Naked Lunch

Recorded LIVE from Phil's house, Phil and David are excited to welcome Laraine Newman to "Naked Lunch" to discuss her remarkable life and career, from growing up in Los Angeles, being a founding member of The Groundlings, one of the first cast members of "Saturday Night Live" from 1975 to 1980, her enduring career including her work as both an on camera and voice over actor in film and TV, and her...

To celebrate his impressive new album "After Hours" -- out January 16th -- Richard Marx joins Phil & David for a very funny, revealing conversation with great stories about Richard's late great father Dick Marx, Richard's hero turned buddy Rod Stewart, Luther Vandross, Paul Anka, Richard's courtship with beloved wife Daisy Fuentes. All this plus dueling funny Barbra Streisand stories from Richard...

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The HBO original documentary Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately? -- directed by Amy Scott -- debuts on HBO on December 18th on HBO as part of the "Music Box" series and will be available to stream on HBO Max. David appears in the documentary, as does repeat "Naked Lunch" guest Jeff Ross. So Jeff joins Phil & David to discuss this great band, the new documentary and then we bring you highlight...

Here's a very special episode in which Phil & David celebrate how much they have enjoyed the company of some of the most talented and iconic women in the world. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On November 24, 2025, Phil and David welcomed Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for a wide-ranging and revealing conversation at Naked Lunch's studio in Phil's house about everything from immigration to Max & Helen's. Food is by https://www.dulans-sfk.com/, a great Los Angeles soul food restaurant.  For more about Mayor Karen Bass, go to https://mayor.lacity.gov/. For more on Max & Helen's, go to https...

This episode's overstuffed, but it's no turkey. First, Jimmy Jam and David get in the holiday spirit, then welcome a procession of old and new friends. Best selling author (Leon Russell: The Master Of Space and Time's Journey Through Rock & Roll History) and Buffalo Tom band member Bill Janovitz joins to discuss his great new book, The Cars: Let The Stories be Told. Go here to buy Bill's new book....

Monday night, The "Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion" airs on CBS, and will then stream on Paramount+. To celebrate this big event, we're revisiting some highlights from one of the first "Naked Lunch" episodes from back 2022 which also reunited Phil -- the creator of "Everybody Loves Raymond" -- with his buddies Ray and Brad.  Listen now and watch the special Monday! To learn more...

To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of HiHo Cheeseburger, restaurant powerhouse Jerry Greenberg brings a delicious burger lunch to "Naked Lunch" for his friends Phil and David and discusses how this successful tech genius -- as the co-founder and co-CEO of Sapient -- has gone on to become an important and passionate powerhouse in the restaurant world today, working successfully with various partners...

Beloved actress, director and passionate foodie Heather Graham joins Phil and David for a fun and sandwich-filled episode of "Naked Lunch." Over sandwiches from Lorenzo California -- including a new tasty collaboration with Phil and Lorenzo --  Graham discusses her journey from being the self-professed nerdy daughter of an FBI Agent to the stunning movie star in films from "License To Drive" to "D...

Beloved comedian, actor and "Breaking Bread with Tom Papa" host Tom Papa joins Phil & David for "Naked Lunch." Over delicious sandwiches from Corner Market, Tom discusses his "Breaking Bread" podcast, how he recently made some news with guest Tig Notaro discussing her own podcasting split with Cheryl Hines. Then, perhaps in an effort to leaven things up, they all enjoy breaking the balls of Tony S...

Writer, director, producer, stand up comedian and legendary "Comedy Nerd" Judd Apatow joins Phil and David for a long and lively "Naked Lunch" to discuss his excellent new book, "Comedy Nerd: A Lifelong Obsession in Stories and Pictures," just released by Random House. To order your copy of Judd's new book or find out more about "Comedy Nerd,"  click here. Over sandwiches from Corner Market, Judd...

