B&T Extra: Comedian Impressionist Frank Caliendo

Summary

Summary of "B&T Extra: Comedian Impressionist Frank Caliendo"

Release Date: January 2, 2025
Podcast: The BOB & TOM Show Free Podcast
Host: The BOB & TOM Show | Cumulus Podcast Network
Guest: Frank Caliendo, Comedian and Impressionist

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1. Introduction to B&T Extra and Frank Caliendo

At the outset of the episode, Christopher introduces the segment, highlighting that "every afternoon, we'll give you a little extra in case you missed anything with us today," and teases the guest appearance of comedian impressionist Frank Caliendo.

2. Frank Caliendo’s Recent Experiences and Travel Mishaps

Frank Caliendo shares a humorous account of his recent trip to Hawaii, detailing an unexpected delay caused by a flight attendant shortage.

• [03:06] Frank recounts, “...it was pretty devastating. And on cue, the lady next to me was, oh, my God. And then a kid started crying behind me. I was like, I couldn't believe it. And I just laughed.”

He humorously describes his decision to sleep in the airport, likening his experience to Tom Hanks' character in The Terminal.

• [03:31] Frank jokes, “it was kind of like Tom Hanks in that movie, the Terminal where...”

Willie and Tom engage with Frank, prompting more anecdotes about his stay in Maui and the challenges he faced, including interactions with flight attendants and securing a backup flight.

3. Upcoming Performances and Collaborations

Frank discusses his upcoming shows and collaboration with Willie Garrett in Michigan.

• [07:10] Willie announces, “Frank Caliendo was our guest. Frank, I know that you're going to be in Harris, Michigan, at the casino with Willie Garrett.”

Frank elaborates on the logistics of his travel and praises Willie's helpful nature.

• [07:40] Frank notes, “...I will probably fly to a certain point and then have Willie drive me the rest of the way. That's the way.”

4. Personal Life and Family Insights

The conversation shifts to Frank's personal life, where he shares insights about his wife’s creative project—a Snow Village.

• [09:24] Frank excitedly describes, “I got home and it was all Christmas... It takes up an entire room. She had a guy named Daniel who came in and fixed everything.”

He humorously mentions incorporating Avengers action figures into the village, much to his wife's chagrin.

• [09:13] Frank quips, “A lot of horse dung up.”

5. Fitness, Health, and Personal Reflections

Frank touches on his fitness routine and aging, responding to Willie's comments about his appearance.

• [10:46] Frank responds, “I was a lot fatter. I still can't get skinny, but I jog every day... I'm 50 and it might as well be 98.”

The hosts and Frank exchange light-hearted banter about his fitness journey and health.

6. Exploring Frank’s Work on Cameo and Celebrity Interactions

Frank discusses his thoughts on Cameo, a platform for personalized celebrity messages, and shares anecdotes involving other celebrities.

• [12:32] Frank muses, “...I saw him [Jon Gruden] doing a lifetime. Last time I saw you, I actually saw him and I was at his Tampa.”

He humorously imitates interactions with Tony Romo, highlighting their playful exchanges.

• [15:15] Frank recounts, “Tony Romo doesn't just talk like himself. He starts doing me. Doing him.”

Frank also shares a memorable interaction with Michael Bublé, where Bublé joins his performance and sings a personal song.

• [17:09] Frank enthusiastically narrates, “He starts to sing, and... he asks me to do some Morgan Freeman is like. And that's when they realized this was pretty good...”

7. Table Tennis and Competitive Spirits

The conversation takes a playful turn as Willie and Frank discuss table tennis, leading to the creation of the "Frank Caliendo Table Tenemis Challenge."

• [18:39] Frank puns, “Table Tenemis. I like table tetanus. Let's do that.”

Frank jokes about his table tennis skills, suggesting a celebrity tournament would be dominated by him.

• [16:32] Frank jokes, “It's part of the fitness plan.”

He also humorously references a player named Mike Caliendo from the Chiefs, adding a personal touch to the discussion.

