Naked Lunch

To celebrate the arrival of Season 8 of "Somebody Feed Phil," Phil & David catch up with Donny Osmond with whom they appear in the Netflix's series winning new Las Vegas episode for a fun, funny and far-ranging conversation including some of your fan questions & eventually, Monica Rosenthal joins the party. To get your tickets to see Donny at his Las Vegas residency, go to https://donny.com. To le...

Foodies Alert: Phil and David welcome David Gelb, the gifted director, writer, producer who has cooked up "Chef's Table" and "Chef's Table: Legends," among other great shows. Over delicious sandwiches from Larchmont Village Wine, Spirits & Cheese, Gelb discusses his distinguished family background, his groundbreaking 2011 feature documentary, "Jiro Dreams of Sushi," which became the template for s...

Andy Marx — who Phil and David both first met on the WGA picket lines — is an award-winning writer, photographer and musician and a wonderful storyteller with an amazing story to tell. For one thing, he’s Hollywood royalty in film, comedy and music as a “nepo grandbaby.” Just for starters, Andy’s two grandfathers were the legendary Groucho Marx of The Marx Brothers and the legendary songwriter Gus...

With the recent release of "Pee Wee Herman as Himself" -- the acclaimed new two-part documentary directed and produced by Matt Wolf that is streaming now on HBO Max  -- "Naked Lunch" revisits this fascinating conversation and rare podcast appearance that happened when Phil invited his longtime friend and even longer-time hero Paul Reubens over to talk. With a new introduction by Phil. To learn mor...

The great stand up comedian Todd Barry -- who Phil and David both love, and David worked with once, long ago -- joins the show for a very funny long distance "Naked Lunch," complete with all sorts of great stories and even a few cat cameos on the video version. For more on Todd, go to https://www.toddbarry.com. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," vis...

"Naked Lunch" live at The Environmental Media Association Impact Summit has become an annual tradition over the past three years, with Wolfgang Puck, Ed Begley, Jr., Ted Danson. With David working out of town, Phil is joined here for a very funny conversation with his longtime friend Kevin Nealon. To learn more about EMA, go here: https://www.green4ema.org/. For info on Kevin and his "Loose In The...

The legendary chef and restaurateur Thomas Keller -- recently celebrated on "Chef's Table: Legends" on Netflix --  comes to his longtime friend Phil's house for a very special and delicious "Naked Lunch" featuring our most elegant meal yet from Farm Shop. Visit here to learn more about Farm Shop: https://farmshopca.com. Chef Keller discusses his remarkable career from his first jobs in the kitchen...

The Goo Goo Dolls -- John Rzeznick and Robby Takac -- join Phil and David for Buffalo Wings and a spicy and funny conversation with Buffalo, New York's greatest gift to rock & roll. John and Robby share amazing stories of their long and sometimes bumpy musical journey from Polka to Punk to massive success as a rock band starting in the Nineties. For more on Goo Goo Dolls and their Summer Anthem To...

It’s all in the family this week on a special & familial "Naked Lunch!" You are all cordially invited to join Phil & David as they revisit their Lunches with Phil's wife Monica Horan Rosenthal, son Ben Rosenthal, daughter Lily Rosenthal and brother Richard Rosethal. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld...

Phil and David enjoy an animated conversation with the Emmy-winning TV writer and producer Mike Scully about his long and impressive career working on shows including "The Simpsons," "Parks and Recreation," and with Phil on "Everybody Loves Raymond." With great stories about Conan O'Brien, Yakov Smirnoff, Don Knotts and Keith Richards. To learn more about building community through food and "Someb...

Phil and David are thrilled to welcome the recording and touring artist, actor, author and enduring sex symbol Rick Springfield to a "Naked Lunch" that's been too-long delayed. Enjoy great stories, Rick's remarkable life in music, growing up Down Under, coming to L.A., acting with Meryl Streep, being confused with Bruce Springsteen, as well as Rick's recently released "Big Hits 2: Rick Springfield...

Phil & David love it when they're Cruisin' together with the great Smokey Robinson and their buddy Brad Paisley. Hear great stories about The Temptations, The Funk Brothers, Smokey's late great guitarist and co-writer Marv Tarplin, Jackie Wilson, Marvin Gaye, the amazing stories of how Smokey and Stevie Wonder created "Tears of a Clown," how Berry Gordy went to incredible lengths to make The Mirac...

