S2 E181: Alan Zweibel on Norm Crosby & Colin Quinn on Norm MacDonald, Bombing At Robert DeNiro's 60th Birthday Party And More!
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Dennis starts off the show talking to writer-producer Alan Zweibel about the recent passing of Norm Crosby, whom he created a show called "The Boys" for in the late 80's. They also discuss Crosby's malaprops and his co-hosting the Jerry Lewis telethon. Alan also gives an update on "Here Today" the movie he co-wrote with Billy Crystal, starring Billy and Tiffany Haddish.
Then, comedian Colin Quinn talks about new special "Colin Quinn and Friends : A Parking Lot Comedy Show" on HBO Max, a new book "Overstated: A Coast-to-Coast Roast of the Fifty States" and an ongoing series on YouTube called "Cop Show". He also talks about his infamous performance bombing on stage at Robert DeNiro's 60th birthday party and Dennis talks about bombing at a Friar's roast. They also discuss Rodney Dangerfield, Norm MacDonald, Nick Dipaolo and much more.
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