KPCS:Phil Hendrie

[@belladsenso]

The most brilliant mind in comedy today. Criminally underrated.

[@randymillhouse791]

There was a promotion on his website years ago: "Comedy is our bitch."

[@gunsguitarsandgambling3614]

I was born in the L.A. area and I listened to the Hendrie show every night from late '97 to '04....He's kinda the Andy Kaufman of radio. Genius. He should be more well known. I don't think the general public really "gets him."

[@jimgodofbiscuits]

I have subscribed to Phil’s BSP for so long I think I have heard every bit and still keep listening it is like any great art like music you can listen over and over...oh if you have not listened to the Milwaukee Lions shows OMG they are great. The panel show is just as funny as the radio shows...there can be several people at once..can’t conceive how he does that and makes it funny as hell...the nuances never end as well...he is an original

[@roberthamill2451]

I love the clueless real callers who just happened to have tuned in to some crazy radio, hearing some advice talking with a lady (in short shorts, it's learned) inviting young neighborhood boys over to watch her work in her garden. I thought the caller would have a heart attack.

[@gunsguitarsandgambling3614]

A few names...R.C. Collins, David G. Hall, Jay Santos, Dean Wheeler, Herb Suel, Harvey Wireman, Dr. Jeff, Bob Green, Steve Bozell, Pastor William Rennick, Father James McQuarters, Brad Rifkin, Ted Bell.

[@randymillhouse791]

@@roberthamill2451 But the boys ENJOY gardening!!!

[@randymillhouse791]

@@gunsguitarsandgambling3614 If at all possible anymore, check out the elderly caller lady in Miami. It was freakin' HILARIOUS!!!

[@deluge71]

Brilliant. Phil is the greatest.

[@T.M.Warren-qp2gq]

Nobody can touch what Phil does simply sublime and unique respect and salutations from Tottenham, London, UK.

[@lg7879]

Miami radio fan....Phil down here was pure gold back in the 90s

[@marekeos]

About 20 years ago, I was driving and listening to Phil and laughing so hard a fricking cop pulled me over and asked me what's up. I told him I'm listening to Phil Hendrie show and the cop smiled told me to call in and say hi to Jay Santos and let me go. I'll never forget that day.

[@xibungo71]

I think Phil was at his best was when he did his imitation of Art Bell. The voice, the manner of speaking, his points of emphasis, the bumper music, his 'guests,' were all spot on. The exorcism of a demon from someone's asshole was priceless. His best was lampooning Art's sponsors: the 25 years worth of freeze dried food, the fall out shelters, etc. Peeman enterprises; classic. Even Art Bell though it was hilarious.

[@rico76]

Thanks for the reminder! I got hooked on Phil around '02 when I was 16. My best friend then got hooked. I'd send him Best Of Phil CDs when he was deployed to Iraq in 04 and again in 05 (at his request). The man contributed to the mental well being of several Marines for many years.

[@randymillhouse791]

@@rico76 Phil Hendry, a reason to live.

[@msgfrmdaactionman3000]

Someone posted a 5 hour compilation on KZbin of his Art Bell segments. Its titled "Phart Bell"

[@lordbusiness-zn6rg]

RC COLLINS 😅

[@campos3452]

Man...I couldn’t wait to go to bed and listen to Phill when he was on when I was younger. I slept satisfied from all the comedy that night.

[@drshades1]

How were you able to listen to him at the same time you were sleeping??

[@campos3452]

@@drshades1 correction ‘bed’.

[@davidbuda]

This cat is the George Carlin of Radio. He has invented a whole new genre of comedy for radio.. The radio will never see anyone like this again.

[@bigtommy9715]

And early on Carlin did characters too

[@jimwade9403]

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[@drshades1]

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[@NobodyCaresALot]

Bingo! You got that right, Jack!

[@DaffyAF]

Phil is devastatingly, painfully, UNDERRATED!!!

[@ShakespeareCafe]

Lloyd Bonafide going to Burning Man in his RV. Do not tailgate him. He goes wild

[@RodanX21]

Loved when Phil was on WIOD in the mid to late 90s in Miami...Along with Rick and Suds, and the late great Niel Rodgers ..those were the days..

