Emmy award-winning writer Alan Zweibel started out in show business by peddling jokes to Catskills comics at seven bucks a pop, before a chance meeting with Lorne Michaels led to a staff job on the hottest new show on television, “Saturday Night Live.” Alan joined Gilbert and Frank at the George Burns Room at the Friars Club to talk about the earliest days o ... Show More
May 11
GGACP Rewind: Episode #37: Chuck McCann
As a young boy growing up in Queens, New York, Chuck McCann worshipped stars like Stan Laurel, Buster Keaton and Groucho Marx, and within a few years, he would find himself befriending (or working with) all of them. Gilbert and Frank phoned Chuck (one of THEIR childhood heroes) t ... Show More
1h 27m
May 7
GGACP Rewind: Episode #36: Gary Busey
Oscar-nominated actor Gary Busey has been in over 150 movies, working alongside everyone from Barbra Streisand to Steven Seagal. On a recent visit to LA, Gilbert sat down with Gary to talk about his near-death experience, his character “process” and channeling the spirit of Buddy ... Show More
1 h
May 4
GGACP Rewind: Episode #35: Bob Zmuda
Writer, comedian and producer Bob Zmuda has had a busy career, performing, writing and producing comedy specials, co-creating the charity Comic Relief and collaborating with the late (??) great comedian/performance artist Andy Kaufman. Gilbert and Frank rang up Bob at his house i ... Show More
1h 36m
Feb 2025
SNL 50 – Analyzing ALL of the Saturday Night Live Feature Films
Tom Sena from Pop Culture Five podcast returns, and brings a couple of friends, Bill Kennedy from the SNL Hall of Fame podcast and Jon Schneider from the Saturday Night Network, to celebrate 50 years of SNL with a full breakdown of ALL the Saturday Night Live feature films! They ... Show More
1h 16m
Feb 2025
FROM THE VAULT: 'SNL' Veteran Kevin Nealon
Paul and Skip have a hilarious talk with the longtime Saturday Night Live veteran, who opens up about his hit YouTube series 'Hiking with Kevin,' rumors of a 'Weeds' reunion, and his early years as a little German boy. He also recalls how he won over SNL producer Lorne Michaels f ... Show More
1h 3m
Feb 2025
The Staying Power of the “S.N.L.” Machine
<p>The first episode of “Saturday Night Live,” which aired in October of 1975, was a loose, scrappy affair. The sketches were experimental, almost absurdist, and the program was peppered with standup from the host, George Carlin, who freely addressed the hot-button issues of the ... Show More
46m 5s
Mar 2025
ANDY RICHTER Is a Disneyland Dad
Andy Richter joins Seth and Josh on the pod this week! He talks about growing up in Yorkville, Illinois, a memorable journey to San Francisco, his diverse experience with children and parenting across different ages, his love for Disneyland, and some unexpected peeping tom misadv ... Show More
1h 39m