{"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 #39: Ken Berry","slug":"ggacp-rewind-episode-39-ken-berry","published_at":"2026-05-18T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gilbert-gottfried-s-amazing-colossal-podcast-739846/ggacp-rewind-episode-39-ken-berry","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gilbert-gottfried-s-amazing-colossal-podcast-739846","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BALJIWAH6953582438.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/BALJIWAH6953582438.mp3","summary":"Actor, dancer and singer Ken Berry grew up in a small Midwestern town, admiring the musicals of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. After winning several local talent contests, he found his way into show business and was soon pulling down an impressive (for the time) $90 a week! Gilbert and Frank caught up with Ken at his Hollywood home to ask about his “two years of recess” on the classic sitcom “F-Troop” and his memories of working alongside comedy greats George Burns, Don Rickles, Carol Burnett and a then (mostly) unknown Steve Martin. Also, Ken reminisces about life as a “day player” and tells us why he had the worst stage act in the history of Vegas. PLUS: “My Mother the Car”! “The Ken Berry ‘Wow’ Show”! Helen Hayes eats a cheeseburger! Richard Dreyfuss serenades a goldfish! And Leonard Nimoy covers Harry Belafonte! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Actor, dancer and singer Ken Berry grew up in a small Midwestern town, admiring the musicals of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. After winning several local t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4858,"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-39-ken-berry/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-39-ken-berry.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}