[@chrishoey61]

I listened to Phil on WIOD in the 90's also, along with Rick and Suds and Neil too. Great, great radio back in the day. I even talked to Phil during the OJ trial while he was being serious and it was an honor. I have it on cassette somewhere. (I used to record his shows)

[@jongordon7914]

I first heard him on WIOD when he was "interviewing" Bryan Cox, from the Dolphins. I remember what a scandal it was and I think Cox eventually sued Phil and that clip got scrubbed from everywhere it ever existed. Had I not been in my car at the time I probably would've been recording it.

[@AdamGoodson]

Listening to this in 2022 and loving it !

[@evanmadson]

Can’t wait to see the Hendrie documentary Nobody will ever do anything close to what Phil has created, And I think that’s a good thing to strive for in life no matter what your interest is. Phils the man

[@spookyjonesmusic]

Phil is a master... light years beyond any comic alive today.

[@caretoboeconcreto]

Since 96 in Miami. Hendrie is the best! with Rogers. Rogers we miss you. Hendrie thank you for all the fun!!!

[@randymillhouse791]

"NEIL, GOD!" "Boca Burgers are made out of people...they're people... AHHHHH!!!" "NO!"

[@TheRacingEarPodcast]

Clearly this is the best interview that I have ever seen with Phil Hendrie. Phil is such an inspirational figure to me in my life. I watch this interview at least once every 3 months. I pray that Kevin has Phil on again. This is such an amazing episode. Phil is a genius. Thank you for posting this.

[@asstcommish]

One of the all time Phil Hendrie bits was back in early 2003 when Hendrie (as guest Dean Wheeler) said that the World Trade Center memorial should also have the names of the ten hijackers to recognize that they ‘did their best’. The caller outrage and Wheeler's constant defense of his position that followed was some of the funniest radio ever.

[@Babybugex]

+asstcommish What a genius..

[@nirv]

+asstcommish That was 2003-03-03 hour 2. Here is the description in the Ultimate Hendrie Guide: "Dean Wheeler says that the World Trade Center memorial should also have the names of the ten hijackers to recognize that they 'did their best'. He's doing it to impress a Muslim girl named Shaneen, who will let him do the Prophet's Back Yard (the back door)."

[@tammyfoster6223]

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[@kirk2767]

I remember the guy who wanted to film a porno at Ground Zero. One of the women was going to be wearing one of those things that the rescue dogs were wearing.

[@phoogoo]

I have been listening to Phil religiously since the 90s when visiting my aunt in LA. Most top comics have "maybe" 1 hour of solid material and Phil would do 3 hours of absolute comedy gold EVERY DAY (now his web version is shorter). But there are thousands and thousands of hours of original material with 50-60 characters on his website archives all of it completely original. Whereas a show like The Simpsons has a whole team of writers and voice actors creating that world the entire menagerie of characters on PHS all comes out of the brain of one guy. Over thew years, I have have tried to turn on just about everyone in my life to Phil. The people that get it, recognize how genius it is. But, for the average person, even when you tell them that he is doing the voices of 1,2,3...sometimes 7 characters all at once many people just can't fathom it. It breaks their brain. It's just way over the head of a huge percentage of the population that think a catch phrase like "Git 'er done" is funny. Phil is the GOAT.

[@BranchWhitney]

Phil is a comedic genius. He ranks up there with Larry David! I have been listening to him for 15 years.

[@eliotmccann2589]

This is the first time I have seen/heard Phil Hendrie. I am convinced that he is a genius.

[@herculesrockefeller2984]

Genius like a Fox!

[@BrantSchalk]

Phil is amazing. Been listening to him since the late 90's

[@stevetaylor1305]

Who on Earth would give this 1 of a kind Comedic Genius a thumbs down 👎. Just goes to show you How some miserable people are so full of hatred and envy, they can't even enjoy the Obvious! Like Phil Said Laughter is the best medicine 💊... Laugh a little, Live a Lot!

[@timgutierrez2211]

Phil Hendrie...the funniest man on the planet to those with an ounce of intelligence.

[@redredred1]

I remember my first Hendrie - The MIR space station was about to come down and Taco Bell put a target on the ocean, so if the MIR fell on it, Taco Bell would be giving out free Tacos to every American. Jay Santos decided to patrol his local Taco Bell to make sure that people didn't take more than their fair share. Been a fan ever since.

