Fun for All Ages host Frank Santopadre

Fun for All Ages host Frank Santopadre

Author: Bill Brioux September 2, 2025 Duration: 52:35
Send us Fan Mail If you are a fan of comedy, film, television, movies, music, or even Bazooka Joe bubble gum jokes, join me this week in conversation with Frank Santopadre. For over eight years and 600 episodes he brought comedian Gilbert Gottfied in like a tugboat to harbour in the truly amazing Gilbert Gottfried’s Amazing Colossal podcast. Santopadre, as you’ll hear, just didn’t become the George Fenneman to Gottfried’s Groucho Marx by sitting around DeSota dealerships. His career as ...

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Fabulous Kenny Robinson [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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When Hope Calls stars Cindy Busby & Christopher Russell [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:09
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Look who's turning 70 -- Gumby! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:12
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Ontario Place documentarian Ali Weinstein [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:50
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Malcolm McDowell returns [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:57
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Jennifer Whalen & Meredith MacNeill's Small Achievable Goals [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:25
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Mom of a Critch Claire Rankin [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:07
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SNL original Rosie Shuster [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:15
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When Calls the Heart's Jack Wagner [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:45
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