8. Closing Remarks and Future Engagements

As the segment wraps up, Christopher signs off, directing listeners to follow the podcast on various platforms. Bob and Frank exchange final jokes about celebrities and humorous reflections on their conversations.

• [19:23] Frank playfully asserts, “Danny Trejo, you're a legend. Do you know you're a legend?”

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Notable Quotes

• Frank Caliendo ([03:06]): “...it was pretty devastating. And on cue, the lady next to me was, oh, my God. And then a kid started crying behind me. I was like, I couldn't believe it. And I just laughed.”

• Frank Caliendo ([07:40]): “...I will probably fly to a certain point and then have Willie drive me the rest of the way. That's the way.”

• Frank Caliendo ([12:32]): “And then he asked me to do some Morgan Freeman is like. And that's when they realized this was pretty good...”

• Frank Caliendo ([17:09]): “He starts to sing, and... he asks me to do some Morgan Freeman is like. And that's when they realized this was pretty good...”

• Frank Caliendo ([19:23]): “Danny Trejo, you're a legend. Do you know you're a legend?”

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Highlights and Key Takeaways

• Frank Caliendo provided an entertaining glimpse into his personal life, including his experiences traveling to Hawaii and interacting with fellow celebrities.

• The segment highlighted Frank's dynamic personality through his storytelling, impressions, and humorous interactions with hosts Bob, Tom, and Willie.

• Listeners gained insights into Frank's upcoming performances, collaborations, and his active engagement with fans via platforms like Cameo.

• The playful banter around topics like fitness, table tennis, and celebrity interactions made the episode both informative and highly entertaining.

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This episode of B&T Extra exemplifies the blend of humor, personal anecdotes, and engaging conversations that The BOB & TOM Show is renowned for. Frank Caliendo's lively participation offers both laughter and relatability, making it a must-listen for fans of comedy and celebrity insights.

Transcript

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[Christopher]

Welcome back. It's another Bob and Tom extra. This is Christopher. Not only is the Bob and Tom show live every weekday morning, but every afternoon. We'll give you a little extra in case you missed anything on with us today, comedian impressionist Frank Caliendo. It's coming up right after this.

[Bob]

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[Frank Caliendo]

Yeah.

[Bob]

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[Tom]

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[Willie]

Wiener.

[Tom]

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[Frank Caliendo]

The name says it all.

[Tom]

But don't just take our word for it. Let's hear from the ladies falling in love with Wiener.

[Bob]

The smell of wiener drives me wild. One whiff of wiener and I can't control myself.

[Frank Caliendo]

Wiener.

[Bob]

Mm, it's hard to beat Wiener.

[Tom]

Wiener cologne is an aromatic blend of pride, arrogance, and not a hint of shame.

[Frank Caliendo]

Wiener.

[Tom]

A bottle of Wiener cologne is the perfect gift for any occasion.

[Bob]

It was my boyfriend's birthday and I wanted to surprise him with a new cologne. So I thought we'd play a little game of hide the wiener. Well, you should have seen the look on his face when I finally pulled his wiener out. He had a great birthday. And I did, too. My husband loves his wiener. That's the thing he grabs every morning.

[Willie]

Wow.

[Bob]

And he knows how much I love it, too. Sometimes he'll surprise me by texting pictures of it. Here's another one. See, there he is holding his wiener.

[Frank Caliendo]

Oh, my.

[Tom]

Wiener. Only from Bob and Tom and Fragamont fragrances Wiener.

[Christopher]

We know what you need.

[Frank Caliendo]

Here's another healthy dose of Bob and Tom Extra. Here's Tom with our special guest.

[Willie]

I believe that's right. We're gonna go back to the satellite. And there. Look at that handsome man. That's Frank Caliendo. Frank. Give me a little bit of a sound there.

[Frank Caliendo]

You don't hear me?

[Willie]

Oh, there we go. There we.

[Frank Caliendo]

There.

[Willie]

There we are.

