Joe Piscopo: I Never Saw Any of This Behavior from Al Franken on ‘SNL’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT CAVUTO Hillary ░░░░░░░░ on Snl If you ░░░░░░░░ planning an SNL episode ░░░░░░░░ weekend do you touch ░░░░░░░░ story one of your ░░░░░░░░ stars go ahead and ░░░░░░░░ there Let s ask ░░░░░░░░ one of the show ░░░░░░░░ biggest stars Joe Piscopo ░░░░░░░░ do you do Joe ░░░░░░░░ Got to go there ░░░░░░░░ to do it You ░░░░░░░░ to hit hard because ░░░░░░░░ would have done it ░░░░░░░░ know if he was ░░░░░░░░ And it s tough ░░░░░░░░ me to even talk ░░░░░░░░ it because he started ░░░░░░░░ show He was on ░░░░░░░░ us You know we ░░░░░░░░ the cast that replaced ░░░░░░░░ original cast And Al ░░░░░░░░ he CAVUTO Did you ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk PISCOPO Frankly we ░░░░░░░░ we did And if ░░░░░░░░ can what would happen ░░░░░░░░ reprehensible inexcusable and I ░░░░░░░░ figure that out for ░░░░░░░░ life of me I ░░░░░░░░ what I saw in ░░░░░░░░ Franken during those SNL ░░░░░░░░ was nothing but a ░░░░░░░░ married guy And he ░░░░░░░░ was learning he never ░░░░░░░░ inappropriate never saw any ░░░░░░░░ that And I was ░░░░░░░░ him a lot you ░░░░░░░░ And it s tough ░░░░░░░░ sit here with you ░░░░░░░░ and I know I ░░░░░░░░ you some of your ░░░░░░░░ colleagues call Joe would ░░░░░░░░ come on last night ░░░░░░░░ talk about I hate ░░░░░░░░ just keep talking about ░░░░░░░░ this especially when it ░░░░░░░░ from your family like ░░░░░░░░ Saturday Night Live family ░░░░░░░░ there is no excuse ░░░░░░░░ that CAVUTO Was there ░░░░░░░░ lot of this going ░░░░░░░░ Great question As a ░░░░░░░░ of fact you and ░░░░░░░░ always ask CAVUTO Leave ░░░░░░░░ out of it Was ░░░░░░░░ anything like PISCOPO In ░░░░░░░░ no The jokes were ░░░░░░░░ jokes Sexist probably but ░░░░░░░░ different time You could ░░░░░░░░ Jerry Lewis we always ░░░░░░░░ about lady hey Whoa ░░░░░░░░ could do that and ░░░░░░░░ CAVUTO Where was the ░░░░░░░░ drawn Taking photographs like ░░░░░░░░ of course reprehensible It ░░░░░░░░ before he was senator ░░░░░░░░ you saw nothing like ░░░░░░░░ PISCOPO Nothing from Al ░░░░░░░░ never did CAVUTO Anyone ░░░░░░░░ on the cast Just ░░░░░░░░ that is all PISCOPO ░░░░░░░░ m Italian Are you ░░░░░░░░ to indict me now ░░░░░░░░ the FBI over here ░░░░░░░░ You know me I ░░░░░░░░ not talk out of ░░░░░░░░ Honestly as I think ░░░░░░░░ I never saw any ░░░░░░░░ that Never saw any ░░░░░░░░ that CAVUTO But it ░░░░░░░░ a different environment PISCOPO ░░░░░░░░ did I did There ░░░░░░░░ Bruce Dern the actor ░░░░░░░░ very rude to some ░░░░░░░░ Just hit me CAVUTO ░░░░░░░░ PISCOPO He was guess ░░░░░░░░ Okay to mention his ░░░░░░░░ forgive me I don ░░░░░░░░ mean to do that ░░░░░░░░ were great gals on ░░░░░░░░ show Won t mention ░░░░░░░░ names and they were ░░░░░░░░ think very rudely treated ░░░░░░░░ they came to us ░░░░░░░░ talked about it CAVUTO ░░░░░░░░ treated in a way ░░░░░░░░ harassing or menacing PISCOPO ░░░░░░░░ back as we spoke ░░░░░░░░ very harassing CAVUTO Sexual ░░░░░░░░ Yeah Yeah that