Ooo Baby Baby, Phil and David are thrilled to welcome the legendary Smokey Robinson to a very special "Naked Lunch" with Brad Paisley. In Part 1 of this conversation we learn about Smokey and Brad's mutual admiration, discuss Smokey's upcoming album, "What The World Needs Now" due out April 25th, and hear great stories about Muhammad Ali, Marvin Gaye, Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Beethoven, Diana...

Rock legend Peter Wolf has written an extraordinary memoir entitled "Waiting On The Moon" that's full of mindblowing stories that go far beyond his brilliant music career, to unforgettable stories about his marriage in The Seventies to the Oscar-winning actress Faye Dunaway, and his fascinating experiences with everyone from Marilyn Monroe to Muddy Waters, The Rolling Stones to Alfred Hitchcock. P...

Phil & David are thrilled to welcome a great friend -- beloved actress, best-selling author, humanitarian Kimberly Williams-Paisley to "Naked Lunch." Kimberly is hosting the new season of the Fox dating competition series, "Farmer Wants A Wife" which premieres March 20. They discuss Kimberly's frightening experience losing her voice for two years and how she eventually regained it -- also the subj...

Phil and David are damn glad to meet Tim Matheson, the charming actor, director and now the author of "Damn Glad to Meet You: My Seven Decades In The Hollywood Trenches," a damn good memoir published by Hachette Books. Originally, Tim was going to write a book just about his experiences starring as Eric "Otter" Stratton in the iconic comedy "Animal House," but thankfully he ultimately decided to c...

It's a Joy To The World when Phil and David get to Celebrate their love for the music of Three Dog Night with Danny Hutton who is still on the road and in the studio leading Three Dog Night, the iconic band that had 21 Billboard Top 40 hits between 1969 and 1975 and has a new album, "Enter" coming. Phil and David's friend Jeff Sherman -- don't miss Jeff's "Naked Lunch" episode with his comedian wi...

While Phil's away, David and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Jimmy Jam go over the latest group of artists nominated for induction into the Rock Hall and try to figure out who they will vote for this year.  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.f...

Phil and David welcome stand-up comic, writer, actor and voice artist Dana Gould for a "Naked Lunch" from The Sycamore Kitchen full of great stories about everything from writing for The Simpsons, being part of The Ben Stiller Show, being the voice of the Gex video series, and starring as Dr. Zaius in "Hanging with Dr. Z." This is the only episode with stories that involve Mel Brooks AND Sammy Pet...

First, Phil and David recap the 67th Annual Grammys with Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes who gave the uplifting opening performance of Randy Newman's "I Love L.A." with his brother Griffin Goldsmith and an all-star band of Grammy winners, including past "Naked Lunch" guests Brad Paisley and Sheryl Crow, as well as John Legend, Brittany Howard and St. Vincent. Then, it's Part 2 of Phil and David's live "...

Because they are both mad about him, Phil and David joyfully welcome three-peat "Naked Lunch" sensation Paul Reiser as their featured guest for a very special and very funny live episode recorded January 25th at the iconic Palace of Fine Arts Theatre as part of SF Sketchfest -- The San Francisco Comedy Festival. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," vi...

Phil and David share a far-ranging "Lunch" conversation with Jeff Ayeroff, the legendary record executive about his remarkable career as a visionary creative force in the music industry at A&M, Warner Brothers Record, co-founding Virgin America and The Work Group and for The Beatles at Apple. Jeff shares his experiences working with everyone from Peter Frampton and The Police, to Madonna, Prince a...

Phil and David take your calls -- including check-ins from Brad Paisley and Fran Wild -- to discuss the recent wildfires in Los Angeles.  To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com. You can also buy tickets to see "Naked Lunch" live at Palace of Fine Arts Theatre on January 25th, 2025 here: https://www.e...

Do You Feel Like We Do? Well, then enjoy as Phil and David share more of their greatest hits LIVE -- much like Peter Frampton before them. Buy tickets to see "Naked Lunch" LIVE with their VERY Special Guest PAUL REISER at Palace of Fine Arts Theatre on January 25th, 2025 as part of SF Sketchfest in San Francisco here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/naked-lunch-with-phil-rosenthal-david-wild-tickets-...

Because baby, they love your way, Phil and David share some of their greatest hits LIVE -- much like Peter Frampton before them. Buy tickets to see "Naked Lunch" LIVE with their VERY Special Guest PAUL REISER at Palace of Fine Arts Theatre on January 25th, 2025 as part of SF Sketchfest in San Francisco here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/naked-lunch-with-phil-rosenthal-david-wild-tickets-1082461795...