Fitzdog Radio

This episode is brought to you by Blue Chew. Save 10% off your first month with Promo Code: FITZDOG at BlueChew.com Greg Fitzsimmons kicks things off with some classic FitzDog ranting before hanging out with his longtime friend Jeff Garlin for a loose, funny, and thoughtful conversation. They bounce from the Golden Globes and the weird state of podcasting to music, comedy, relationships, and growing up, with plenty of side stories and honest moments along the way. It’s the kind of episode that feels like eavesdropping on two comics just talking and seeing where it goes. Find Jeff on the road at https://www.jeffgarlin.com/ Follow Jeff on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeffgarlin FitzDog Radio is produced by  @GothamProductionStudios  and is part of the Gotham Network Produced by @mrmatthewpeters https://www.instagram.com/mrmatthewpeters Subscribe to Greg Fitzsimmons: https://bit.ly/subGregFitz 00:00 Opening Riffs & Golden Globes Recap 02:59 President Life & Wallet Musings 04:39 Cleveland Recap & Rock Hall Stories 08:36 Sinead O'Connor's SNL Performance 11:39 Catholic Church, Awards & Culture Rant 13:10 Introducing Jeff Garlin 14:50 Growing Up: Childhood & Bar Mitzvah Tales 19:05 Family Money, Moving, and Adolescence 23:05 Comedy Beginnings & School Days 27:34 Age Gap Math, Relationships & Virginity 32:24 Food Addictions, Road Stories & Sobriety 39:09 Comedy Friendships, Clubs & Residuals 01:12:41 Fast Balls: Career Reflections & Awards 01:17:39 Real Estate, Residuals & NY Apartment 01:20:28 Mental Health, Friendship & Comedy Bonds 01:24:41 Closing Thoughts & Jeff's New Book Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Veteran stand-up comedian Dave Attell, known for his HBO specials and Insomniac, shares hilarious insights about 2026. He recounts travel stories, dives into the personal impact of California fires, and critiques celebrity culture, including Taylor Swift's latest relationship. The conversation weaves through AI's effects on life, the weight-loss trend with Ozempic, and the chaos of SkankFest. Attell also reflects on caregiving for his mother and the challenges of mentoring young comics. His blend of humor and honesty makes for a captivating listen.

Broadcaster/ Skateboarder/ MMA dude/ Comedian Jason Ellis comes in announces he is NOT gay. Great. talk to end out the year.  TempoMeals.com/FITZDOG for 60% OFF your first box! Follow Jason Ellis on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@wolfmate Watch my special "You Know Me" on YouTube! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/FitzYouKnowMe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@GREGFITZSHOW⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@GREGFITZSIMMONS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FITZDOG.COM⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From The Daily Show, Children’s Hospital and Old School, my pal Rob Corddry stops by and makes me laugh. Tempo is offering my listeners 60% OFF your first box! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://TempoMeals.com/FITZDOG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Rob Corddry on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@rob_corddry Watch my special "You Know Me" on YouTube! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/FitzYouKnowMe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@GREGFITZSHOW⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@GREGFITZSIMMONS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FITZDOG.COM⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest this week is from Canada so the episode is 25% longer than usual. I welcome the wonderful Phil Hanley in studio! Tempo is offering my listeners 60% OFF your first box! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://TempoMeals.com/FITZDOG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Phil Hanley on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@philhanley Watch my special "You Know Me" on YouTube! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/FitzYouKnowMe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@GREGFITZSHOW⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@GREGFITZSIMMONS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FITZDOG.COM⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From A Few Good Men, Grumpy Old Men and coming soon “A Few Few Grump Men” My dear friend Kevin Pollak joins me and as always hits it out of the park. Happy Thanksgiving!  Tempo is offering my listeners 60% OFF your first box! ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://TempoMeals.com/FITZDOG⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Kevin Pollak on Instagram ⁠⁠@kevinpollak123 Watch my special "You Know Me" on YouTube! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/FitzYouKnowMe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@GREGFITZSHOW⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@GREGFITZSIMMONS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FITZDOG.COM⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Master storyteller and Baltimore guy Ryan Sickler gets honest and funny on this week’s episode. Also, notes from Skankfest. Tempo is offering my listeners 60% OFF your first box! ⁠⁠⁠http://TempoMeals.com/FITZDOG⁠⁠⁠ Follow Ryan Sickler on Instagram ⁠@ryansickler Watch my special "You Know Me" on YouTube! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/FitzYouKnowMe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@GREGFITZSHOW⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@GREGFITZSIMMONS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FITZDOG.COM⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The bitter Buddha Eddie Pepitone joins me, and we straighten out corporate America. Tempo is offering my listeners 60% OFF your first box! ⁠⁠http://TempoMeals.com/FITZDOG⁠⁠ Follow Eddie Pepitone on Instagram @eddiepep Watch my special "You Know Me" on YouTube! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/FitzYouKnowMe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@GREGFITZSHOW⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@GREGFITZSIMMONS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FITZDOG.COM⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the greats, my pal Dana Gould talks about or gay old days in San Francisco. Tempo is offering my listeners 60% OFF your first box! ⁠http://TempoMeals.com/FITZDOG⁠ Follow Dana Gould on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@danagould Watch my special "You Know Me" on YouTube! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/FitzYouKnowMe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@GREGFITZSHOW⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@GREGFITZSIMMONS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FITZDOG.COM⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Philly’s own Annie Lederman comes on for a hilarious episode that will be kicked off of YouTube. Tempo is offering my listeners 60% OFF your first box! http://TempoMeals.com/FITZDOG Follow Annie Lederman on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@annielederman Watch my special "You Know Me" on YouTube! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/FitzYouKnowMe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@GREGFITZSHOW⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@GREGFITZSIMMONS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FITZDOG.COM⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices