Celebrity True or False: Stephen Root on Dodgeball, Andy Dick Shenanigans & More! | Rich Eisen Show

[@strad36]

Newsradio was such a criminally underrated show. Great ensemble, super-smart dialogue. Really hard to find it streaming anywhere.

[@jaredbarhorst248]

Amazon prime has all 5 seasons

[@ladiorange]

Yes but the commentary. I mean those details

[@TeboShepherd]

That redhead is fire

[@BigDaddy52525]

I wouldn’t call ot underrated. Ot just never had a consistent time slot. It wasn’t given the opportunity to build a audience

[@BigDaddy52525]

Meant “It”. I got fat fingers

[@jamesrawlins735]

I think Phil Hartman might be the most loved and respected guy of his time. Anyone who ever worked with Phil has nothing but love and admiration, both for his skill and for being a wonderful human being.

[@edp3202]

Talented exponential.

[@ajs96350]

Mr. Root is one of my favorites.

[@dogstar7]

Damn, the more I learn about Andy Dick the more I appreciate the story of Jon Lovitz beating the crap out of him

[@dlxmarks]

Dick is just one of a long line of show biz personalities whose antics far outweighed their talents.

[@shawnuel]

@@edp3202 Andy Dick offered Phil Hartman's wife Cocaine at a Christmas party when she had been sober for many years. It led to her abusing the drug again and, quite likely, to Phil's murder at her hand. When Lovitz was cast in Newsradio as a replacement for Phil, he saw Dick and, essentially said something like "I wouldn't have this job if it wasn't for you." The beatdown took place in a bar sometime later as Dick came up to Lovitz and friends and made insensitive remarks to him. Then, Jon hit him and smashed Dick's head into the bar repeatedly.

[@chrgeorgeson]

​@@edp3202yup. Jon was good friends with Phil and felt that Andy got the drugs to Phil's wife which caused her to go psychotic and kill Hartman. Even more tragic if true.

[@IsiahTomas]

Pardons if I'm wrong, but was Godfrey performing a set at the club during that fight?

[@katevand]

2:00 thank god you brought this up I LOVE this story and look at them all. good times.

[@MikeB12800]

Newsradio was an amazing show!!

[@j.m.s.5310]

"Unfortunately Andy Dick"... How half if not seventy five percent of all stories start about Andy Dick.

[@conorbrosnahan5464]

He has done so much broad work, from Ghost to True Blood to No Country For Old Men and even played a Klingon in Star Trek The Next Generation ❤️👏👏👏

[@austinfrazier7325]

Dude I was wondering if anyone would pick up that he played that Klingon captain in that 2 parter “Unification”. Yes I need to get out more.

[@Ruprect44]

@@austinfrazier7325 When I saw that episode when it first aired I could not tell who the actor playing the Klingon Captain was until the line "...lick that paint right off your ears."

[@neilm2794]

Bank Manager in Seinfeld “I think it’s pine …”

[@justken1900]

He played 2 different characters in the original Night Court over it's run also.

[@stansburygreg]

This channel deserves so many more views. Rich Eisen is an excellent interviewer with amazing guests.

[@jaredbarhorst248]

Unfortunately There’s plenty of stories out there of him being a prick to and snubbing fans.

[@georgebooth9029]

Jeez. Eisen consistently books the most interesting guests.

[@LS-zq3td]

Stephen can play any part, period.

[@cheetohead6942]

Legend, such a talented actor

[@Jafiveon]

That Andy Dick story... I read he used to ask people if they wanted to see his wristwatch, which turned out to be exactly what you expect. That's how I picture this interaction for sure.

[@Sithari66]

The Rip nod was in the first episode. Made me lol.

[@jedijones]

Great to hear Stephen's memories of Phil.

[@scottishzombie]

He is one of my favorite actors. Absolute chameleon.

[@JonnyDIY]

Loved Phil! 💕 Watching News Radio now. PS- why would the audience be Prisoners?

[@bryansans2564]

Root looks amazing for 72.

[@nicolasgasquoine]

The Rip Torn reference in Barry was amazing and then comes back tenfold!

[@danwesche9266]

Until this moment I didn't realize Jimmy James and Milton were the same actor. I also realized how provocative the song Lola is today, a song that was released before I was born and I''ve heard probably a thousand times. I'm pretty oblivious.

[@7789rc]

Office space is a classic and will always think of him in that first

[@brainhakker7133]

Idk ... being a KOTH fan and having watched every episode, it's tough

[@TheFifapro44]

No sal no sal!

