Episode 14 – Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder – Young Frankenstein

Mel Brooks may have made the name he has today with a unique brand of parody, but Young Frankenstein is arguably his masterpiece, and is no doubt the beginning of a brand of pastiche that has informed the work of every great filmmaker of the last four decades.  Self-awareness without having to mug, genuine drama without a sly wink, and real, stone-faced, honest acting make this more than just what Mel Brooks calls a “spoof.” 

As Dan points out in this episode, “Young Frankenstein” is a spiritual sequel to its namesake, and even cursory knowledge of the original “Frankenstein” is enough to get the basics.  That said, it’s still a good, human story, given to us through some of the best slapstick ever put on film.

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This Week’s Guests: Jennifer SmithDan Gomiller & Ari Jarvis

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Baby Episode #2 – Several Albums to Come

To everyone who is awesome: thank you for continuing to listen.  Thanks for putting up with this pseudo-sode, as I’m calling it, in the hopes it won’t catch on.  There are a number of albums coming up, and we’re in the planning stages for the second live Comedy on Vinyl show.

Stay tuned for more.  And have a good thing.

– Jason

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Episode 13 – Cheech and Chong – Greatest Hit

CACGHThey’re back, and this time we cover the second album that made Jason and Dan become best friends while hanging out in a broken Ford Fiesta.  Yep, that’s Upstate New York for you.  This is, in fact, our first quadrilateral New York episode.

The appeal of this album is clear, even to comedy nerds who have never touched marijuana in their lives.  The characters are great, due in large part to Cheech’s voice characterizations, and the situations are not, in any way, difficult to understand.  Add the fact that Cheech & Chong were smart and considerate to add production values to something that could easily rely on mere mentions of illegal activity for its laughs, and you have one of the greatest comedy compilations out there.  It outshines the last album we covered, and – for Dan and I at least – rivals Monty Python Sings, which we will surely cover in the future.

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Host: Jason Klamm

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This Week’s Guests: Jeremy Guskin, Dan Gomiller

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Episode 12 – Monty Python – The Instant Record Collection

MPIRCIt’s taken much too long to get to Monty Python, given our collective love for the group, perhaps best demonstrated by how many Holy Grail references make their way into this podcast.  This is a great primer album, though it makes little sense to listen to this until after watching the series and, of course, Holy Grail and Life of Brian.

They were the gods of irreverence and detractors of the end portion of a sketch.  Inspired by The Goons, Ernie Kovacs and a host of other insane comedy-types, Monty Python was something new to their UK audience, but was something mind blowing for an originality-starved US audience that wouldn’t see their first episodes until a few years after they originally aired.  Nerds everywhere rejoiced and further found one more reason to believe they would always be alone.  Until they met that special someone who could also say “anarcho-syndicalist commune” without breaking a sweat.  Listen and enjoy.

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This Week’s Guest: Jeremy Guskin

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