Gilbert Gottfried, RIP

[beefheart]

I never got his humor, but can certainly appreciate that others did.

Someone care to refresh my memory, was Gilbert a regular cast member on SNL?

Yes, he was on the disastrous second cast of SNL, after the original Not Ready For Prime Time Players (Belushi, Ackroyd, Radner, et all).

Lorne Michaels had left the show and Jean Doumanian ran the disaster cast. (Charles Rocket, Denny Dillon, Ann Risley, Gilbert Gottfried, Joe Piscopo, Gail Matthius). It was bad, Gilbert frequently talked about how much of a piece of shit the show was. Eventually, Eddie Murphy joined the cast.

 

[Fishking]

Holy shit.....I am just shocked. I've met Gilbert a few times after shows and have listened to nearly all of his 400+ podcasts.

Evidently he had a long term illness. I know he moved to Florida last year, and the production of his podcast has been less than usual.

Wow. Condolences to his wife Dara, and his two kids, this is just....

Comedy Legend Gilbert Gottfried Dead At 67

Comedy legend Gilbert Gottfried has died at 67 years old after a long illness.

www.tmz.com

This sucks...his voice (be it a shtick or not) is iconic to the point where I can clearly hear it in my head anytime I think about it.

 

[yankintx]

Yes, he was on the disastrous second cast of SNL, after the original Not Ready For Prime Time Players (Belushi, Ackroyd, Radner, et all).

Lorne Michaels had left the show and Jean Doumanian ran the disaster cast. (Charles Rocket, Denny Dillon, Ann Risley, Gilbert Gottfried, Joe Piscopo, Gail Matthius). It was bad, Gilbert frequently talked about how much of a piece of shit the show was. Eventually, Eddie Murphy joined the cast.

Yes i recall

Charles Rocket using the F word in the closing credits and getting canned.

I actually stopped watching for several years after the original prime time players departed. For those too young, those first 5 seasons are the best.

 

[beefheart]

Here is a touching tribute of Gil from Rogerebert.com, the author is a huge fan of the podcast, and includes in his piece a lot of the things that made us all love him. BTW, the title of the article alludes to what Gilbert always said when the topic of Jerry Lewis and his complete assholeness came up.

He Was Always Nice to Me: Gilbert Gottfried (1955-2022) | Tributes | Roger Ebert

A tribute to the singular Gilbert Gottfried.

www.rogerebert.com

 

[beefheart]

 

[Old 'N Chill]

Here is a touching tribute of Gil from Rogerebert.com, the author is a huge fan of the podcast, and includes in his piece a lot of the things that made us all love him. BTW, the title of the article alludes to what Gilbert always said when the topic of Jerry Lewis and his complete assholeness came up.

He Was Always Nice to Me: Gilbert Gottfried (1955-2022) | Tributes | Roger Ebert

A tribute to the singular Gilbert Gottfried.

www.rogerebert.com

I heard this 1992 interview with him on NPR public radio last night. In the link there's a 45 min. podcast that starts with trump endorsing repugs, the second half has the interview if anyone is interested.

 

[beefheart]

I heard this 1992 interview with him on NPR public radio last night. In the link there's a 45 min. podcast that starts with trump endorsing repugs, the second half has the interview if anyone is interested.

They had the service yesterday, it was carried live on Zoom for Patreon members of his podcast. I think it might be up there for free.

But, this is Gilbert, joking all the way. He was near death, the doctor wanted to check if he had suffered any brain damage so he asked him a simple math problem, instead, Gilbert sang the theme song from "Car 54 Where Are You?"