[@joshyaash]

I always think of his character in O' Brother where art thou

[@brainhakker7133]

@@joshyaash You mean Delmar O'Donnell >_< man what a fantastic movie and an Incredible Cast

[@joshyaash]

@@brainhakker7133 Naw, Stephen Root played the blind guy who ran the recording studio. But agreed, I absolutely love that film.

[@MegaMAWG]

Newsradio would have been a far more legendary show had it not been for the tragic loss of Phil Hartman. It was just hitting its stride when that happened.

[@dlxmarks]

Losing Hartman was a tragedy. Trying to fill his absence with that hack Lovitz was a catastrophe.

[@jedijones]

Yes, Phil's last season is just as funny as the best sitcoms of the '90s, like Simpsons and Seinfeld.

[@peterporker7803]

I Miss Phil Hartman he was so so good and yes a great Artist guy could do it all

[@darrennorniron]

Dodgeball was a brilliant movie

[@Itsurecanglitchsomemore]

I still watches News Radio! Love it and miss Phil a bunch!

[@LaserRanger15]

This guy is so talented...funny and can be a great serious actor. I'm bingeing Boardwalk Empire right now and he has a very interesting, minor chatactor.

[@edp3202]

He was great in Get Out too.

[@renehouse2015]

He was right about Phil Hartman being a great artist. Hartman also did the cover for Super Tramp's Breakfast in America album cover.

[@neutron8418]

Not true. However, he did a few covers for the band America. Maybe that's what you mean.

[@LaserRanger15]

@@neutron8418 Poco was a the famous one

[@dlxmarks]

The simplest of checks shows that the _Breakfast in America_ cover was designed by Mike Doud and Mick Haggerty. Hartman designed covers for other bands but his most lasting creation was the Celtic knot style logo for Crosby, Stills, and Nash which they used for quite a few years.

[@brainhakker7133]

William Fontaine De La Tour Dauterive !

[@MrStokeMan]

That guy is in everything

[@lewismooney3941]

Where’s his stapler?

[@RagnarokMic]

News Radio was great stuff, the Phil Hartman tragedy stopped it cold, such a pity all around.

[@jodyvanliew2514]

Love Steven Root

[@bradlafferty6076]

Bill Dauterive

[@brainhakker7133]

That's William Fontaine De La Tour Dauterive !

[@bradlafferty6076]

@@brainhakker7133 military barber

[@bradlafferty6076]

@@brainhakker7133 Still waiting for Lenore to come back

[@brainhakker7133]

@@bradlafferty6076 When we met his Cousin ....Gill ' Baer' ..... it was the funniest thing because it took me til almost the end of the episode and him calling Bobby "Roh-Baer" all episode and me FINALLY realizing ..... His Name is GILBERT >_< It was one of the funniest things ever >_

[@shanemadsen4446]

Class act!!

[@neilwatson4562]

At no point leading up to the response did I ever think it was because of anyone other than Andy Dick

[@Calvillo818]

Jst freakin realized he’s Melvin on office space

[@ACoustaDC]

How do you not talk about staplers.

[@jerzeyguy71]

kinda hard to watch till the end when you cut it off before it ends... just saying.. miss you Phil!!

[@Midnight_Freefall]

Hey, it's Fuches!

[@JM-md4ri]

L for love!!!

[@darrellid]

That's a mighty fine a-pickin' and a-singin'!

[@kyzercube]

Bold strategy Cotton.

[@MrBuketman]

Hey have your employees pull up the album cover that Phil did instead of sitting there drooling like I am right now. Chip chop chip. You’re getting paid.

[@phile5437]

L for love!

[@jakedupree7268]

L for love 😂

[@stevefowler2112]

If you can dodge a wrench you can dodge a ball!!!

[@blairpenny1526]

How do you not ask if he has the red stapler from Office Space?

[@fredricclack7137]

Andy was Always a...!

[@Tjd1982]

Can't bring Andy anywhere nice.

[@sting6ph]

haha Andy!!! gaddamit

[@jamteg]

That scene in Barry in the hotel room is so hilarious

[@larrydanadavid2435]

No Country for Old Men

[@chuckfinley4757]

That was a pathetic true or false.

[@raystaar]

I call foul. There was nothing about 'Dodgeball' or 'Shenanigans' and no "more" whatsoever. I'm clicking 'thumbs down.'

[@michaelmorningstar8645]

Well that's objectively totally incorrect.

[@peterporker7803]

I Miss Phil Hartman he was so so good and yes a great Artist guy could do it all