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Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast
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Comedy legend Gilbert Gottfried's podcast about Hollywood history, co-hosted by Frank Santopadre. ENCORE episodes every Monday, CLASSIC episodes every Thursday.

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On today's #GGACP REWIND...Gilbert and Frank were joined by the incomparable DREW FRIEDMAN to discuss everything from the "National Lampoon" days to Gilbert's Lon Chaney, Jr. obsession to the time a 15-year-old Drew paid a visit to the legendary Groucho Marx! Hear it NOW at gilbertpodcast.com!
On today's #GGACP REWIND...Gilbert and Frank were joined by the incomparable DREW FRIEDMAN to discuss everything from the "National Lampoon" days to Gilbert's Lon Chaney, Jr. obsession to the time a 15-year-old Drew paid a visit to the legendary Groucho Marx! Hear it NOW at gilbertpodcast.com!
February 16, 2026 at 12:26 PM
On today's #GGACP REWIND, Gilbert and Frank sit down with writer, producer and former showrunner of "The Simpsons," MIKE REISS, who shares a few “dark secrets” behind the show that would go on to become the longest-running primetime series in television history! Hear it now at gilbertpodcast.com!
February 12, 2026 at 1:07 PM
On today's REWIND, Gilbert and Frank rang up the "Man of 1,000 Voices" BILLY WEST at his home in Hollywood to compare notes on some of their favorite essential topics, including Bud Abbott, Gale Gordon, Peter Lorre, Al “Grandpa” Lewis, the racism of "Dick Tracy" cartoons and MORE! gilbertpodcast.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
On today's #GGACP REWIND, Gilbert and Frank returned to the famed New York Friars Club to sit down with Gilbert’s old pal, magician-illusionist-comedian-provocateur PENN JILLETTE! Hear it NOW at gilbertpodcast.com! Frank Santopadre
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 PM
On today's #GGACP #REWIND hear one of Gilbert and Frank's favorite interviews, this sitdown with a legend of local broadcasting, the one and only JOE FRANKLIN! Franklin. In this episode, the boys ask the “King of Nostalgia” about his memories of Chaplin, Keaton, Sinatra and MORE! gilbertpodcast.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Gilbert and Frank rang up Eddie Munster himself, BUTCH PATRICK, to find out how he first landed the part on "The Munsters," why the original Marilyn was replaced, if he still had his old “Woof Woof” doll, PLUS tales of the Kroffts, Charles Nelson Reilly, Paul Lynde and MORE! gilbertpodcast.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:00 PM
REWIND with #GGACP today and tune in to hear the late, great ROBERT OSBORNE dish a little dirt and share anecdotes about Hollywood luminaries and MORE! Hear it NOW at gilbertpodcast.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:26 PM

REWIND with #GGACP as Gilbert and Frank visit the New York City apartment of “Roastmaster General” JEFF ROSS to talk about some of his favorite roasts and roast jokes, Buddy Hackett, Bea Arthur, Sid Caesar and Milton Berle, The Aristocrats and MORE!

Hear it NOW at gilbertpodcast.com!
January 22, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Gilbert and Frank tracked down half of the legendary team of Allen and Rossi, 92-year-old Marty Allen, to talk about his 60+ years in the business, his brushes with Elvis and the Beatles and the origin of the his signature catch phrase, “Hello Dere!"

Hear it NOW at gilbertpodcast.com!
January 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Musician, comedian, actor and composer PAUL SHAFFER Shaffer shares memorable anecdotes about James Brown, John Belushi, Sammy Davis, Jr., Jerry Lewis, Brian Wilson, Mickey Rooney AND MORE! Hear it NOW at gilbertpodcast.com! Frank Santopadre
January 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM
#GGACP REWIND! Gilbert visits comedy legend LARRY STORCH to talk about his days in nightclubs and burlesque, his gift for accents and dialects, his decades-long friendships with Tony Curtis and Don Adams and MORE! Hear it NOW at gilbertpodcast.com! Frank Santopadre
January 12, 2026 at 1:00 PM
#GGACP REWIND! Actor and alleged wiseguy GIANNI RUSSO, who played the traitorous Carlo Rizzi in 1972’s “The Godfather,” stops by the studio to talk about people he’s bumped off, Liza Minnelli, Marilyn Monroe, Marlon Brando and MORE!

Hear it NOW at gilbertpodcast.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:57 PM
GGACP Rewind: Episode #1: Dick Cavett

In the debut episode of GGACP, comedian, author and talk show icon DICK CAVETT drops by Gilbert’s Manhattan apartment to sip Merlot and share personal memories of Groucho Marx, Johnny Carson and John Lennon and MORE! Hear it NOW at gilbertpodcast.com!
January 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM
In connection with this week’s “Fun For All Ages” encore episode about Johnny Carson’s 100th birthday, #GGACP revisits part one of this wide-ranging 2019 interview with comedian-historian and host of “The Carson Podcast,” MARK MALKOFF. Hear it NOW at gilbertpodcast.com!
January 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM
#GGACP celebrates the birthday (December 30) of Emmy-winning television director JAMES BURROWS with this ENCORE of an interview from 2019. Hear it NOW at gilbertpodcast.com!
December 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#GGACP celebrates #ChristmasDay by revisiting this fan favorite extravaganza from 2017 as holiday fixture MARIO CANTONE drops by the studio to chime in on everything Christmas - and MORE! Hear it NOW at gilbertpodcast.com! @franksantopadre.bsky.social
December 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
#GGACP welcomes Christmas 2025 with this ENCORE of the final (2021) GGACP holiday show featuring actor, singer and fan favorite MARIO CANTONE! Hear it NOW at gilbertpodcast.com! @franksantopadre.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM
#GGACP celebrates the 2025 holiday season by revisiting this short but sweet mini-episode from 2018, as Gilbert gleefully opens Christmas gifts from worshipping fans — including coffee table (!) books, homemade holiday CDs, hand-drawn greeting cards and MORE! Hear it NOW at gilbertpodcast.com1
December 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#GGACP makes merry with this ENCORE of a memorable and musical mini-episode from way back in 2016, as the irrepressible MARIO CANTONE joins the boys for a loving look at Christmas novelty songs, including timeless classics and tuneless clunkers! Hear it NOW at gilbertpodcast.com!
December 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
To coincide with this week's "Fun for All Ages" salute to 1960s and '70s New York television, #GGACP revisits this 2014 interview with a legend of local broadcasting, the one and only JOE FRANKLIN! Hear it NOW at gilbertpodcast.com!
December 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM

#GGACP celebrates the 2025 holiday season with this ENCORE of a mini-show from 2017 as Gilbert and Frank (with an assist from RAYBONE!) explore some lesser-known (and deservedly so, in some cases) Christmas flicks! Hear it NOW at gilbertpodcast.com! @franksantopadre.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
To coincide with this week's "Fun for All Ages" episode about 1960s and '70s New York-based kiddie shows, #GGACP revisits this tribute to local TV legend CHUCK McCANN from 2018! Hear it NOW at gilbertpodcast.com! @franksantopadre.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#GGACP celebrates the birthday (December 1st) of writer-director LARRY CHARLES (“Borat,” “Seinfeld,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm”) with this ENCORE of an interview from 2019. Hear it NOW at gilbertpodcast.com! @franksantopadre.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
#GGACP celebrates Thanksgiving 2025 by revisiting this ridiculously in-depth 2018 analysis of some genuine "golden turkeys," featuring one of Gilbert and Frank's favorite topics: apes and gorillas! Hear it NOW at gilbertpodcast.com! @franksantopadre.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM