The Gist

At Home With Gilbert Gottfried

Comedian, voice actor, and lifelong hoarder of tiny soaps.

Dara Kravitz Gottfried, Gilbert Gottfried, and Neil Berkeley on April 25 in New York City.

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Comedian Gilbert Gottfried is known for his notorious voice and jokes that toe the borderline between daring and tasteless. In the documentary Gilbert, we see his softer side: his wife, Dara, rubs schmutz off his robe, his kids hug him goodbye before padding off to school, he sweet-talks a hotel concierge into giving him free deodorant. Gottfried, Dara, and the film’s director Neil Berkeley joined Mike to talk about what makes Gilbert special.

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