[Frank Caliendo]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I was. I was. I was just trying to use my. I can't think of the word I was gonna say Telekinesis. Is that it? Telekinesis? Teleportation. One of those.

[Willie]

Now telepathic is. Is that a Washington Redskins or. Excuse me, Commanders.

[Frank Caliendo]

Looks the same.

[Willie]

No, it's Arizona State.

[Frank Caliendo]

Yeah, it is. Yeah, they're pretty good. Now, my kids go to asu, so I'm supporting my. My kids. Yep.

[Tom]

In more ways than one.

[Frank Caliendo]

All right. No, no.

[Willie]

What's the latest? Do you watch in a lot of sports these days?

[Frank Caliendo]

Yeah, well, I. I missed a lot of Sunday because I. I got. This sounds kind of awkward. I got stuck in Hawaii. I was doing a corporate event in Hawaii, and everybody got on the plane. It was a 10:50pm Red Eye Home to Phoenix Direct. And they got on. The announcement came on by the pilot, and he said, we got some really bad news. One of the flight attendants is sick, and there isn't another flight attendant on the entire island. And you're gonna have to. We're not leaving tonight, so. Whoa. Yeah, that was. It was pretty devastating. And on cue, the lady next to me was, oh, my God. And then a kid started crying behind me. I was like. I couldn't believe it. And I just laughed. I was just kind of like, of course. So I ended up. I'd never done this before, but I slept. I'd actually backed up. I bought a backup flight just in case that were to happen. And I got on a Southwest direct flight the next morning, and I slept at the airport. I'd never done that before. And they do a sweep of the entire upper terminal at this Maui airport, and they kind of kick you out. So I was sleeping on a concrete slab outside. Oh, yeah, yeah. And it was kind of like Tom Hanks in that movie, the Terminal where.

[Willie]

He'S stuck at the airport.

[Frank Caliendo]

Yeah. Yeah. Except for I. I Had my. My citizenship, so I was. Okay.

[Willie]

Yeah, that's good. So when the. When the. If a cop came and kicked your foot to wake you up, would you answer in one of your voices?

[Frank Caliendo]

And that's when this cop realized this was no ordinary passenger who didn't have a place to stay. Yeah, it was a. I mean, I. I was. I was kind of lost. So then I get on the flight the next day.

[Willie]

Day.

[Frank Caliendo]

And I get on the southwest, which is general boarding. You know, it's no. No assigned seats. I'm in the B group because I didn't sign in quickly enough for some reason. But I'm on the aisle and then, I don't know, a couple comes in there. Like, anybody sitting there? I'm like, no, because the plane's full. A little lady and a big. A guy bigger than me. So where. How do you think they sat down?

[Willie]

Yeah, the big guy got the middle seat.

[Frank Caliendo]

The big guy sat in the middle. And I'm thinking, you've got the perfect. If we're playing Tetris, you know which way to rotate this, right? And what do they do? What do they do? She gets in. I'm like, no. And I want to say something like, hey, chunky, how about her in the middle? You know, I get it. But you don't want the, you know, the girl to sit next to the potential weirdo. But so he gets in and then he utilizes. Not just, you know, one. Like, if I got on with my wife, I would lean to her. Right. You know? Yeah. No, he took up the entire middle plus my seat. And I'm like, what do you. And then what do I say? I don't say anything because I'm way too nice of a human being. But it was just a frustrating situation. But I got home and everything is. Everything is really great.

[Willie]

Frank Calienda was our guest. Frank, I know that you're going to be in Harris, Michigan, at the casino with Willie Garrett.

[Frank Caliendo]

Yeah, yeah, I'm going to be. I'm letting. He's letting me close for him again in the.

[Willie]

In the Upper Peninsula. The. You personal get to enjoy some great comedy.

[Frank Caliendo]

Yeah. Well, Thursday night is the. The. The. The. The Lions vs. The packers in Detroit. And then Friday and Saturday is me and Willie G. Up there in the up. So are you.

[Willie]

Are you flying up there or driving?

[Frank Caliendo]

I will probably fly to a certain point and then have Willie drive me the rest of the way. That's the way. And Willie's so nice. He's not like you at all. He is like he's like, what do you need? What do you. I'm actually going to come visit you guys before I do that show. So he's like, what do you need? I'll take anywhere. You know, last time I told you about how he helped me get to the bathroom, you know, we. I had a, you know, a moment where I'm like, we got to get there, Willie. And he's like, what do you need me to do? I'm like, go faster. So I probably meet him in Chicago or something like that or Milwaukee and we'll drive up, but it'll be. It's. He's been great, by the way. I mean, a lot of people would. Would, you know, employ and have Willie open for him just because he's your son. Top. No, he's actually quite good.

[Willie]

Well, good. He's a great kid. I just hoping he'd be driving you across the Mackinac Bridge.

[Frank Caliendo]

Have you done that yet, Frank? I don't. I don't think which. What's that bridge?

[Willie]

It's the largest suspension bridge, I think, in the world. It's kind of like the Golden Gate, but scarier.

[Frank Caliendo]

You're going to go across Lake Michigan.

[Willie]

Goes across the Mackinac Straits.

[Frank Caliendo]

Oh, Mackinac. Okay.

[Willie]

Where Lake. Lake Huron meets. Meets. Meets Lake Michigan.

[Frank Caliendo]

I only know I. I was educated in the United States, so I only know Lake Michigan. I don't know the rest of the Great Lakes.

[Willie]

Chick, what was the movie Time?

[Frank Caliendo]

Somewhere in Time.

[Willie]

Somewhere in Time was filmed on Jane Seymour. Mackinac Island.

[Frank Caliendo]

Yep.

[Willie]

It's famous for its horses and no cars. Yeah, you should go there sometime.

[Frank Caliendo]

A lot of horse dung up.

[Bob]

Tom loves Michigan.

[Frank Caliendo]

Oh, yeah, that sounds great. That sounds really pleasant and smelling.

[Willie]

Oh, it's fine. Now, what's the latest in your life? What's going on other than the fact you just got back from Hawaii?

[Frank Caliendo]

I got home and it was all Christmas, I'll tell you that much already. Oh, okay. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. It's. Yeah. Have you ever seen the Snow Village that my wife.

[Bob]

I don't think so.

[Frank Caliendo]

She's got. I wish I had a visual. I'll have to bring visuals for you next time. It is. It takes up an entire room. She had a guy named Daniel who came in and fixed everything. Oh, this is a lovely little. Put a lovely little town here in. You're going to build a train like it was. He was almost Jonathan Winters, like in. Oh, this is an amazing little, tiny little. Here we go. And he's just so. I put little action Figures in there, like, Avengers are in her town. And she gets really mad. She goes, what is that doing? Oh, I am Loki of Asgard and a burdened with glorious purpose. And your Santa Claus is going down, you know, so.

[Bob]

Love Loki.

[Frank Caliendo]

There's all. But there's a. It's a. It's a whole town. She's got a train that goes through it. The tree's been up. It's just. I. I don't know. I wish I was still in Hawaii. You know what? I wish I was still on that plane with the fat guy in the middle seat. In the middle seat. That guy in the middle seat. Look at me working in voices for you, Tommy. Here we go.

[Willie]

While looking at your website, I noticed that you. You're looking very fit now. They're looking really good.

[Frank Caliendo]

Yeah. What did you see on my website? Is it the right website, Tom?

[Willie]

Yeah.

[Frank Caliendo]

No, no.

[Willie]

There's some pictures of a somewhat heftier Frank.

[Frank Caliendo]

Yeah. Oh, yeah. I was a lot fatter. I still can't get skinny, but I jog every day and my legs only go so fast. Do you see the glasses I'm wearing? I can't even see anymore. I don't know what's going on. I'm 50 and it might as well be 98. I mean, it's just. It is just ridiculous.

[Willie]

Oh, the good news is it gets worse. Faster.

