This week, Firesign archivist Taylor Jessen talks with me about two recently-uncovered acetate by Dick Davy! Taylor digitized and cleaned them up for a good listen, and we discuss their contents and the technical challenges of digital archiving of audio. (Thanks to Sharon Hoffman for the p View Original Post […]
Comedy on Vinyl Podcast Episode 356 – Paul Sabourin on An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer
He’s one half of Paul and Storm and he’s a huge Tom Lehrer fan. We break down some of his favorite comedy songwriting techniques and how Lehrer inspired Paul’s early comedic songrwriting.
Host: Jason Klamm
Producer: Mike Worden
Guest: Paul Sabourin
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Two Years Ago – Comedy on Vinyl Podcast Episode 293 – Hilary Swett of The Writers Guild Foundation on Archiving Comedy
This week is an episode I recorded a while ago with Hilary Swett, archivist for The Writers Guild Foundation. Host: Jason Klamm Producer: Mike Worden Guest: Hilary Swett of The Writers Guild Foundation wgfoundation.org The Three Haircuts 45 on Discogs Check out Celery Sound R View Original Post and Listen […]
Comedy on Vinyl Podcast Episode 355 – Steve Whitmire on Stan Freberg – A Child’s Garden of Freberg
Steve Whitmire’s career in puppeteering, as the voice of Kermit following Jim Henson, Rizzo the Rat and numerous other Muppets, as well has his own group of fantastical felt creatures, can trace its roots to listening to Stan Freberg and learning the rhythms of his work. We have a great
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Comedy on Vinyl Podcast Episode 354 – Andre Jacquemin – The History of Monty Python, Part 2 – The Monty Python Matching Tie and Handkerchief
Python record producer Andre Jacquemin returns for the History of Python! This time we discuss the classic three-sided record.
Host: Jason Klamm
Producer: Mike Worden
Guest: Andre Jacquemin
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The Monty Python Matching Tie and Handkerchief on Vinyl
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Comedy on Vinyl Podcast Episode 353 – David Ossman of The Firesign Theatre
I’ve been waiting years to speak with David Ossman, co-founding member of The Firesign Theatre, and I’m excited to be able to talk with him about his career, and Firesign’s first vinyl in decades, Dope Humor of the Seventies, out now from Stand Up! Records!
Host: Jason Klamm
Producer: Mike Wo
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Comedy on Vinyl Podcast Episode 352 – Tarik Davis on Richard Pryor – That N*****’s Crazy
You might have seen Tarik on The Amber Ruffin Show, or seen him perform comedy on the stage and screen. This week, we sit down to talk about Richard Pryor’s 4th album, his character work and storytelling, and what they mean to Tarik and his work.
Host: Jason Klamm
Producer: Mike Wor
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Comedy on Vinyl Podcast Episode 351 – Bonus Episode – Hank Garrett
Hank Garrett’s career goes back to the days of one of my early comedy heroes (and recent point of discussion), Nat Hiken, when he was cast on Car 54, Where Are You? His prolific and winding entertainment career includes standup, wrestling, and a number of other things, and we cover everything we
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Comedy on Vinyl Podcast Episode 350 – Dan Gomiller on The Firesign Theatre – Everything You Know is Wrong
My best friend, comedy partner and other podcast(s) co-host Dan Gomiller joins me this week to talk about the one comedy album we didn’t grow up sharing. As it turns out, we learn A LOT about the album and I get a glimpse into another side of Dan’s comedy upbringing I didn’t know
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