Phil and David are thrilled to welcome Academy Award-winner Brie Larson ("Room") and former Milk Bar culinary director Courtney McBroom to the "Naked Lunch" room to celebrate their new book, "Party People: A Cookbook For Creative Celebrations," published by Penguin Random House on October 21st. This is a sweet and satisfying conversation serving up tasty topics like mixed feelings about ice cream,...

In the Nick of Time, Phil & David are sharing take two of their jazzy, improvised, epic conversation with the legendary music producer, artist and timelessly cool cat Don Was. Don shares wonderful stories about working with the great Bonnie Raitt on albums that changed both of their lives, building "Love Shack" with The B-52's, how Don helped bring together John Mayer and Bob Weir. Then, Don tells...

We LOVE Keanu Reeves and Samuel Beckett. So to celebrate Keanu being on Broadway right now in Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting For Godot” with his “Bill & Ted” friend Alex Winter, Phil and David are bringing you a special “Naked Lunch” reheated with the highlights of Keanu’s “Naked Lunch” recorded with his beloved Dogstar bandmates Bret Domrose & Robert Mailhouse. Then hear Phil’s beloved Monica Horan Ro...

Phil and David are joined by Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Dion, TV writer, producer and music scholar Eddie Gorodetsky and Sharyn Felder to celebrate the remarkable life of Sharyn's father -- Jerome Solon Felder who overcame great odds to turn himself into Doc Pomus, the late great and legendary songwriter who earned his way into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Bl...

Phil and David invite Pete Hammond -- Deadline's Awards Columnist/Chief Film Critic -- to "Lunch" at Phil's house to celebrate the remarkable life and career of Robert Redford, the iconic actor, Academy Award-winning director and Sundance founder. They also discuss other breaking film news -- including Paul Thomas Anderson's acclaimed "One Battle After Another" -- as well as Pete's long career in...

Phil and David -- unlike the "Los Angeles Times" and "Washington Post" -- want to make a big endorsement: we endorse whatever Jimmy Kimmel says. And so here with a brand new introduction, is the "Naked Lunch" episode that went viral and made headlines around the world. Yes, Jimmy talks Trump, but so much more in a funny, emotional and Italian food-filled conversation well worth revisiting before E...

After feeling "Out Of Touch" for too long, David catches up with his longtime friend John Oates to discuss John's strong new solo album "Oates," and so much more of his long life in music, both with Daryl Hall and John Oates -- the most successful duo in music history, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees --  and as a solo artist. Hear great stories about everyone from J...

Phil & David welcome comedian, actor, voice actor, writer, comic book creator and heavy metal hero Brian Posehn to a "Lunch" that rocks. They share great stories about Brian's life in comedy, his time working with Bob Odenkirk and David Cross in "Mr. Show with Bob and Dave," appearing on sitcoms including "Seinfeld," "The Big Bang Theory" and, yes, working with Phil on "Everybody Loves Raymond." ...

The Roastmaster General is now the Toastmaster of Broadway. Phil & David catch up with their friend Jeff Ross, who they had "Lunch" with for Episode 62 -- to hear all about his current one-man Broadway show, "Take A Banana For The Ride." To learn more about the show and get your tickets or its limited run, go to https://jeffrossbroadway.com. To learn more about building community through food and...

Phil & David feel raised up and charmed by this funny and fascinating "Lunch" with multi-platinum singer, songwriter, actor Josh Groban. Days before he takes the stage at The Hollywood Bowl with the Hollywood Phil, Josh comes over to Phil's house near Hollywood to tell amazing stories about how he got his first big break singing with Celine Dion at a Grammy rehearsal, about his latest career retro...

Phil & David feel inspired and downright happy to welcome to "Lunch" the inspiring and insightful Simon Sinek, the New York Times bestselling author of "Start With Why" and "The Infinite Game," Optimist influencer and host of his own "A Bit of Optimism" podcast. For more about Simon and his Optimism Company, go to https://simonsinek.com. To learn more about building community through food and "Som...