Naked Lunch

Phil gets to know and love David's longtime friend Mark Oliver Everett, AKA E, the leader of the acclaimed band EELS who have released fourteen studio albums and become an internationally beloved touring act since the "Beautiful Freak" album in 1996 that featured the alternative radio favorites "Novocaine for the Soul." We hear how E and David first met, how E played his wedding to Fran who he lovingly dubbed "Chiclet" and their early days hanging out with friends like Terence Trent D'Arby, Howie Epstein of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and more. Over lunch from Sycamore Kitchen, E shares amazing stories about getting to know notable EELs fans like Steve Perry of Journey fame and Tom Waits, E's soundtrack and acting work (the "Shrek" movies, "Love," "Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania," "Prisoner's Daughter"), dancing with Joni Mitchell and even playing Garry Shandling's memorial for an audience including Phil. For more on Eels, go here. https://www.eelstheband.com/ To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil and David remember the late great comedian Gilbert Gottfried -- who passed away in 2022 -- in a very special episode with Frank Santopadre, Gilbert's brilliant co-host on "Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast." Phil and David discuss their shared deep love for Gilbert's comedy and Gilbert and Frank's podcast which influenced "Naked Lunch" more than any other with its loving celebration of conversational, fun-filled storytelling about show business. To follow "Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing, Colossal Podcast with Frank Santopadre," click here! To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Things get Hot and Hilarious In Los Angeles when the brilliant and beloved actress Wendie Malick ("Dream On," "Just Shoot Me!" and "Hot In Cleveland") joins Phil and David for a fun and free-flowing lunch full of great stories and big laughs. Phil and Wendie explore and celebrate their brief and little-seen screen marriage in the 2012 film "Jewtopia." David discusses the pleasure of getting to know and work with Wendie thanks to the Environmental Media Association. Wendie shares her amazing journey from growing up in Buffalo, New York, her time as a Wilhelmina fashion model, working for football legend turned Congressman Jack Kemp, and finally her fantastic and enduring acting career on stage and screen. All this PLUS a totally wild story about Hunter Thompson and call-in questions from Wendie's friend and co-star -- and former "Naked Lunch" guest -- Valerie Bertinelli, as well as EMA's CEO Debbie Levin. To learn more about the work of EMA, visit https://www.green4ema.org/. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil and David invite you to "Be Our Guest" again for a special Call In "Naked Lunch" during which they answer your questions and ramble on about a wide range of topics. Along the way, Phil pays tribute to his late great friend director William Friedkin, David tells stories about interviewing Billy Joel and they both share stories about life and lunch. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In every way imaginable, this "Naked Lunch" is a moving feast -- and a hilarious one, too. Teen sensation turned successful TV writer/producer Shaun Cassidy gets caught in traffic, and so thus this fun and freewheeling conversation begins with Shaun on the road. Phil, David and Shaun retrace Cassidy's remarkable life and career thus far, from growing up a Hollywood "nepo baby," the son of Oscar-winning legend Shirley Jones and actor Jack Cassidy, as well as the half-brother of David Cassidy, to becoming a stadium-packing "Teen Dream" with big pop hits like "Da Doo Ron Ron," "That's Rock 'n' Roll" and "Hey Deanie," to creating TV shows like "American Gothic," "Roar" and writing in recent years on the popular medical drama, "New Amsterdam." All this, plus Shaun tells a hugely funny story about Andy Warhol and how Oprah Winfrey and his wife Tracey helped set the stage for Shaun to return to the road after three decades for his acclaimed current touring show "The Magic of the Midnight Sky." Shaun also answers a star question sent by Kim Williams Paisley who helped set up this "Lunch," as well as taking a fan call from Monica's younger sister Jennifer Horan. Find more about Shaun at https://www.shauncassidy.com. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Instead of the usual "Lunch," Phil & David dine out on some great stories about their musical hero Bruce Springsteen with the deeply knowledgeable hosts of the totally Boss podcast "None But The Brave," Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean who since 2019 have been an excellent source of in-depth talk about Springsteen's enduring work. There are great stories about first Bruce concerts, memorable "Glory Days" they all had meeting with The Boss, favorite songs in the Springsteen cannon and so much more that will rock your world. To follow "None But The Brave: The Springsteen Podcast for the True Aficionado," go here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/none-but-the-brave/id1479939374. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil invites his longtime friend and even longer-time hero Paul Reubens to Naked Lunch for a Big Adventure over lunch. This playful and ultimately revealing conversation over sandwiches from Monroe Place finds Phil, Paul & David discussing a wide-range of topics -- from Paul's education alongside classmates David Hasselhoff and Katey Sagal at Cal Arts to The Groundlings to his pre-fame work in restaurant kitchens to a wide range of unforgettable encounters with famous Pee Wee fans like Little Richard, Prince, Tom Petty, Joey Ramone and Clint Eastwood. Reubens explains two reasons he became a comedian. "I was terrible at math," he says, "and I didn't want to have to have to wear a suit to work." Here's a funny look at how Paul Reubens ended up in the suit of Pee Wee Herman and still wears it so well. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's a striking new episode with actress, writer, author, director, and producer Justine Bateman who Phil became friends with on the last WGA strike -- they both also appear in the 2006 film, "The TV Set." Over a delicious lunch from Jeff's Table -- https://www.jeffstablela.com/ -- Justine, Phil and David enjoy a freewheeling conversation covering everything from Artificial Intelligence to "Family Ties," from Justin's compelling books "Fame" and "Face" to her acclaimed feature film directorial debut "Violet" in 2021 to going back to earning a degree in computer science and digital media management from UCLA in 2016. Justine is full of insights into Hollywood's current labor issues to making the movie "Satisfaction" with Julia Roberts. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil and David welcome the reunited rock trio Dogstar -- guitarist and lead singer Bret Domrose, drummer Rob Mailhouse and bassist Keanu Reeves -- for Courage Bagels (https://couragebagels.com/) and a fun-filled conversation about music, show business, friendship and food. David retraces how he first came to know and love the band, and Phil recalls a long ago Passover seder with Keanu. We hear "Everything Turns Around," Dogstar's inspired newly released first single from their forthcoming reunion album "Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees," their first album in more than 20 years. Brad Paisley calls in to join the Dogstar pack. Follow Dogstar here: https://www.dogstarofficial.com/. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil and David have a total blast having "Lunch" with their first-ever father-and-son guests -- actor, comedian, writer and director Ike Barinholtz who they've both loved in countless projects from "MADtv to "The Mindy Project" to this year's "History of the World, Part II" and "White House Plumbers" AND Ike's very loving and very funny dad Alan Barinholtz who has made a huge splash this year playing Judge Alan Rosen on the Emmy nominated "Jury Duty," the reality show hoax sitcom series that has become one of the most talked-about breakthrough TV shows of 2023. Join us and experience hilarious Barinholtz family values over tasty sandwiches from https://openmarket.la/. Also hear an exclusive preview here of next week's episode with the members of the band Dogstar: Brett Domrose, Rob Mailhouse and Keanu Reeves. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil and David have both known Jeff Ross for many years, so they are at ease with the comedian known around the world as The Roastmaster General. Over sandwiches from https://www.ouimelrose.com, Jeff retraces how a kid from a family of caterers from New Jersey ended up following in the footsteps of the "rock stars" of stand up he loved and bringing new life to the art of Roast Comedy, as well as befriending many of the legends who set the stage for his modern success story, including Don Rickles, Milton Berle, Joan Rivers and Pat Cooper, who died the day this episode was recorded and is remembered here. Jeff discusses touring with friends like Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock and John Mayer, and shares great stories about Ray Romano, Eddie Vedder and, as is "Naked Lunch" tradition, Bruce Springsteen. To see where Jeff is appearing on tour, visit here: http://roastmastergeneral.com/tour-dates.html To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Melvin Mar ("Fresh Off The Boat," "Speechless," "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle") -- Phil and David's brilliant producer friend -- takes us inside the thrilling and inspiring creative success story of the critically acclaimed Disney+ series "American Born Chinese" along with a few of his key collaborators -- executive producer Gene Luen Yang who wrote the classic Eisner Award-winning graphic novel on which the show is based, executive producer and series creator Kelvin Yu ("Bob's Burgers"), and executive producer and director Destin Daniel Cretton ("Just Mercy," "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings"). We encourage everyone to check out "American Born Chinese" -- with its amazing cast which includes TWO recent Oscar-winners and previous "Naked Lunch" guests, Michelle Yeoh and Key Huy Quan -- on Disney+ -- and currently you can also discover this great new series on Hulu, Roku and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil & David explore both lunch from The Cheesecake Factory and "The History of Stand-Up: From Mark Twain to Dave Chappelle" with their friend Wayne Federman who literally wrote the book of that title, first published in 2021. A gifted writer, comedian, actor and musician, and adjunct professor at USC, Wayne won a 2022 Primetime Emmy Award in 2023 as a producer of the HBO documentary, "George Carlin's American Dream." If you enjoy comedy talk, food talk and friends endlessly teasing friends, this is your episode. Also, find out how Wayne Federman got cast on "The X-Files" as . . . Wayne Federman. To order Wayne's book, click here. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil & David enjoy a lively TV Lunch with famed TV writer, TV host and film screenwriter Spike Feresten. But even though Spike is the comic genius who wrote the classic "The Soup Nazi" episode of "Seinfeld," there was No Soup For Spike here, but rather a delicious cheesesteak from https://www.southphillyexperience.com. Spike, Phil & David discuss Spike's fascinating career including great stories about writing for David Letterman, "Saturday Night Live," "Seinfeld," and his time hosting "Talkshow with Spike Feresten" on Fox. Jerry Seinfeld fans, DON'T miss Spike serving up a few tasty morsels about "Unfrosted: The Pop Tart Story," an upcoming collaboration. Follow Spike's popular podcast, "Spike's Car Radio" here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spikes-car-radio/id1247694648. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil and David have Apollonia's Pizza and a delicious conversation with director, producer, writer Allen Hughes who first made his name as one of The Hughes Brothers who brought the world films like 1993's "Menace II Society" and 1995's "Dead Presidents." David got to know and love Allen when he served as a Creative Consultant on Allen's brilliant 2017 documentary series "The Defiant Ones" about Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine. They reunite to catch up and discuss Allen's brilliant new FX smash documentary series "Dear Mama: The Saga of Afeni and Tupac Shakur." And David reveals a painful memory of the time that he passed on a chance to work for Steve Jobs at Apple. Follow @Hughes2Society on Twitter and look forward to his new documentary about Arnold Schwarzenegger and upcoming biopic about Snoop Dogg. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the Writers Guild of America on strike, Phil and David -- who've both been on the picket lines -- discuss how they each eventually became TV writers and longtime members of the WGA. Phil traces his journey from starting out as a "failed actor" in New York, while David talks about starting out as a journalist and editor at "Rolling Stone" magazine. To learn more about the WGA, go to https://www.wga.org/.To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil and David are joined for a fascinating and funny lunch with the wonderful and witty folk duo known as The Milk Carton Kids -- namely, Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan -- whose stunning harmonies and dry wits make them not only great recording artists, but wildly entertaining live performers. The Milk Carton Kids share how they first found their gorgeous sound, how they came by their awesome comedy chops, and even sing two songs live for "Naked Lunch," -- "When You're Gone" from their outstanding new album out this week entitled "I Can Only See The Moon" and "Snake Eyes" from their 2013 album, "The Ash & Clay." And stick around to the very end of this episode, because Kenneth and Joey also brilliantly reimagine Brad Paisley's theme song for "Naked Lunch." To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To celebrate the first year of "Naked Lunch," hear Phil and David look back and chew things over with legendary chefs including Roy Choi, Nancy Silverton and Wolfgang Puck and a overflowing buffet of celebrity foodies including Valerie Bertinelli, Kevin Bacon, Allison Janney, and Patton Oswalt, and many, many more. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil and David have a very, very fine conversation with the legendary singer-songwriter Graham Nash about his strong new solo album called simply, "Now," his long history with The Hollies, his illustrious yet emotionally complex relationship life making music with Crosby, Still & Nash -- and sometimes Young. Along the way, Nash answers fan questions from Adam Levine, Mark Oliver Everett of Eels and The Milk Carton Kids. Hear great stories involving Joni Mitchell, Tom Petty, The Everly Brothers, the "No Nukes" Concerts and so much more. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To celebrate a million downloads and the first year of the "Naked Lunch" podcast, Phil & David answer some of your phone calls, as well as a few questions sent by social media. Let us know if you would like more chances to phone it in with Phil and David. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To celebrate the release this week of Ray Romano's acclaimed new movie 'Somewhere In Queens" -- which Ray directed, co-wrote and co-stars in -- we are reheating this early "Lunch" in which Phil -- who famously created "Everybody Loves Raymond" -- reunites with Ray and Brad Garrett for a wild ride of a funny conversation over delicious sandwiches. Ray discusses his new movie, while Brad Garrett discusses some of his recent projects -- and just about everything else you can imagine. And some things you cannot imagine. The group also shares hysterical stories about their collective hero, Mr. Warmth himself, Don Rickles. All this and more on this episode of Naked Lunch. To learn more about building community through food and Somebody Feed the People, visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil and David are joined for a special music-themed episode by "Naked Lunch" producer Will Sterling, the show's consulting journalist Pamela Chelin, and legendary drummer Rick Marotta who worked with Phil on the music for "Everybody Loves Raymond." And Brad Paisley -- who wrote and performed our theme tune and all the music for "Naked Lunch" -- calls in to share some musical memories of his own and bust Phil's balls a bit. Along the way, they share great stories involving everyone from Olivia Newton John and John Travolta to David Bowie and Randy Newman, Steely Dan and Warren Zevon. Sheryl Crow and The Monkees. Pamela discusses the recent release of her beautiful and haunting cover of "Heaven" by Depeche Mode. And the gang offers David some friendly advice on who he should vote for on his Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot. All this and an eclectic "Naked Lunch" mixtape of great tunes. You can listen to "Heaven" here. To hear full versions of the songs played in today's show, check out our Naked Lunch: Naked Tunes playlist here! And to learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil and David celebrate their 50th Anniversary -- okay episode -- by welcoming Nicolle Wallace, the brilliant host of "Deadline: White House" on MSNBC and an insightful political analyst at NBC for a fascinating conversation about her remarkable life which has taken her from being White House Communications Director for George W. Bush to her time alongside Whoopi Goldberg on "The View" to her current high profile job covering America and the world on her own compelling daily show. Wallace -- who previously phoned into our "Naked Lunch" with her "West Wing" hero Allison Janney -- discusses the unlikely story of how Brad Paisley introduced Nicolle and David and their remarkable experience working together on last year's "Ukraine: Answering The Call" telethon, Phil's experience working with Bill Clinton on the famously funny "The Final Days" short film as well as some current events and how we can all try to rebuild common ground in these often tense political times. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

O Brother, Phil and David had an absolutely fantastic, fascinating and far-ranging "Lunch" with the great T Bone Burnett while in Nashville recently -- so much so that none of them actually ate their delicious breakfast sandwiches from @hseanbrock's Joyland until after this conversation stopped. So you will hear no chewing here, yet there is a lot to chew on. The Oscar and Grammy winning Burnett goes deep about not just his own remarkable career -- from early life-changing experiences on Bob Dylan's legendary Rolling Thunder Revue and being a musician in the infamous yet artful big screen "fiasco" known as "Heaven's Gate" to his extraordinary work on soundtracks like "O Brother, Where Art Thou" and "Crazy Heart" right until today, including some notable recent recording with Dylan that reflects Burnett's deep thinking about the value of music, and the place in our world today. Phil and David want to thank T Bone -- who's produced everyone from Roy Orbison to Los Lobos to Elton John to Robert Plant and Alison Krauss to Counting Crows and The Wallflowers -- and Michelle Freetly for setting up their mics at East Iris Studios and making this "Lunch" far and away our coolest and most atmospheric recording yet. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil and David enjoy a very fun and very green conversation with their funny and inspiring friend Ed Begley Jr., the great actor and environmentalist held live at the Environmental Media Association's 2023 EMA Impact Summit at The Pendry Hotel in West Hollywood. They discuss Begley's impressive and enduring career in Hollywood and how he has become the most beloved environmentalist in show business, then take questions from an audience that included other well known EMA board members Wendie Mallick, Francis Fisher and Lance Bass, as well as Ed's wife Rachelle and daughter Hayden. With great stories about Ed's Oscar-winning father Ed Begley Sr., his "St. Elsewhere" co-star Denzel Washington, Jack Nicholson, Christopher Guest and many more. All this and perhaps some breaking Spinal Tap news. Walk, run or ride your bicycle to listen to this entertaining yet educational episode about this beloved character who on "The Simpsons" joked about driving a go-cart powered by his own "sense of self-satisfaction." Follow EMA at https://www.green4ema.org. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil and David welcome their friend Bobby Colomby, the original drummer of Blood, Sweat & Tears and director, writer & producer John Scheinfeld to "Lunch" to discuss "What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears?" a fascinating new political thriller/ music documentary in which David appears alongside the band members and Clive Davis. And because sometimes two great drummers are more fun than just one, Phil & David also invited another friend of theirs to the table -- the legendary drummer Rick Marotta who also wrote the music for "Everybody Loves Raymond" for Phil. Expect a fun, freewheeling and rather jazzy conversation about the acclaimed documentary -- along with drummer jokes, dad jokes & great stories about everyone from The Jacksons to Jaco Pastorius. Take a look here for more info on the film! You can also find tickets and showtimes at https://www.bstdoc.com/watch. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil and David follow their special Oscar Week episode with Jimmy Kimmel with this never not funny "Lunch" with another hilarious Jimmy -- their friend Jimmy Pardo who has hosted both of them on his own popular and long standing podcast called "Never Not Funny." Phil and David discuss how they each first came to know Jimmy, then seek some advice about keeping a podcast alive and well. Jimmy tells a great horror story about his worst moment as a stand up comedian, working for a record company and nearly opening for Elton John, and his Pardcast-A-Thon charity event to benefit Smile Train. Jimmy also shares the less than wild story about getting cut out of the movie "Dreamgirls," while David tells his own tale about getting cut out of the movie "Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping," while producer Will Sterling explains what it felt like to get edited out of an episode of "This Is Us." Phil then offers his power producer perspective and tries to make everyone feel better. All this and tasty salads and sandwiches from Oui Melrose. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A special Oscar Week Episode. The day before Jimmy Kimmel was asked to host the 2023 Academy Awards, he joined Phil and David for a very special, entertaining and emotional "Lunch" that literally made headlines around the world due to some comments about a certain former American President. So this week -- as we countdown to Oscar Night and what we know will be a great hosting job by Jimmy Kimmel -- Phil and David discuss this "Lunch" heard around the world -- as well as their past guests Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and the "Everything Everywhere All At Once." Then as they share a feast prepared just for them by Daniele Uditi of Pizzana and Best In Dough at the Sirius Garage, Phil, David & Jimmy retrace how they all first met and other shared history in show business. This is a wide-ranging conversation about television, comedy, food, family, David Letterman, Huey Lewis and the state of our union. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How on Earth can you follow a "Lost Lunch" episode with Carl Reiner? Well, if you're Phil and David you revisit and offer a brand new introduction to your absolutely hilarious and inspiring 2022 lunch with a living legend, the one and only Elaine May. In her very first and perhaps only podcast appearance, the great Elaine May joins us for a "Naked Lunch" exclusive to discuss her long and groundbreaking career in comedy and in movies. Now 90, May insightfully and hilariously retraces the foundations of her game-changing improv comedy with Mike Nichols, her experiences directing movies like "A New Leaf," "The Heartbreak Kid," "Mikey and Nicky" and "Ishtar" and working with everyone from Marilyn Monroe to Walter Matthau to Dustin Hoffman and Bill Murray on "Tootsie." Hear Elaine May's amazing stories, some of her iconic comedy bits, and her first-ever sampling of Langer's famous pastrami! To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This March, the legendary Carl Reiner would have been turning 101. To celebrate Carl's enduring memory and beautiful soul, Phil and David are sharing an altogether hilarious and moving, never-before-heard lunch with two late great heroes and friends -- comedy and television pioneer Carl Reiner and Carl's beloved manager and nephew George Shapiro, a show business legend in his own right whose other clients included a very promising young comedian named Jerry Seinfeld. Full of amazing stories from Carl's remarkable life, this is one of the tremendously inspiring lunches that helped inspire "Naked Lunch" in the first place. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With just one month to go until we see if "Naked Lunch" wins the Best Food Podcast category in the iHeart Radio Podcast Awards, Phil and David answer some of your questions for them about the podcast, their friendship and other tasty "Lunch" topics as posed by their producer Will Sterling, who is also asked a few questions of his own, especially about his revealing part in the mini-series "Pam & Tommy." Phil and David also read some of the reviews you've left at Apple Podcasts. Please keep sending your comments, questions and five-star ratings! To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's "Naked Lunch' is a fast-moving, often hilarious, but at times also seriously emotional conversation in which Phil and David are happy to be joined by comedian, actor, author and hiker Kevin Nealon. Kevin shares stories about his life in comedy, his experiences being a cast member for nine seasons on "Saturday Night Life," his close friendship with Garry Shandling, and his recent book, "I Exaggerate: My Brushes with Fame, Portraits & Stories by Kevin Nealon." To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil and David get together at Phil's house in this special episode. Phil talks about heading out on his whirlwind European "Somebody Feed Phil" book tour. David discusses being hard at work on the upcoming Grammy Awards broadcast airing this coming Sunday February 5 on CBS. And Phil and David both lovingly introduce a special reprise of their very fun and rocking lunch with the one & only Sheryl Crow at the Sunset Marquis. A 9-time Grammy Award winner, Sheryl is nominated once again this year for her stunning song "Forever" featured in the 2022 Showtime doc "Sheryl." So please soak up the sun and enjoy this heartwarming and hilarious conversation. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's "Naked Lunch" podcast episode is definitely one of our "Better Things" as Phil & David very gleefully break bread and -- for the first time ever -- receive the generous gift of baked goods -- from the wildly talented Pamela Adlon. Together they lovingly and laughingly trace Pamela and Phil's decades long friendship that started when they worked together on a Fox sitcom called "Down The Shore" -- which Phil wrote on and Pamela starred in . . . until she was insanely fired for "not being hot enough." Phil, David and Pamela discuss the genius of Pamela's Peabody-winning FX series "Better Things" which she brilliantly wrote, directed, produced and starred in. They also discuss her remarkable life in show business with amazing stories that feature everyone from Redd Foxx to Michelle Pfeiffer to Judy Gold to Lenny Kravitz. Food by Mizlala. Pastries by République. Fun for all. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's "Naked Lunch' has a very special kick -- a very special sidekick -- actor, comedian, writer, podcaster Andy Richter. Phil, David & Andy try to answer a suddenly pressing question -- is David Phil's sidekick on "Naked Lunch"? And if not, what the hell is he? Andy Richter discusses his long career in show business, working wonderfully and hilariously well with Conan O'Brien, some of his favorite late night guests, and his current "Three Questions with Andy Richter" podcast. Then, Andy, Phil and David do a deep dive on the famously complicated history of the drama surrounding Conan, Jay Leno, NBC and "The Tonight Show." Andy also shares the story of a remarkable meal he had alongside Jay in 2022. Please Note: This episode was recorded shortly before Jay Leno's recent injury in a garage fire and was held back until Jay had recovered and returned to work. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recently, "Naked Lunch" was nominated in the Best Food Podcast category in the 2023 iHeart Radio Podcast Awards which will be announced March 14th. This week's delicious episode brings together Phil and David with another of this year's excellent nominees this year in the same category -- Dan Pashman, the charming host of the popular, James Beard-award winning "The Sporkful" podcast. They have a fun, freewheeling, bi-coastal discussion for foodies everywhere, with lots of hot deli talk. Phil and David enjoy lunch for the quintessential L.A. deli Nate 'n Al's which has been serving Beverly Hills since 1945. While Dan dines on food from a deli closer to his home, in Pastrami N Friends Kosher Restaurant, Delicatessen and Caterers in Commack, New York. Dan also shares his long career path to "The Sporkful" and his creation of Cascatelli pasta by Sporkful. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To kick off a Happy New Year of "Naked Lunch," Phil and David continue to look back at some of their very favorite "Naked Lunch" stories from the podcast's first year. Please join us around the table for more tasty, funny and moving stories to chew on. RSVP to listen as we hear from more of our amazing "Naked Lunch" guests, including Kevin Bacon, Chloe Fineman, Josh Peck, Lindsey Vonn, Paul Reubens, Valerie Bertinelli, Jimmy Kimmel, Hannah Einbinder, Micky Dolenz, Brent Spiner and "The Dude" himself, Jeff Bridges. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Phil and David look back with lots of love and absolutely no anger at some of their very favorite "Naked Lunch" stories from the podcast's first year. Please join us and enjoy great, funny and meaningful true takes that you don't want to miss from some of our amazing "Naked Lunch" guests including Brad Paisley, Ray Romano, Brad Garrett, Allison Janney, Jimmy Jam, Paul Reiser, Roy Choi, Sheryl Crow, Susanna Hoffs and Jay Roach, Paul Reiser, Elaine May, Patton Oswalt, Wolfgang Puck, Lyle Lovett, Judy Gold, Nancy Silverton, Larry Wilmore and Henry Winkler, And there's more stories to come next week in our first episode of 2023 as we celebrate a Happy "Naked Lunch" New Year! To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to a VERY foody episode of "Naked Lunch" -- recently nominated as Best Food Podcast for 2023's iHeart Podcast Awards! Next year, we hope to be nominated for Best Naked Podcast! Chef Daniele Uditi -- the acclaimed and lovable chef of Pizzana and beloved pizza judge on Hulu's "Best In Dough" -- who fantastically overfed Phil, David and Jimmy Kimmel a few episodes ago, is the main course for this special "Naked Lunch" that Phil and David recorded in the kitchen area of Pizza in Beverly Hills. As part of this year's exciting Los Angeles Times Food Bowl, the public was invited to feast along with our hosts. This event benefitted one of Phil's favorite charities, Project Angel Food food bank, while the delicious food prepared by Daniele and his extraordinary staff benefitted anyone who got to eat that night. Daniele tells his inspiring and sometimes hilarious success story coming to America, while Phil, David and Daniele answer some questions that the guests at Pizzana jotted down in between courses. Dig in! To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join us for a truly out of this world "Naked Lunch" conversation with the multi-talented actor, singer & author Brent Spiner, best known around the world for his brilliant performance as the android Data on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and in other "Star Trek" films and series as well as playing Dr. Brackish Okun in the "Independence Day" films. But Phil and Brent are longtime friends, and this wide-ranging lunch held at the sadly just-closed Malibu Kitchen covers galaxies of territory, from Brent's work experiences with icons like Walter Matthau, Stephen Sondheim and Martin Scorsese, as well as a wild story of being stalked that inspired Brent's 2021 book, "Fan Fiction: A Mem-Noir: Inspired by True Events." On a far more pleasant note, David has lots of questions about Brent's impressive musical life, including "Dreamland," Brent's fantastic 2008 concept album with the extraordinary vocalist Maude Maggart featuring great voice acting work by Mark Hamill. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dude abides and joins Phil and David for a funny and moving "Naked Lunch" to remember. The Academy Award-winning actor and musician discusses his remarkable life and enduring Hollywood career. Jeff, Phil and David discuss "Lights, Camera, Take Action!: A Telethon Benefitting the Motion Picture & Television Fund," which airs Saturday night on KTLA and can be seen on mptf.com. Jeff shares amazing stories about his legendary father Lloyd Bridges, his brother Beau Bridges, Robin Williams, "The Last Picture Show," "The Big Lebowski," "Crazy Heart," "The Old Man." All this and Jeff's remarkable story of surviving cancer and COVID and what it taught him -- and can teach the rest of us. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Naked Lunch reconvenes with Ike's Love and Sandwiches to show some love to our brilliant guest who made his good name supposedly ruining everything on his high-minded comedy series "Adam Ruins Everything" -- Adam Conover. Adam discusses his experiences making his 2022 show on Netflix, "The G Word with Adam Conover," and details what it was like to work on the civic-minded series with President Barack Obama. In the spirit of at least ruining something, Adam helps ruin food by breaking down the myth of the food pyramid and how big business has corrupted what we eat and how we eat it. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Thanksgiving! Phil and David sat down this week to relay a few Turkey Day memories -- both sweet & sour -- from their own childhoods. Then they celebrate a holiday they both love by revisiting two new friends and one of their favorite episodes of 2022. As award season builds up steam, we put the "Naked Lunch" spotlight on Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan and "Everything Everywhere All At Once," a movie Phil & David both feel is wildly original and totally Oscar-worthy. And if you want seconds at the end, go back and enjoy the whole original "Lunch." To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey, hey, we're thrilled to say that this week Phil & David are joined by a legendary entertainer and the last of The Monkees standing, the great Micky Dolenz. Over lunch from L.A.'s iconic Barney's Beanery, Phil offers a surprising and hilarious childhood confession that involves Micky. David discusses working with Micky and Neil Diamond on their first ever duet performance of "I'm A Believer." And Micky tells some fabulous stories about his exciting career in music, including time hanging out with The Beatles, as well as his years working as a TV director and showrunner in England. All this plus Micky discusses the origin story of The Monkees and shares some favorite memories of Mike Nesmith, Peter Tork and Davy Jones. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The brilliant comedian and Emmy-nominated star of "Hacks" on HBO Max shares lunch with Phil and David this week. Hannah -- whose mother is famed original "Saturday Night Live" cast member Laraine Newman -- discusses her life in comedy so far, how she landed the lead in "Hacks" during the Pandemic and the joys of working on the acclaimed series with the legendary Jean Smart. Phil calls another of his favorite comedians Alex Edelman -- who Hannah is dating -- which inspires Einbinder to share a unforgettable story about a harrowing yet hilarious event involving a long hike and a breakfast burrito that you have to hear to believe. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Phil and David are thrilled to do "Naked Lunch" with the Emmy-winning host of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" -- television host, comedian, writer, and producer Jimmy Kimmel. Over a very special feast prepared just for them by Daniele Uditi of Pizzana and Best In Dough at the Sirius Garage, Phil, David & Jimmy retrace how they all first met and other shared history in show business. This is a wide-ranging conversation about television, comedy, food, family, David Letterman, Huey Lewis and the state of our union. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, the beloved, award-winning actress, author and chef Valerie Bertinelli joins Phil and David for a delicious and dishy Naked Lunch featuring tasty sandwiches from Bub and Grandma's in Eagle Rock. Valerie shares stories about her long showbiz career from "One Day at a Time" to "Hot in Cleveland" to today. She also shares amazing memories of her long relationship with the legendary Eddie Van Halen, and proudly celebrates the extraordinary music and success of their son Wolfgang Van Halen who released his Grammy-nominated debut album in 2021 under the name Mammoth WVH. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Olympic champion, New York Times best-selling author, entrepreneur, investor and dog mom -- joins Phil (who she called her "L.A. dad") and David for an emotional and entertaining Naked Lunch. Lindsey gives insight into her legendary skiing career, her ventures in show business with the HBO Max documentary "The Final Season" and her co-directing effort on the docu-series "Picabo" with Frank Marshall. Most movingly, Lindsey pays loving tribute to the influence and inspiration that her mother has been both in her life and career. After an extraordinary life and brave battle with ALS, Lindsey's mom sadly passed away shortly after this recording. To make a donation in support of those living with or lost to ALS, you can make a donation at iamals.org. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Phil and David have a funny, emotional and revealing conversation about life, family and show business with Josh Peck, an actor, author, YouTuber and a beautiful old soul who's survived tremendous childhood fame to become a charming young husband and father. Josh opens up about his life growing up with his loving single mother, getting on TV at age 10 with some help from Rosie O'Donnell, achieving fame on Nickelodeon's "Drake & Josh," as well as the good, bad & ugly of being a child actor. Josh discusses working alongside his acting hero Sir Ben Kingsley, rebranding himself as an actor after growing up and dramatically losing weight, and a big moment at the Sundance Film Festival that led to him getting sober. Plus, at Josh's request, Phil and David offer some great advice about fatherhood, lots of Dad jokes and sandwiches from Ike's! To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, "Saturday Night Live" comedy sensation Chloe Fineman accepts Phil's invitation to join "Naked Lunch" for a delicious and hilarious deli meal. The comedian, actress, writer, model and impersonator discusses her unique success story, from her self-described "hippie doodle" childhood in Berkeley, California with two parents who are still doing improv to the brand new season of "Saturday Night Live" which premieres October 1st on NBC. Chloe talks about finding her voice in Jewish day camp and shares some of her amazing celebrity impressions that she's made famous on "SNL" and on Instagram @chloeiscrazy, from Drew Barrymore to Reese Witherspoon to Timothée Chalamet. In the end, Chloe Fineman makes a lasting impression on Phil & David as being a rising superstar in her own right. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices