Zac Amico’s Morning Zoo: Episode 39

Guests: Jim Florentine, Geno Bisconte
Date: August 29, 2025
Network: GaS Digital

Episode Overview

This episode of Zac Amico’s Morning Zoo is a riotous, fast-paced blend of offbeat news, wild road stories, and unfiltered stand-up comedy banter. Zac is joined by respected comics Jim Florentine and Geno Bisconte for bruising drive-time talk, including the horrors of Carnival cruises, nostalgia for weird vacations, legendary comedy dirtbag tales, dark Howard Stern retrospectives, and a brisk descent into pro wrestling mayhem. The show’s tone is raw, anarchic, and unapologetically blue, with memorable quotes and stories that capture the spirit of morning radio—in all the ways it shouldn’t be.

Main Themes and Segments

1. Carnival Cruise Chaos & Comedy Road Horror Stories

(03:00 – 12:00)

• Carnival Cruise Brawls: Zac opens with news of yet another fight on a Carnival Cruise, this time over chicken tenders, calling the cruise line the "Waffle House of the sea.”

  • “Carnival Cruises gained a reputation of a Waffle House type variety.” – Zac (03:30)

• Comic Cruise Gigs: Jim and Geno discuss the nightmare of doing stand-up on low-rent cruises.

  • Jim: "I'd rather work at Home Depot than do [a regular cruise]." (05:23)
  • Geno: “You have to be clean the first set and then you can… that might be Carnival though. Terrible.” (05:47)

• Family Vacation Hellscapes:

  • Zac: “I remember vacations being very stressful… it was like my dad’s one week off a year and it better go fucking good.” (07:19)
  • Jim recalls fighting for seats during car trips to Florida.
  • Zac’s favorite vacation? The West Edmonton Mall—climate-controlled domes, a pirate ship, amusement parks… “The best vacation of my life.” (10:18)

2. Strip Club Comedy & Old School Raunch

(13:01 – 15:45)

• Legendary Trashiness:
  • Jim and Geno swap tales of comedy gigs sandwiched between all-nude dancers, where comics and strippers battle for the crowd’s attention and staff make lewd regulars feel at home.
  • “We saw a girl put a Heineken bottle in her snatch… this is fucking crazy.” – Jim (14:13)
  • "We used to do a comedy at an all-nude club... it's like MC-ing a rape." – Geno (14:38)
  • “We got free lap dances in between our sets.” – Jim (15:42)

3. Jack Shacks, Blumpkin Regrets & Vintage Filth

(17:20 – 21:45)

• Gross Adult Landmarks:
  • Jim reminisces about frequenting Philly ‘live girl’ jack shacks so much, a stripper recognized his “balls.” (17:41)
  • Bob Levy unwittingly becomes bait for cruising in a parking lot.
  • Zac shares a tale of being filmed for a toilet encounter, then vents: “By the way, had a blumpkin. Way overrated.” (20:17)
  • “Overrated in my life: Blumpkin and a gummer.” – Zac (20:54)

4. Howard Stern: Legacy, Decline, and Culture Wars

(22:01 – 34:00)

• Debating Stern’s Relevance:

  • Geno: “He’s lost it. He’s done. But none of us would be here without him.” (22:02)
  • Zac: “People are hoping this is the time to take him down… now they’re trying to play gotcha with him by bringing up old videos.” (22:24)
  • Jim: “Look, I always look at it like hey, man. He put out 10 great albums… go listen to the first ten. All that shit’s up on YouTube.” (23:57)
  • Geno (rant): “The last four albums didn’t say get the vaccine, we need to take away people’s rights… that’s not losing your creative edge. That’s losing touch.” (24:12)

• Classic Stern Bits & Impact on Comics:

  • Legendary “Revelations” segment, Artie Lange stories, “Jackie the Joke Man,” Billy West years.
  • “Howard was the day… stuck in traffic and just listening to him kills weeks.” – Zac (33:46)
  • “That’s what made me want to be a comic.” – Zac (34:07)

5. Iconic Road Antics and Comedy Pranks

(34:25 – 44:15)

• On Tour Mayhem:

  • Jim and Bob Levy’s legendary furniture-moving pranks and bizarre hotel escapades.
  • "He slept in the bed with [the couple], and they woke up in the morning... and Levy was still asleep." – Jim (37:23)
  • Bachelorette parties with “the youngest in her late 50s” (38:38), and old women trying to seduce Zac and his opener.
  • On diversity and “putting up numbers” on the road: “Anything.” – Jim (39:56)

• DJ Aliases and Comedy Nicknames:

  • “My original headshot? I look like a pale Sinbad.” – Geno (40:29)

6. Otto & George: Saluting a Ventriloquist Legend

(41:07 – 44:27)

• Otto & George Lovefest:
  • “My first paid gig: opening for Otto & George—how great was Otto? I miss him.” – Zac (41:07)
  • “If you don’t know Otto & George, get your best friend… and 10 minutes in, all four are laughing, but an hour in, the puppet keeps calling the girls a cunt.” – Geno (42:12)
  • “This thing thinks I’m real!” — George, after being stabbed (44:23)

Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• “I’d rather work at Home Depot than do a [regular] cruise.” – Jim Florentine (05:23)
• “Bob would never do that…make a fake credit. Oh, he’s trying to fuck a bachelorette party.” – Geno Bisconte (35:47)
• “My dad took me to Dragon Con… he was just desperately trying to save our relationship.” – Zac Amico (12:03)
• “The only way I can describe it [a blumpkin] is it feels like your pelvis is being torn in two different directions.” – Zac Amico (20:39)
• “That’s losing touch. That’s not losing your creative edge.” – Geno Bisconte, on Stern’s pandemic-era persona (24:19)

Listener Questions, News Segments, and Viral Weirdness

Drunk News Anchor Incident

(45:32 – 49:44)

• Zac's crew watches a viral clip of a local news anchor, likely intoxicated or possibly sleep-deprived, struggling through a broadcast.
  • "This lady should be the news at last call…" – Zac (47:01)
  • Debates over whether it was drink, pills, or sheer exhaustion.
  • Geno: “Still sounds better than Kamala. I’d vote for her over K any day.” (49:21)

Gruesome Funeral Keepsakes: Tattoos & Foreskins

(51:06 – 53:55)

• Tattoo Skin Framing: News of a widow preserving her late husband’s tattooed skin sparks debate.

  • “It creeps me out.” – Shannon (51:26)
  • “I still have my son’s foreskin in my freezer…” – Jim Florentine (52:12)
  • “What is wrong with you?” – Geno (52:47)

• Vintage Meatloaf:

  • Zac claims a meatloaf sandwich has been frozen for 30 years, commemorating his favorite childhood diner, the Yankee Tower. (53:18)

Body Mods, Sideshow Stunts & Genital Mayhem

(58:24 – 63:30)

• Zac describes his friend Claw, a tattoo artist with necrotic hands, horns, and a penchant for suspension.
• Zac details putting his penis in a rat trap – a Skankfest staple.
  • “The first time I did it, I was with that same guy… I took my dick out and I did it…” (61:56)
  • “Your dick tastes like blood…” – Unnamed admirer (62:40)

Pro Wrestling Mayhem and CTE Dangers

Raja Jackson Incident & Real Violence in Wrestling

(63:33 – 74:48)

• Zac provides detailed analysis of viral footage: Raja Jackson (son of Rampage Jackson) attacking a wrestler at an indie show.
  • “I would call that attempted murder.” – Zac (65:13)
  • Wrestling etiquette: “If someone gets in the ring who’s not supposed to, your job is to incapacitate them for your safety.” (69:35)
  • The group discusses CTE, concussions, and worry over wrestlers' health.

In-Ring Knife Attack

• Zac summarizes the notorious New Jack stabbing incident in wrestling, referencing how real-life beefs can escalate into actual violence in the ring. (76:23 – 78:32)

Closing: Policing, Hot Chicks, and System Reboot

(79:06 – 81:32)

• The final segment features a woman refusing arrest, seemingly stunned her attractiveness doesn’t earn her special treatment.
  • “She’s glitching.” – Zac (80:54)
  • “It’s like when you watch a really hot chick at a comedy show, and 20 minutes in… you watch them just do a system reboot.” – Zac (81:09)

Highlight Timestamps

• 04:34 — Carnival Cruise brawls & cruise gig hell
• 10:33 — Zac’s epic childhood trip to West Edmonton Mall
• 14:10 — Strip club comedy war stories
• 20:20 — “Had a blumpkin. Way overrated.” – Zac
• 23:00 — Dissecting Howard Stern’s career controversies
• 37:23 — Levy’s legendary bed prank, as told by Jim
• 41:07 — Zac’s first paid gig with Otto & George
• 47:01 — Drunk news anchor idea: “Last call news show”
• 52:12 — Jim’s son’s foreskin frozen “for decades”
• 61:56 — Zac’s infamous rat trap stunt
• 65:13 — “That’s attempted murder.” – Zac on Raja Jackson brawl
• 80:54 — Arrested hotties and “system reboots”

Final Notes

For fans of roast-style humor, inside baseball on the comedy world, and absolute morning-radio mayhem, this episode delivers. Jim and Geno bounce effortlessly between filth, nostalgia, and sharp commentary, aided by Zac’s gleefully wrong energy. The show’s recurring ethos: nothing is sacred, everything is on the table, and in the world of degenerate comics, the wildest story always wins.

Memorable Quote:
"That’s what made me want to be a comic was listening to fucking you, Jim, Voss, telling stories." — Zac Amico (34:07)