Found his thing and ran with it. RIP.
RIP: Gilbert Gottfried.
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He had a hell of a career. Well done.
Reports are he was battling a 'long illness'.....
RIP Gilbert. Here he is with another genius, Norm Macdonald, in a NSFW podcast clip
Loved Gilbert. He always made me laugh. זיכרונו לברכה
He had a great podcast with a writer as a cohost. Hundreds on interviews with stars, writers, directors etc from the 50s, 60s and 70s.
check out Gilbert Gottfrieds Amazing Colossal podcast on Spotify
check out Gilbert Gottfrieds Amazing Colossal podcast on Spotify
I saw him years ago in a club in NYC. Some of the best money I ever spent. There was a last minute replacement for one of the opening acts and it was some young ventriloquist that absolutely bombed. Being an insult comic, I braced for the full Gottfried treatment, but Gilbert came out on stage, shook the kid's hand, turned to the audience and merely said: "Sorry folks, for my act, you only get the dummy." and launched straight into his act. Thought it was very cool that he threw the kid a bone.
I've listened to his podcast from time to time, he was a font of knowledge of Hollywood history
I've listened to his podcast from time to time, he was a font of knowledge of Hollywood history
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He was quite a guy. Huge supporter of old Hollywood and Broadway comics and actors.
Watching this, it is obvious that he had some
form of a muscular disorder (myotonic dystrophy type II) just by watching him move. It affected him most of his adult life and led to his early demise.