Willie Tyler & Lester Encore

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Starburns Audio

Visual Arts, Tv & Film, Comedy, Arts

4.8 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2024

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

GGACP celebrates the birthday of legendary ventriloquist Willie Tyler (b. September 8th) by presenting this ENCORE of an entertaining conversation with Willie and his longtime partner, Lester, from 2018. In this episode, Willie (and Lester) discuss the history of the “Chitlin Circuit,” ventriloquism-themed horror movies, the mob’s influence in Vegas and the golden age of “the Motown Sound.” Also: Steve Rossi teams with Slappy White, George Kirby channels Pearl Bailey, Edgar Bergen offers sage advice and Willie opens for Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder. PLUS: Jules Podell! Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop! Don Rickles takes a front seat! Lester meets George Jefferson! And the many talents of Paul Winchell! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Tim Matheson and you are listening to the amazing colossal Gilbert Godfrey's
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0:15.0	Now I am.
0:19.0	Now I am Tim Matheson and you are listening to Gilbert Godfrey's amazing colossal
0:23.7	fucking podcast.
0:25.0	I'll give you a straight one out.
0:32.0	Thank you buddy. Hey I'm Tim Matheson and you are
0:34.3	listening to Gilbert Godfrey's amazing colossal podcast. Now safe bug. Giffer. And the Hi this is Gilbert Gottfried's amazing colossal
1:15.5	podcast with my co-host Frank Santo Padre and we're once again recording at
1:22.3	Nutmeg with our engineer Frankfurt, Rosa.
1:26.0	Our guest this week is a comedian actor and world famous fan trilogist and one of the most popular and enduring entertainers of the last 50 years,
1:39.4	appearing on TV and in films, headlining, in nightclubs and Vegas hotels,
1:46.4	and even recording a hit comedy album entitled Hello Dummy.
1:52.2	You also know his work from titled Hello Dummy.
1:52.9	You also know his work for movies like Coming Home, an Americathon, TV game shows such as Match Game and Hollywood Squares. game and
2:03.0	Hollywood squares and dozens of sitcoms, talk shows and
2:08.8	and variety shows,
2:10.6	including Rowan and Martin's Laughin, the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, the Flip
2:17.6	Wilson show, Sammy and Company, the Merv Griffin Show, the Jeffisons the Hollywood Palace Jimmy came alive and the late
2:29.3	show with David Letterman to name a few as the host and MC of Motown Records long-running
2:40.3	Motor Town Review, he helped introduce the world to future music legends Smoky Robinson,
2:51.1	Diana Ross, the Sup's the Four Tops, Marvin Gay and Stevie Wonder.
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