GGACP Rewind: Episode #25: Bob Saget

About this episode

Bob Saget joins Gilbert and Frank to discuss his career, friendships, and experiences in comedy.

Old pal Bob Saget drops by the historic Friars Club to plug his New York Times bestseller “Dirty Daddy,” and to chat with Gilbert and Frank about his early days in the biz, his 8-year gig as a sitcom patriarch and his friendships with Rodney Dangerfield and Don Rickles. Also, Bob starts his own hate society, dreams about Buddy Hackett and Buddy Ebsen and grills Gilbert about his most memorable “casting couch” experiences. PLUS: Perfecto Telles! Asian Elvis! Sam Kinison as the Messiah! Gilbert as “Weezie” Jefferson! And the first joke Bob ever wrote! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Gilbert Gottfried

Guest: Bob Saget

Topics covered

• comedy
• entertainment
• television
• friendship
• show business

Keywords

• Bob Saget
• Gilbert Gottfried
• Dirty Daddy
• Friars Club
• comedy
• sitcom
• Rodney Dangerfield
• Don Rickles

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Dirty Daddy

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