[@SatansSpatula]

It boggles my mind that a man with such a deep and distinctive voice is able to produce so many convincing voices and accents!

[@Research0digo]

Bill Hader does it all the time.

[@eliotmccann2589]

Phil Hendrie appears at 24:52.

[@Hate-Crime]

Eliot McCann thanks!

[@thecuriousquest]

Thanks!

[@nealsausen4651]

Eliot McCann thanks I’ll fast forward to that point! Because these three hacks or one Word: “BOREING!!!! Do these three people think they’re clever or funny or interesting?! Pretentious yes! Clever?!....NO!!!!The girl is cute though at least she has a good sense to keep her talking to a minimum!

[@teresas.1692]

Thank you! ♥️

[@juliearmymom7807]

My Dad owned TV stations, and thought Phil was **BRILLIANT**!!!! And, if I had known Phil was at the NAB I would have gone! Keep plugging away, Phil! We adore you!

[@RealPeterGunn]

Phil Hendrie, without a doubt, the most creative, honest voice in radio! want to see how the "biz" works against its own and makes a fortune while the creator does not? Listen to this show and wonder no more. I love both these guys!!

[@pixelkat1819]

I used to work in the accounts payable department of a now defunct massive video rental chain based in Ft. Lauderdale in the 90's. During Phil's show you could often hear a rolling wave of laughter across the floor of cubicles. Plenty of scowls from the supervisors but Phil sure made getting through the day much easier.

[@VitalisCarbone]

Wonderful interview! I have listened to Phil for years (and it took me a couple months to figure it out). Absolute genius! I'm happy he is still going at it.

[@mattmiller5568]

He used to by syndicated in Charlotte, when the whole Elian Gonzalez ordeal took place. My introduction to the Phil Hendrie Show was an advertising agent talking about having a little Cuban kid floating in a tire, saying that if he could do it all over again, he'd have done it in a Goodyear. It took a few minutes to realize it was Phil doing a voice, but the interaction with the callers-in had me hooked.

[@NobodyCaresALot]

Holy shit. I have to find that episode! That sounds great!

[@suseyq4559]

I was a dumbo caller. After I identified myself by the higher education I had...I spoke to Harvey Weireman, the lawyer. It was about OJ Simpson. Yes, it was 2 years of listening before I “got”it. I was just a trusting o soul. My favorite..the cat/coyote compound! Brilliant. Thanks and wish you were still on a local channel so that I could still follow you.

[@BrucknerMotet]

Phil does names very very well. Everyone has a name, even the extras (and the extra extras). And yet he nails the names quickly and with consistency. That's just one of the litmus tests Phil kills with regularity.

[@Davidchildress-somekoind]

Thanks for this video. So great. 👍🏼

[@ericpitre4031]

Love “operation peep tom”. Oh my god. Love the General in “Miniture Chickens”!! 💜🧡oh, its Bell now! Your giving us a load!

[@NobodyCaresALot]

Operation Peep Tom was a total failure, but boy was it funny!

[@MrTedflick]

I wish everyone could experience Phil's call-in show without knowing the context for the first time

[@Flamenco4U]

Just Phil doing Art Bell…I could listen to that for hours. 😂

[@MisterBeauJanGels]

I figured out right away that General Johnson Jameson was based on Richard C. Hoagland. Especially the part where RCH would talk and talk and talk and finally get to the good part right when the music hit, creating a cliffhanger to hold you until the news got over with.

[@DavidGriffin-ww2fk]

I'm really late to the party.But this guy is brilliant.

[@djf750]

Hendrie is a genius, I've been addicted to his show since 2001. He is now only doing a podcast and I actually like this format better than the radio show which I loved.

[@ericpitre4031]

I learned of him and Savage running Big Trucks to CA. Tell Bell was so cool to me. Savage was on in Alberquerqie. George Carlin still my fav!! Sorry

[@msgfrmdaactionman3000]

Hi Phil! Its 2023 and I still love your show!

[@arag1030]

He invented trolling. Genius!

