This week we skip back to last week’s comedian’s (Richard Pryor) biggest influence.  Bill Cosby influenced two generations in two entirely different ways.  He broke ground with his stand up comedy, became the first black man to star in a TV drama, and then headed up what was arguably the most successful (financially and culturally) sitcom of the 80s.

This is Bill Cosby’s first album, and he’s in fine form.  Some bits would become classics and, while others are a bit dated, Bill’s conversational style was born here.  The classics that followed were just an extension of his ability to keep talking with you, and that’s why it remains timeless.  Damn the time period, damn the medium – telling a good story will always keep people listening.

For those of you who have been listening since episode 1 (or have gone back and check those first two out) – thanks a bunch for sitting through episodes one and two.  We understand that they might have been a bit… experimental for most tastes, but we hope there was something remotely enlightening in there that you could make out, even if it was subliminal.

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Host: Jason Klamm

Producer/Contributor: Mike Worden

Comedy on Vinyl is recorded at Fort Awesome Studios in beautiful downtown Burbank.  The samples played in these non-commercial (see: free) podcasts are used without permission, and are intended to sell more albums, not to endorse Vinyl Piracy.  Follow us on Twitter or at the Facebooks.

Official Bill Cosby Site: http://www.billcosby.com/

Buy “Bill Cosby Is A Very Funny Fellow Right!” on Vinyl: http://goo.gl/RvcVH

Inferior (except for quality) Compact Disc: http://goo.gl/YnJBQ

Jason co-stars monthly in “A Drinking Game: http://adrinkinggame.com

Mike is in “A Few Good Men”:http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=223801767655604

Things/people mentioned in this episode:

Leonard, Part 6: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093405/combined

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Jason Klamm

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This week: three white guys talk about Richard Pryor.  In this episode, we’re joined by the hilarious and talented Mike Preister.  You’ve seen his work on TV for over a decade, and now he’s been kind enough to talk with us about his earliest, biggest comedy influence.  Namely: Richard Pryor’s fourth album, “…Is It Something I Said?”  Raw, character-driven and “profane” (if you believe in such a thing – and for that matter, ignore the stupid parental advisory sticker on this CD cover, the only public image I could use), this album illustrates everything that made Richard Pryor groundbreaking.  Not only did he speak to an untapped audience, but he did it in character. 

Never one to simply spit jokes at the audience, Richard Pryor shows all of the energy and commitment that could have made him a huge box office star.  Though that never quite materialized, this album stands as a clear example of why he has left an indelible mark on the comedy and comedians that came after him.

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Host: Jason Klamm

Guest: Mike Preister

Producer/Contributor: Mike Worden

Comedy on Vinyl is recorded at Fort Awesome Studios in beautiful downtown Burbank.  The samples played in these non-commercial (see: free) podcasts are used without permission, and are intended to sell more albums, not to endorse Vinyl Piracy.  Follow us on Twitter or at the Facebooks.

Official Richard Pryor Site: http://www.richardpryor.com/

Mike Worden’s Twittle: http://twitter.com/maworden

Mike Preister’s Twitty: http://twitter.com/mikepreister

Jason Klamm’s Twingle: http://twitter.com/jklamm

Buy “…Is It Something I Said?” on Vinyl or inferior Compact Disc: http://goo.gl/er5Rr

Things/people mentioned in this episode:

Claude File: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0276863/

The Nerdist: http://www.nerdist.com/category/podcast/

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Jason Klamm

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Finally!  We cover The Smothers Brothers’s’s first album.  This album helped the duo achieve the kind of notoriety that informs the success of every folk comedy… duo… since.  Actually, the form was so unique that they cut out a place for themselves in the world of comedy that, eventually, made them two of the most influential voices in the history of modern comedy. 

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Host: Jason Klamm

Guests: Dan Gomiller, Ari Jarvis

Producer/Contributor: Mike Worden

Comedy on Vinyl was recorded at Fort Awesome Studios in beautiful downtown Burbank.  The samples played in these non-commercial (see: free) podcasts is used without permission, and is intended to sell more albums, not to endorse Vinyl Piracy.  Follow us on Twitter or at the Facebooks.

The Smothers Brothers Site: http://www.smothersbrothers.com/

“Dangerously Funny,” David Bianculli’s wonderful book about the Smothers Brothers and their rise to fame: http://www.amazon.com/Dangerously-Funny-Uncensored-Smothers-Brothers/dp/1439101167

Buy “Live at the Purple Onion” on Vinyl: http://www.amazon.com/Comedy-Smothers-Brothers-Recorded-Purple/dp/B0016A02BK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1310082707&sr=8-1

On ridiculously expensive CD: http://www.amazon.com/COMEDY-SMOTHERS-BROTHERS-RECORDED-FRANCISCOAT/dp/B002A1WGIG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1310082707&sr=8-3

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Jason Klamm

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