what I'm doing.

1:09.7

And it's amazing because I wrote for Rodney a little over 50 years ago.

1:15.2

This is before SNL.

1:16.7

I was writing jokes for him, and now here we are, and I'm doing it again, and it's

1:23.2

really fun.

1:24.1

I'm revisiting him.

1:25.2

It's great fun.

1:26.4

Well, it'll be fascinating because everybody

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