Host Joe Sibilia takes you inside the hallowed halls of the New York Friars Club's Jerry Lewis Monastery in Midtown Manhattan as he chats with some of the most celebrated names in show business. Established in 1904, the Friars Club is the birthplace of the "celebrity roast," and has counted the likes of Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman, Billy Crystal, Jack Black, Barbra Streisand, and Johnny Carson among its members. Come on in for a drink and some laughs and enjoy the official podcast of the New York Friars Club!
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Host Joe Sibilia takes you inside the hallowed halls of the New York Friars Club's Jerry Lewis Monastery in Midtown Manhattan as he chats with some of the most celebrated names in show business. Established in 1904, the Friars Club is the birthplace of the "celebrity roast," and has counted the likes of Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman, Billy Crystal, Jack Black, Barbra Streisand, and Johnny Carson among its members. Come on in for a drink and some laughs and enjoy the official podcast of the New York Friars Club!
This week on "The Friars Club Podcast," Joe chats with Noel Blanc, the son of legendary voice actor and Friar Mel Blanc about the 1961 California Friars tribute to Mel following a near-fatal car accident, his father's friendship and collaboration with Friars Jack Benny and George Burns, and his legendary career as the voice behind cartoon characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Woody Woodpecker, Yosemite Sam, Barney Rubble, and Porky Pig. Plus, Noel talks about the politics of cigarettes during the Golden Age of Radio, attending the Burns & Allen radio show as a kid, his father's friendship with Friar Johnny Carson, the eccentricity of Paul Frees (the voice of the Pillsbury Doughboy), and his own near-death experience with Kirk Douglas.
The Friars Club Podcast
Host Joe Sibilia takes you inside the hallowed halls of the New York Friars Club's Jerry Lewis Monastery in Midtown Manhattan as he chats with some of the most celebrated names in show business. Established in 1904, the Friars Club is the birthplace of the "celebrity roast," and has counted the likes of Frank Sinatra, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman, Billy Crystal, Jack Black, Barbra Streisand, and Johnny Carson among its members. Come on in for a drink and some laughs and enjoy the official podcast of the New York Friars Club!