is ░░░░░░░░ Now I feel bad ░░░░░░░░ should have stepped up ░░░░░░░░ don t know if ░░░░░░░░ producers knew about it ░░░░░░░░ days it came and ░░░░░░░░ went The girls would ░░░░░░░░ back because they were ░░░░░░░░ very tough It s ░░░░░░░░ whole different time As ░░░░░░░░ father of three daughters ░░░░░░░░ m telling you you ░░░░░░░░ Allie CAVUTO Wonderful girl ░░░░░░░░ it going crazy now ░░░░░░░░ It will settle down ░░░░░░░░ How does comedy handle ░░░░░░░░ PISCOPO Al would have ░░░░░░░░ there But comedy you ░░░░░░░░ t do any of ░░░░░░░░ sexual type jokes any ░░░░░░░░ those inappropriate jokes Same ░░░░░░░░ they would make ethnic ░░░░░░░░ years ago You just ░░░░░░░░ to watch it and ░░░░░░░░ yourself now CAVUTO Do ░░░░░░░░ find yourself even on ░░░░░░░░ radio now watching what ░░░░░░░░ say watching how you ░░░░░░░░ it PISCOPO Nah I ░░░░░░░░ I m on the ░░░░░░░░ That is beauty of ░░░░░░░░ show Thanks to Salem ░░░░░░░░ for allowing me to ░░░░░░░░ that still don t ░░░░░░░░ why we re on ░░░░░░░░ air Vote with me ░░░░░░░░ bymy buddies and Debbie ░░░░░░░░ am 970 We say ░░░░░░░░ we want how we ░░░░░░░░ it I m a ░░░░░░░░ provincial old fashioned guy ░░░░░░░░ I tell you a ░░░░░░░░ quick CAVUTO Sure PISCOPO ░░░░░░░░ did the Rawlings gold ░░░░░░░░ I m in my ░░░░░░░░ I m emcee Derek ░░░░░░░░ is there Eric Hosmer ░░░░░░░░ Kansas City is there ░░░░░░░░ Jackson From New York ░░░░░░░░ was the guy That ░░░░░░░░ my generation I saw ░░░░░░░░ I hope he doesn ░░░░░░░░ mind me telling me ░░░░░░░░ story CAVUTO Mr October ░░░░░░░░ He came backstage introduced ░░░░░░░░ next act I went ░░░░░░░░ torre was there and ░░░░░░░░ buddy ray was there ░░░░░░░░ great to see you ░░░░░░░░ grabbed both my hands ░░░░░░░░ know you Piscopo you ░░░░░░░░ your Dago friend out ░░░░░░░░ I know what you ░░░░░░░░ doing I laughed out ░░░░░░░░ I grabbed Reggie s ░░░░░░░░ you don t know ░░░░░░░░ much I missed those ░░░░░░░░ Could you be politically ░░░░░░░░ and go off the ░░░░░░░░ He made me laugh ░░░░░░░░ you man Good to ░░░░░░░░ you too Reggie It ░░░░░░░░ heartfelt We re too ░░░░░░░░ now yes When it ░░░░░░░░ to father of three ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ abusive to women like ░░░░░░░░ you will have to ░░░░░░░░ back even in comedy ░░░░░░░░ know CAVUTO Even though ░░░░░░░░ your comments we lost ░░░░░░░░ italian american demographic Don ░░░░░░░░ worry about it I ░░░░░░░░ sure there are other ░░░░░░░░ You know what Frank ░░░░░░░░ called Dean martin 99 ░░░░░░░░ of all italian americans ░░░░░░░░ nothing to do with ░░░░░░░░ crime There you go ░░░░░░░░ godfather Neil cavuto Don ░░░░░░░░ mess with this guy ░░░░░░░░ t mess with cavuto ░░░░░░░░ The man who should ░░░░░░░░ the governor of New ░░░░░░░░ but he willped out ░░░░░░░░ Welcome Mr Cavuto fox ░░░░░░░░ What are you looking ░░░░░░░░ CAVUTO Sound like Rodney ░░░░░░░░ PISCOPO An Italian Dangerfield ░░░░░░░░ m okay I m ░░░░░░░░ right I m okay ░░░░░░░░ m all right It ░░░░░░░░ okay No respect at ░░░░░░░░ No respect at all ░░░░░░░░ Hopefully no one is ░░░░░░░░ us.”