GGACP celebrates the 50th anniversary of "The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts" (first aired October 31, 1974) with this ENCORE of a fun and informative 2016 mini-show as the boys look back at the best -- and WORST -- of the "classic" NBC specials that ran from 1974 to 1984. In this episode: Ruth Buzzi! The comedy of Foster Brooks! Orson Welles recites "That's Amore"! Ed Norton roasts...Jackie Gleason!? Gilbert meets Uncle Miltie! And the comedy stylings of Stanley Kramer!
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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.