[@mercster]

Love Hendrie. The first bit I heard was 'The Wages of Sin', where Vernon Dozier states that, despite accepting Jesus Christ as his personal savior, he still goes nuts when he sees women using hands-free cell phones in their car, or drive around with an empty baby carseat in the back. "*What if there's no kid.*" Genius.

[@randymillhouse791]

The funniest thing I recall hearing on Phil's show in Miami, and there are many, was an exchange that went something like this: ANGRY LADY: "How can you say something like that about children, you should be ashamed!" PHIL AS BOB GREEN: "Do you have children Ma'am?" ANGRY LADY: "No, I don't have any kids." PHIL AS BOB GREEN: "Was that a COURT ORDER?"

[@mookie7788]

I got rid of Sirius subscription because I can’t take Howard stern anymore. In the search for good radio I found Phil. I have his whole history to listen to.

[@patrickmartin8302]

First heard Phil in the 90's on radio in Los Angeles. It took me about 30 minutes until I realized it wasn't real (I'm a little slow). He is great, and thank you Phil for entertaining me while driving to work those years ago. As soon as I finish studying for my new career, I will definitely subscribe to your podcasts.

[@dyskover]

Phil's talent lies within his audacity. That's the hook. He uses the characters to express it, but, that mind of his is relentlessly audacious. GASP! Did I laff at that?

[@ericpitre4031]

Miniature Chickens. Oh, its Bell now? The gen says what about the Holy Spirit? Ted says Him too! My Fav part of that skit

[@matthewfritz7835]

This is outstanding. Phil Hendrie!!! 👍👍

[@sonniestrong5598]

Awesome awesome interview. It's cool that I knew all the character segments that you did...

[@chrisf8855]

Comedic GENIUS

[@nightowl5475]

Phil did some of his best stuff in Miami on WIOD. He did a parody of a security guard that got fired for leaving the gatehouse and putting the gate in the up position. Phil was having a 3 way conversation with himself. One was him doing the interview and the other person was the guy complaining about the security guard and the 3rd person was the condo association manager representing the condominium. The guy complaining about the security guard told Phil, do you know where they found the guard? The condo association manager then said, look that was a while ago, that particular guard is no longer working with the condo association. Then the guy who is complaining about the guard says, let me tell your radio audience why that particular security guard is no longer working there. The reason is, they found the guard in the bushes with his thumb up his ass! I had to pull over. I was gonna crash. I couldn’t stop laughing. Then, he says, the police arrived and one of the veteran senior police officers said, I’ve been in law enforcement for 25 years and I never saw something like this, ever. The security guard was wearing a watch on his wrist. His thumb was so far up his ass, the police officer said, you couldn’t tell what time it was on his wrist watch. Then Phil continues on with the two of his voices arguing over the incident. Then the complaining condo home owner said, Phil, they had to hire a wench company to pull the guard’s thumb outta his ass. It was so far stuck up there. You know Phil has to have a few screws loose to come up with this type material and to pull it off deadpan. A person that doesn’t know about Phil’s shtick, just tuning in, has to wonder, is this real or what?

[@electrostaticdischarge5873]

I listened back when I was 13ish and found it hilarious, at first thinking it might be real and eventually thinking it had to be satire but I never got that it was all him. His show got canceled on may station after a couple years. Im 21 now and I love voice acting and decided to look him up remembering his name was Phil and wow... LOL amazing.

[@Matthew-ez4ze]

Phil would play characters calling-in to his show that were being chased in police pursuits that were live on local broadcast t.v. in Los Angeles. He has always been hilarious!!!

[@hermitcrypto2787]

Miss living in southern California, where you can listen to him all the time during the week, countless hours of comedic genius..

[@NobodyCaresALot]

It would be awesome to tune in and listen to him, but if you don't have Backstage Pass on his website, you are missing out. He's as clever and quick as ever. Also, it's on demand.

[@edwardlouisbernays2469]

This is Radio Deluxe, on KZbin. Phil is Reanamator Clearly this is the best interview that I have ever seen with Phil Hendrie.

[@currentphonograph1734]

cool interview. worthwhile viewing

[@thedoctorroth]

You both just got a new follower. Bill Hader's interview brought me here. Good Stuff

[@jkjerome1]

Thanks for the show.

[@TheFredismShow]

Fantastic interview!!!

