Adam Carolla Show

Mark-Paul Gosselaar + Dr. Drew (Carolla Classics)

Feb 27, 2026
Dr. Drew Pinsky, a board-certified physician and media personality, offers medical perspective. Mark-Paul Gosselaar, actor best known for TV roles, shares on-set stories and career anecdotes. AJ Benza, entertainment reporter, dishes celebrity news and scandals. They riff on Hollywood hypocrisy, acting prep, public health risks around homelessness, and wild celebrity tales in short, fast-moving segments.
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INSIGHT

We Overweight Looks Over Expertise

  • Adam and Gina note we often trust attractive or famous people on topics outside their expertise because appearance signals competence.
  • They warn that celebrity endorsements (hot actors, athletes, influencers) can spread poor health or lifestyle advice despite lacking domain knowledge.
ANECDOTE

Big Rick Crashes On The Couch

  • Adam recounts living with his friend Chris's father Big Rick after Rick was released from prison and crashing on Adam's couch.
  • Big Rick arrived with a cardboard box of clothes and an empty Clamato jar, watched TV in socks, farted loudly and called friends 'old toothless one', showing rough but affectionate behavior.
ANECDOTE

Mike The Cement Guy And The Midnight Loogie

  • Adam describes another roommate, Mike the cement contractor, who slept on his sofa, mistook a Mickey Mouse phone, and once while passed out spat a huge loogie.
  • Mike worked cement, drove a ranchero with a dented door, drank wine shots at Adam's grandma's, and behaved like someone used to sleeping outdoors.
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