{"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 #18: Jay Thomas","slug":"ggacp-rewind-episode-18-jay-thomas","published_at":"2026-03-05T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gilbert-gottfried-s-amazing-colossal-podcast-739846/ggacp-rewind-episode-18-jay-thomas","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gilbert-gottfried-s-amazing-colossal-podcast-739846","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BALJIWAH7605558264.mp3?updated=1772411937","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BALJIWAH7605558264.mp3?updated=1772411937","summary":"Comedian and Emmy-winning actor Jay Thomas is best known to audiences as doomed hockey star Eddie LeBec on “Cheers” and tabloid talker Jerry Gold on “Murphy Brown,” but he’s also a showbiz renaissance man, having worked as a stand-up comic, disc jockey, sportscaster and reality show host. Jay stopped by Gilbert’s apartment on a summer evening to share hilariously candid anecdotes about everything from swiping Bill Cosby’s jokes to getting kicked out of an audition for “The West Wing.” Also in this episode: Jay looks back on the infamous “Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?,\" Joe Piscopo runs afoul of the mafia and Jay runs afoul of Rhea Perlman. PLUS: The Lone Ranger “rides” again! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Comedian and Emmy-winning actor Jay Thomas is best known to audiences as doomed hockey star Eddie LeBec on “Cheers” and tabloid talker Jerry Gold on “Murp…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4591,"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-18-jay-thomas/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-18-jay-thomas.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}