Naked Lunch

Things get Hot and Hilarious In Los Angeles when the brilliant and beloved actress Wendie Malick ("Dream On," "Just Shoot Me!" and "Hot In Cleveland") joins Phil and David for a fun and free-flowing lunch full of great stories and big laughs. Phil and Wendie explore and celebrate their brief and little-seen screen marriage in the 2012 film "Jewtopia." David discusses the pleasure of getting to kno...

Phil and David invite you to "Be Our Guest" again for a special Call In "Naked Lunch" during which they answer your questions and ramble on about a wide range of topics. Along the way, Phil pays tribute to his late great friend director William Friedkin, David tells stories about interviewing Billy Joel and they both share stories about life and lunch. To learn more about building community throug...

In every way imaginable, this "Naked Lunch" is a moving feast -- and a hilarious one, too. Teen sensation turned successful TV writer/producer Shaun Cassidy gets caught in traffic, and so thus this fun and freewheeling conversation begins with Shaun on the road. Phil, David and Shaun retrace Cassidy's remarkable life and career thus far, from growing up a Hollywood "nepo baby," the son of Oscar-wi...

Instead of the usual "Lunch," Phil & David dine out on some great stories about their musical hero Bruce Springsteen with the deeply knowledgeable hosts of the totally Boss podcast "None But The Brave," Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean who since 2019 have been an excellent source of in-depth talk about Springsteen's enduring work. There are great stories about first Bruce concerts, memorable "Glory D...

Phil invites his longtime friend and even longer-time hero Paul Reubens to Naked Lunch for a Big Adventure over lunch. This playful and ultimately revealing conversation over sandwiches from Monroe Place finds Phil, Paul & David discussing a wide-range of topics -- from Paul's education alongside classmates David Hasselhoff and Katey Sagal at Cal Arts to The Groundlings to his pre-fame work in res...

Here's a striking new episode with actress, writer, author, director, and producer Justine Bateman who Phil became friends with on the last WGA strike -- they both also appear in the 2006 film, "The TV Set." Over a delicious lunch from Jeff's Table -- https://www.jeffstablela.com/ -- Justine, Phil and David enjoy a freewheeling conversation covering everything from Artificial Intelligence to "Fami...

Phil and David welcome the reunited rock trio Dogstar -- guitarist and lead singer Bret Domrose, drummer Rob Mailhouse and bassist Keanu Reeves -- for Courage Bagels (https://couragebagels.com/) and a fun-filled conversation about music, show business, friendship and food. David retraces how he first came to know and love the band, and Phil recalls a long ago Passover seder with Keanu. We hear "Ev...

Phil and David have a total blast having "Lunch" with their first-ever father-and-son guests -- actor, comedian, writer and director Ike Barinholtz who they've both loved in countless projects from "MADtv to "The Mindy Project" to this year's "History of the World, Part II" and "White House Plumbers" AND Ike's very loving and very funny dad Alan Barinholtz who has made a huge splash this year play...

Phil and David have both known Jeff Ross for many years, so they are at ease with the comedian known around the world as The Roastmaster General. Over sandwiches from https://www.ouimelrose.com, Jeff retraces how a kid from a family of caterers from New Jersey ended up following in the footsteps of the "rock stars" of stand up he loved and bringing new life to the art of Roast Comedy, as well as b...

Melvin Mar ("Fresh Off The Boat," "Speechless," "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle") -- Phil and David's brilliant producer friend -- takes us inside the thrilling and inspiring creative success story of the critically acclaimed Disney+ series "American Born Chinese" along with a few of his key collaborators -- executive producer Gene Luen Yang who wrote the classic Eisner Award-winning graphic novel...

Phil & David explore both lunch from The Cheesecake Factory and "The History of Stand-Up: From Mark Twain to Dave Chappelle" with their friend Wayne Federman who literally wrote the book of that title, first published in 2021. A gifted writer, comedian, actor and musician, and adjunct professor at USC, Wayne won a 2022 Primetime Emmy Award in 2023 as a producer of the HBO documentary, "George Carl...

Phil & David enjoy a lively TV Lunch with famed TV writer, TV host and film screenwriter Spike Feresten. But even though Spike is the comic genius who wrote the classic "The Soup Nazi" episode of "Seinfeld," there was No Soup For Spike here, but rather a delicious cheesesteak from https://www.southphillyexperience.com. Spike, Phil & David discuss Spike's fascinating career including great stories...

