Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia 12-21-2025

Monologue:

Joe Sibilia's Christmas special recommendations, and revisiting his interview with Dr. Elmo Shropshire from 2015 in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" holiday special

Guests:

Nathan Kress, actor, producer, and director best remembered for his role as Freddie Benson on the Nickelodeon series "iCarly"

Topic: Voicing Chuck E. Cheese in "A Chuck E. Cheese Christmas, now streaming on Amazon Prime and YouTube; His experience on Disney Channel and Nickelodeon; Appearing on "Drake and Josh"; Filming "iCarly" on Jimmy Fallon's set in New York

David Sibilia, Joe Sibilia's Uncle and the inventor of the Tree I.V.

Topic: His classic Christmas season invention

 

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia 12-21-2025
Monologue:
Joe Sibilia's Christmas special recommendations, and revisiting his interview with Dr. Elmo Shropshire from 2015 in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" holiday special
Guests:
Nathan Kress, actor, producer, and director best remembered for his role as Freddie Benson on the Nickelodeon series "iCarly"
Topic: Voicing Chuck E. Cheese in "A Chuck E. Cheese Christmas, now streaming on Amazon Prime and YouTube; His experience on Disney Channel and Nickelodeon; Appearing on "Drake and Josh"; Filming "iCarly" on Jimmy Fallon's set in New York
David Sibilia, Joe Sibilia's Uncle and the inventor of the Tree I.V.
Topic: His classic Christmas season invention
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"Nostalgia Tonight" is a love letter to show business and Americana. Join your host, Joe Sibilia, as he takes you on a journey through time to examine the people, places, and phenomena that have shaped popular culture.

"Nostalgia Tonight" is a love letter to show business and Americana. Join your host, Joe Sibilia, as he takes you on a journey through time to examine the people, places, and phenomena that have shaped popular culture.

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia

Nathan Kress (star of "iCarly" and the voice of Chuck E. Cheese in "A Chuck E. Cheese Christmas"); The Tree I.V.; Christmas Special Recommendations

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 7-26-26

On this week's broadcast of "Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia," Joe welcomes back his friend, legendary television host Marc Summers, as he celebrates 40 years of "Double Dare" with a reunion show at City Winery in Philadelphia on October 4th, followed by a pay-per-view webcast of the sthow on October 31st. Joe and Marc reminisce about "Double Dare," the show's move to Nickelodeon Studios at Universal Studios Orlando, Marc's chance to interview and slime Steven Spielberg, and Joe reunites Marc with Matthew Sambolin, who was a contestant on an infamous episode of "Double Dare that never made it to air. 

Plus, Marc learns the Price is WRONG from Bob Barker, takes Chuck Barris to task for "The Gong Show," praises game show producer Mark Goodson, dishes the dirt on Joey Bishop, plays "Pies in the Pants" with Regis Philbin, interviews Hugh Downs, and remembers some bizarre surprise parties from his Food Network show "It's a Surprise."

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 7-26-26
On this week's broadcast of "Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia," Joe welcomes back his friend, legendary television host Marc Summers, as he celebrates 40 years of "Double Dare" with a reunion show at City Winery in Philadelphia on October 4th, followed by a pay-per-view webcast of the sthow on October 31st. Joe and Marc reminisce about "Double Dare," the show's move to Nickelodeon Studios at Universal Studios Orlando, Marc's chance to interview and slime Steven Spielberg, and Joe reunites Marc with Matthew Sambolin, who was a contestant on an infamous episode of "Double Dare that never made it to air.&nbsp;
Plus, Marc learns the Price is WRONG from Bob Barker, takes Chuck Barris to task for "The Gong Show," praises game show producer Mark Goodson, dishes the dirt on Joey Bishop, plays "Pies in the Pants" with Regis Philbin, interviews Hugh Downs, and remembers some bizarre surprise parties from his Food Network show "It's a Surprise."

Legendary Television Host Marc Summers Celebrates 40 Years of "Double Dare"

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 7-19-2026

This week on "Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia," Joe talks with Anthony C. Ferrante, the director of the "Sharknado" films about his latest film, "Water Park Shark," the label "So bad, it's good," directing Richard Kind, and much more. In honor of the 75th anniversary of Walt Disney's "Alice in Wonderland," you'll go inside Joe Sibilia's vault to hear Joe's 2017 interview with Kathryn Beaumont, the voice of Alice and the voice of Wendy in Walt Disney's "Peter Pan." 

Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia | 7-19-2026
This week on "Nostalgia Tonight with Joe Sibilia," Joe talks with Anthony C. Ferrante, the director of the "Sharknado" films about his latest film, "Water Park Shark," the label "So bad, it's good," directing Richard Kind, and much more. In honor of the 75th anniversary of Walt Disney's "Alice in Wonderland," you'll go inside Joe Sibilia's vault to hear Joe's 2017 interview with Kathryn Beaumont, the voice of Alice and the voice of Wendy in Walt Disney's "Peter Pan."&nbsp;

Kathryn Beaumont, the voice of Alice in Wonderland; Anthony C. Ferrante, Director of the "Sharknado" films

This week's guest:

James Curtis, author of "Comedy is a Grim Business: The Making of 'It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'"

Topic: How the film got started; Stanley Kramer and "The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T"; The reception of "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" on the heels of the John F. Kennedy assassination; Casting the Fire Chief; The origins of the Big W

This week's guest:
James Curtis, author of "Comedy is a Grim Business: The Making of 'It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'"
Topic: How the film got started; Stanley Kramer and "The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T"; The reception of "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" on the heels of the John F. Kennedy assassination; Casting the Fire Chief; The origins of the Big W

Nathan Kress (star of "iCarly" and the voice of Chuck E. Cheese in "A Chuck E. Cheese Christmas"); The Tree I.V.; Christmas Special Recommendations

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