[Bob]

Starting.

[Willie]

What? Any new voices? Anything you've been working on to see if we can.

[Frank Caliendo]

Yeah, I'm sure there's some, but I don't remember any of them. I. I do know this, you know. Have you seen Jon Gruden doing cameos and stuff like that? Now he's got a YouTube channel, and it's. It's unbelievable. And the he. So people know what cameo is, right? That's a general. Yeah. The greetings from people I like. I. I saw him doing a lifetime. Last time I saw you, I actually saw him and I was at his Tampa. You know, the. The ffca, The Fire Football Coaches Association.

[Willie]

It went there.

[Frank Caliendo]

And. And he's doing these cameos, and there's nothing funnier than he's watching, like, old footage of, like, Walter Payton and stuff like that. And he's got like. So I HEAR it's your 50th birthday, man, that's pretty good. You're. You're breaking through the number 50 like Walter Payton would break through the line back in the 80s, man. I'll tell you what, nobody's better than Walter Payne. Happy birthday, Ted. From your guys, Billy, Jim and Tony.

[Willie]

Are you. Are you on cameo?

[Frank Caliendo]

No, I was going to. He kept trying to get me to do. I kept trying to do, but people always want me to do. You know, other people, they don't ever really want to talk to me. They're like, hey, can you give a happy birthday shout out from Morgan Freeman?

[Willie]

Yeah, it's problematic.

[Frank Caliendo]

Downey Jr. And Seth Rogen, I guess. Happy birthday. Wait up.

[Willie]

That's so perfect. That is great. Yeah, that would be kind of problematic, I think.

[Frank Caliendo]

Yeah, I mean, you can do it, but I just feel like if they wanted to talk to me, I feel like that would be a better thing, but it's more of like a. A performance kind of thing, which. I don't know. It just feels. I don't know. I'm just weirded out by it. But Gruden Krupp trying to sell. He's got to do cameo, man. You ever do cameo? I woke up, I had 52 I had to do, man. It's a lot of cameos stuff right there, man. Now, why am I nodding to myself in Hawaii?

[Willie]

Are there any. Are there any voices that are more favorites? Does it matter that you're not in the continental United States?

[Frank Caliendo]

Well, I was doing for a group that was visiting there, so.

[Willie]

Okay, so they're.

[Frank Caliendo]

Yeah, maybe the Rock. I don't know.

[Willie]

That's exactly what I was gonna say, because the Rock's in the news today.

[Frank Caliendo]

That's all I can do is the Rock right now. Aloha. That's a.

[Willie]

The Rock is in the news for allegedly urinating in bottles on the sets of movies.

[Frank Caliendo]

What? Oh, yeah.

[Bob]

What?

[Willie]

Yeah, he really. There was some report. He goes, yeah, that's true.

[Frank Caliendo]

I bottle it and sell it online.

[Willie]

He'd be busy filming and just.

[Frank Caliendo]

I autograph my pee.

[Willie]

There are people who'd buy it.

[Frank Caliendo]

Have you seen this? Have you seen this guy? There's a player on the. That's how I get the best promo, other than calling into you guys if you. There is a. A fella. I can do a Letterman now. There is a. A fella by the name of Mike Caliendo. Have you on the Chiefs? So every time he goes in, I get a mention when Mike Caliendo goes in to play. Have you seen that at all?

[Willie]

I. I have heard it.

[Frank Caliendo]

Oh, yeah, it's. It's pretty. It's pretty. Romo and Nance even talked about me. I've got it on. It's on Instagram. It's one of the things on there. If you want to pull it up. It's. But, you know, Mike Caliendo goes in and Nance is like Mike Caliendo. Not to be confused with Frank Caliento. And then they go into my bed.

[Tom]

Oh, Jim.

[Frank Caliendo]

And it's funny because Tony Romo doesn't just talk like himself. He starts doing me. Doing him. Which is like a car revving up. I think I've told you about. Here we go. Jim. Tony.