[@anthonysanchez6673]

skip to 24:00 to see phil.

[@carlosg1165]

Loved phill from wiod 610 am in Miami awesome soo funny .👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂

[@jimvortakana7316]

i wish he still took calls

[@NobodyCaresALot]

Me too, but it is a more critical audience now and the people that know him will just waste time. That would ruin the program. It's a damn shame, I agree.

[@bigrigJim]

I absolutely love listening to the genius of Phil Hendrie , he will never have an equal. I think he kind of blew it getting all political the past few years though. His show was best in the early days.

[@creepycraig73]

Hendrie and Ron Bennington. LEGENDS.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

If you like Phil Hendrie, you would most likely see the genius of Otto & George. These dudes who have acts where they're multi-tasking on several levels are something special.

[@kaminarikatuhstrofik9534]

[@norskyg]

Phill needs callers again, that’s what made the show gold. Without the callers it gets old .

[@deg1937]

Exactly

[@breakerbroke23]

He was best back in the KFI Days. Still the king though

[@nealsausen4651]

breakerbroke23 :Yeah those campfires will never be equal more stimulating talk radio radio

[@nealsausen4651]

Has Kevin ever interviewed Robert Smigel the creator and voice of triumph the insult comic dog? I think that would be a great interview for Kevin Pollak!

[@runcaz7802]

No matter who I mention this guy to, nobody has heard of him. How can this be? So I play a clip and ask them: "How many people you think are on this show"? When they give me a number I say "OK now watch"

[@bigtommy9715]

Best skit to show is Coach Vernon dozer on lsd

[@genburke2656]

1:31:30.....it would be like Liberace joining Glenn Gould at the piano for a duet. Awesome interview.

[@___David___Savian]

Kevin looks like he broke into Charlie Rose studio to do his show. LOL

[@NobodyCaresALot]

Yeah, but did he earn it? Did he even do the dance? Is it even in his lineage?

[@edwardlouisbernays2469]

On KFI in the 1990's I could hear Phil Hendrie on Car Radio Nights leaving Oklahoma all night, KFI was Power that covered Rouse 66 fom Oklahoma border toLA.

[@seannorman9169]

We need Phil Hendrie in Miami back again.... I saw him in a promo Armstrong Toyota in Homestead...

[@bebeandjohnnotsonomadiclif5287]

Phill is The Man!

[@progx8679]

Phil Hendrie, Art Bell, George Noory all great !!!

[@nealsausen4651]

Prog X ; add Robert Smigel to that list you might have to subtract GEORGE NORIE though to do it he’s not a great interviewer in fact he’s not good at all. ! 21st century version of a snake oil salesman he is no art bell!

[@joshpalmer9458]

This is Kevin Pollak "right? Right? Mhm. Right. Yeah. Yeah"

[@desertpair2]

I got it right away, hearing him just out of the blue one afternoon on KFI. It took me about 20 seconds to realize what was happening. This guy was the most hysterical person on the air until 9-11, and then he went all bananas. I understand anyone in the comedy business having problems being funny for a month after that . . . but he lost it, in my mind, in that period. Maybe he's got it back, but I haven't heard him for more than 10 years. He's an absolute comic genius.

[@goblinzits]

Denys A Totally agree, but he got it back, it just took a good few years. The post 9/11 was just awful and I thought it would kill the show. Check out Phil's podcast now, just as great as the classic stuff minus the callers.

[@nirv]

+Denys A Yeah, he got too political after 9-11, but actually, some of his best bits of all time were between 2002-2005 in my opinion. Most of his stuff is good, but holy CRAP there were some gems between those years. Cackling like a hyena just thinking about them.

[@johnmachuga8811]

Denys ....exact same with me..and I mean EXACT.

[@ZumaDogg]

As a gay man and gay journalist I can't approve of this man.

[@mcdouche2]

Poor Phil, he was doing so good and then he gave up his #1 rated radio show to explore Hollywood. Well they didn't take him and now we have a Genius with out a real medium. Now the rest of us are going on 10 years missing him. Phil, you done fucked up. I still listen his '99-2006 material on repeat. Pure genius perfection.

[@BlackAndWhiteBand]

He's on every night.... search Phil Hendrie Show in your favorite Podcast app

[@mikegagliarducci875]

I never knew Kevin Pollack had a show, Phil is awesome!

