{"podcast":{"title":"Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast","slug":"gilbert-gottfried-s-amazing-colossal-podcast-739846","podcast_index_feed_id":739846,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/gilbert-gottfried","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/6ca3105c-0d85-11ea-9286-6334ed0c7bb6/image/dfb8ee9d6fc6b81f947b700bc4f79cf1.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast","episode_count":1124,"summary":"Comedian and actor Gilbert Gottfried, a man Stephen King once called “a national treasure,” talks with the show business legends, icons and behind-the-scenes talents who shaped his childhood and influenced his comedy. Along with co-host and fellow pop culture fanatic Frank Santopadre, Gilbert is joined by comics, actors, musicians, talk show hosts, writers and other eyewitnesses to Hollywood history, including Bruce Dern, Chevy Chase, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Adam West, Steve Buscemi, Micky Dolenz, Jim Gaffigan, Judd Apatow and DOZENS more, for a funny, frenetic, fly-on-the-wall look at showbiz then and now (but mostly then.) Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal Podcast was named \"Best Podcast of 2015\" by the Village Voice and one of iTunes' \"Best of 2014.\" It has been featured in Rolling Stone, Wired and the Los Angeles Times.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gilbert-gottfried-s-amazing-colossal-podcast-739846"},"episode":{"title":"GGACP Rewind: Episode #15: David Steinberg","slug":"ggacp-rewind-episode-15-david-steinberg","published_at":"2026-02-23T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gilbert-gottfried-s-amazing-colossal-podcast-739846/ggacp-rewind-episode-15-david-steinberg","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gilbert-gottfried-s-amazing-colossal-podcast-739846","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BALJIWAH6535662503.mp3?updated=1771837264","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BALJIWAH6535662503.mp3?updated=1771837264","summary":"Legendary comedian and Emmy-winning writer David Steinberg joins Gilbert and Frank to talk about his friendships with Jack Benny and George Burns, his 140+ appearances on Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show,\" his inclusion on Richard Nixon’s infamous enemies list and the 2013 biographical Showtime documentary “Quality Balls.\" Also in this episode: the Smothers Brothers get hate mail, David directs Gilbert in an episode of “Mad About You” and David presents Showtime's \"Inside Comedy\" series. PLUS: John Candy does Doc Severinsen! David saves Tony Randall’s life! And the Mount Rushmore of Jewish comedians! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Legendary comedian and Emmy-winning writer David Steinberg joins Gilbert and Frank to talk about his friendships with Jack Benny and George Burns, his 140…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3420,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gilbert-gottfried-s-amazing-colossal-podcast-739846/episodes/ggacp-rewind-episode-15-david-steinberg/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gilbert-gottfried-s-amazing-colossal-podcast-739846/ggacp-rewind-episode-15-david-steinberg.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}