[Willie]

I did hear them once reference you and I. I think I almost. Did I text you? I think I may have.

[Frank Caliendo]

Oh, yeah, yeah, I think you did.

[Willie]

You were.

[Frank Caliendo]

You were one of the people it. I wish that after they did that. Mike Caliendo. Not to be confused with Frank Caliento. Oh, Jim. He's going to be at Island Casino December 6th and 7th. Over the up. Here we go. Jim, Frank, onstage.com for tickets.

[Willie]

Do you have anything else coming up in the near future? Are you going to be resting with your wife, looking at her little Christmas thing?

[Frank Caliendo]

There's nothing little about it. And you're just looking for more work for Willie. What are you doing?

[Willie]

No, I'm just curious. I'm just. Does she take one of your ping pong tables over for her Christmas thing or do you still have that in the garage?

[Frank Caliendo]

Well, that's in the. Good. The ping pong table's in the garage. I don't even get the house anymore, man. So I. No, she doesn't take it. Everybody's. I used to leave the ping pong table up in the garage, but everybody would put all their stuff on it all the time. And I. So I fold it up so that's not in there. And I actually put the cars in the garage now, too, which is another thing I got yelled at about. So I'm slowly getting squeezed out of my house. There's a. And, you know, I'm going to live in Maui at the airport on a concrete bench. That's what I'm going to do now.

[Willie]

Are you still playing ping pong on a regular basis?

[Frank Caliendo]

Yes. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I. It's. It's part of the fitness plan.

[Willie]

Tom, is there. Is there a celebrity table tennis tournament?

[Frank Caliendo]

Well, if there is, they wouldn't invite me because they know I'm going to take over. Yeah. Judah Freelander would be another great player. I think there's probably. There's a lot of people that say they play. But then you know who told me he's fantastic? Michael Buble. Yeah, he said he's really good. And. But I don't know because I haven't seen him actually play, but invite him over to the house.

[Bob]

He can serenade Christmas songs.

[Willie]

Oh, yeah.

[Frank Caliendo]

Oh, yeah.

[Willie]

You'd score some points with them with a little woman if you do that.

[Frank Caliendo]

Haven't I ever told you that story? I met. I met. I met Michael Buble. Texting or sending messages? I sent something on TikTok. It was. I just made a comment, go into your show with my family or with my wife and daughter and mother in law on whatever date in Vegas. And he messaged me back and texted me or, you know, messaged me back, and we ended up texting. He's like, hey, you want to come up and do something? And I was like, sure. So he goes into the audience during the show a bunch. He's an incredible entertainer, and he's like. He starts doing an Elvis impression. He goes, hey, I'm pretty good at Elvis, but I'm no Frank Caliendo. And my wife looks at me and goes, do you think he does that every show? I'm like, I have no idea. So then he comes over, he goes, there. This is like 20 minutes later. He goes, you know, I just wanted to sing a song for a certain somebody. Juliet. Is Juliet around? He comes right up to Juliet, and Michelle looks at me like, oh, my God, what did you do? So he comes over, starts to sing, and, you know, he's singing to Juliet. And then he asked me to do some. Morgan Freeman is like. And that's when they realized this was pretty good and I just hadn't met you yet. You know, something like that. I worked it in and, yeah, it was. It was unbelievable. And Juliet. Juliet is very spoiled that way.

[Willie]

I think it's time. It's time for the.

[Frank Caliendo]

The.

[Willie]

The Frank Caliendo Table Tenemis table tennis challenge.

[Frank Caliendo]

Table Tenemis. I like. I like table tetanus. Let's do that.

[Willie]

Okay. All right, lie down. We're gonna. We're gonna give you this shot right in the butt.

[Christopher]

Okay, that's it for another Bob and Tom show. Extra. Catch us on itunes, Google play and stitcher for Bob and Tom. Extra. This is Christopher. Take care, everybody.

[Bob]

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[Frank Caliendo]

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[Bob]

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[Frank Caliendo]

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[Bob]

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