[@budbundy4014]

Phil is amazing

[@frankG335]

I've been looking for the Phil Hendrie show that had an Irish priest saying that the people who died in the Thailand tsunami were responsible to find a priest and get the last rites, and if they didn't, they would go to hell. It goes on with the priest obsessing with not having his tea time interrupted while dying people desperately try to get the last rites. Do NOT bother the priest while he's having his tea. But he goes on and on that no matter how hard it is to make their way to the church through the waters, if they fail to go and get last rites, they WILL go to hell and it will be their own fault. It was one of the funniest bits I've ever heard. It was, of course, shortly after that tsunami, which was, I think, in 2004. People used to call in, furious, to tell off the "guest", not realizing it was Phil doing the voice. This was when he was on 640am Los Angeles. Please find it if anyone has a recording of it! This was before he was being filmed, I think.

[@LoneWoff]

Can the volume be tuned up on this? I can barely hear even with headphones.

[@NobodyCaresALot]

Buy new headphones.

[@BrucknerMotet]

My wife and I did the best Halloween ever handing out the finest, best candies and never any popcorn bags, or fruit, or boxed raisins! And then it turns out they silly stringed our house and I can't understand it (voice breaks)!

[@MRWDL800]

"Proof positive that Seinfield once had friends." hahahha, man that made me laugh too loud in this library

[@MRWDL800]

"You're not buffering, I'm just fucking with you." hahah wtf? Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice and uh... well you just can't fool me again, see?

[@briandelaney9710]

Margaret Gray and Lloyd Bonafide. My faves

[@davidsapp777]

less kevin, more Phil

[@leemoore9933]

It's not the callers that are his fans, hell, they prob don't even know his name or what it's even about. All they do is surf the dial wanting to call and try and look important or smart and they do neither.

[@BoxcarJohnnie]

I was a OTR Trucker in 1990's and 2000's and wanted to Call In myself until i Woke. Yes, at age 72 I admit I got WOKEN by Phil Hendrie, became a Democrat, Abandoned Art Bell, Phil on KFI was Clear Channel I could Her KFI when I hit Oklahoma City all the way to Anywhere Out West.

[@maximilianschmid9890]

56:07 "Tha lisstennr'sz ressponsibbl, tvv."

[@Rayvis79]

Brilliant!

[@___David___Savian]

Since Phil is always pulling people's leg, my neighbor from years ago decided to pull Phil's leg and called in complaining that he was doctor and that the doctor Phil had on (which was just one of Phil's impressions) was making fun of the profession and that he was suing the radio station for slander and that his son had committed suicide over that same segment that Phil aired and he was going to have a group protest outside the radio station for months until Phil apologized and he was going to talk to advertisers to stop doing business with the show. Eventually, I think it was the station manager or someone from the show that called my neighbor back because of caller ID apologizing and offered to have my neighbor in the studio. My neighbor still wanted to push the prank so he hired a sky writing air plane to fly over the studio and the plane wrote in the sky PHIL HENDRIE IS ON CRACK all day long. I don't know if Phil ever found out about it. My neighbor recorded the plane and has the footage. Anyway, my neighbor whom I haven't seen in years since I moved, actually created a show moment just like Phil, except it never aired and no one really knew about it because Phil never discussed the complain on air.

[@NobodyCaresALot]

That's pretty funny. That sounds really great!

[@shattersidvik]

I called in to his show one time. He shut me down pretty good. It was on a serious topic not a pho caller.

[@kayakdog121]

Kevin hits the nail on the head when he says the best part is getting the callers worked up and angry. Now there are no callers and the show is not as good.

[@bluewater3783]

The callers are the "breath of Life" to Phil's show...

[@DoogieH92]

Its still just as good. His podcast is fantastic

[@Maj92007]

I like the one where Ted bell gets sick and throws up when he talks to his son about sex.

[@bandingo652]

Hey Phil !! Boopabouy

[@Scott-ri2ek]

Enjoyed some of his best years in south Florida when Neil Rodgers was around.

[@XOXO-mb2vh]

Phil showed us the Karens before it was a thing.

[@mushroomman1856]

how the tables have turned now.