Phil and David have Apollonia's Pizza and a delicious conversation with director, producer, writer Allen Hughes who first made his name as one of The Hughes Brothers who brought the world films like 1993's "Menace II Society" and 1995's "Dead Presidents." David got to know and love Allen when he served as a Creative Consultant on Allen's brilliant 2017 documentary series "The Defiant Ones" about D...

With the Writers Guild of America on strike, Phil and David -- who've both been on the picket lines -- discuss how they each eventually became TV writers and longtime members of the WGA. Phil traces his journey from starting out as a "failed actor" in New York, while David talks about starting out as a journalist and editor at "Rolling Stone" magazine. To learn more about the WGA, go to https://ww...

Phil and David are joined for a fascinating and funny lunch with the wonderful and witty folk duo known as The Milk Carton Kids -- namely, Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan --  whose stunning harmonies and dry wits make them not only great recording artists, but wildly entertaining live performers. The Milk Carton Kids share how they first found their gorgeous sound, how they came by their awesome...

To celebrate the first year of "Naked Lunch," hear Phil and David look back and chew things over with legendary chefs including Roy Choi, Nancy Silverton and Wolfgang Puck and a overflowing buffet of celebrity foodies including Valerie Bertinelli, Kevin Bacon, Allison Janney, and Patton Oswalt, and many, many more. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People,"...

Phil and David have a very, very fine conversation with the legendary singer-songwriter Graham Nash about his strong new solo album called simply, "Now," his long history with The Hollies, his illustrious yet emotionally complex relationship life making music with Crosby, Still & Nash -- and sometimes Young. Along the way, Nash answers fan questions from Adam Levine, Mark Oliver Everett of Eels an...

To celebrate a million downloads and the first year of the "Naked Lunch" podcast, Phil & David answer some of your phone calls, as well as a few questions sent by social media. Let us know if you would like more chances to phone it in with Phil and David. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. Learn...

To celebrate the release this week of Ray Romano's acclaimed new movie 'Somewhere In Queens" -- which Ray directed, co-wrote and co-stars in --  we are reheating this early "Lunch" in which Phil -- who famously created "Everybody Loves Raymond" -- reunites with Ray and Brad Garrett for a wild ride of a funny conversation over delicious sandwiches. Ray discusses his new movie, while Brad Garrett di...

Phil and David are joined for a special music-themed episode by "Naked Lunch" producer Will Sterling, the show's consulting journalist Pamela Chelin, and legendary drummer Rick Marotta who worked with Phil on the music for "Everybody Loves Raymond." And Brad Paisley -- who wrote and performed our theme tune and all the music for "Naked Lunch" -- calls in to share some musical memories of his own a...

Phil and David celebrate their 50th Anniversary -- okay episode --  by welcoming Nicolle Wallace, the brilliant host of "Deadline: White House" on MSNBC and an insightful political analyst at NBC for a fascinating conversation about her remarkable life which has taken her from being White House Communications Director for George W. Bush to her time alongside Whoopi Goldberg on "The View" to her cu...

O Brother, Phil and David had an absolutely fantastic, fascinating and far-ranging "Lunch" with the great T Bone Burnett while in Nashville recently -- so much so that none of them actually ate their delicious breakfast sandwiches from @hseanbrock's Joyland until after this conversation stopped. So you will hear no chewing here, yet there is a lot to chew on. The Oscar and Grammy winning Burnett g...

Phil and David enjoy a very fun and very green conversation with their funny and inspiring friend Ed Begley Jr., the great actor and environmentalist held live at the Environmental Media Association's 2023 EMA Impact Summit at The Pendry Hotel in West Hollywood. They discuss Begley's impressive and enduring career in Hollywood and how he has become the most beloved environmentalist in show busines...

Phil and David welcome their friend Bobby Colomby, the original drummer of Blood, Sweat & Tears and director, writer & producer John Scheinfeld to "Lunch" to discuss "What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears?" a fascinating new political thriller/ music documentary in which David appears alongside the band members and Clive Davis. And because sometimes two great drummers are more fun than ju...

Phil and David follow their special Oscar Week episode with Jimmy Kimmel with this never not funny "Lunch" with another hilarious Jimmy -- their friend Jimmy Pardo who has hosted both of them on his own popular and long standing podcast called "Never Not Funny." Phil and David discuss how they each first came to know Jimmy, then seek some advice about keeping a podcast alive and well. Jimmy tells...