Tag: soundtrack
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Comedy on Vinyl Podcast Episode 150 – David Melville on George Formby
The Independent Shakespeare Company’s own David Melville returns, to again open up our comedy minds to the works of George Formby. Still a respected name in English comedy, his work never quite traversed the ocean sufficiently, so it’s time for some mind expansion. Formby’s double-entendre-laden ukulele tunes are played with an unusual skill on an…
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Comedy on Vinyl Podcast Episode 149 – Craig Rowin on Weird Al – Off The Deep End
Craig Rowin of Your Pretty Face is Going To Hell drops by (and so do I, this was “on location” in Hollywood) to talk about Weird Al’s perfectly-timed “Off The Deep End.” Now, before you write me an e-mail about this being a CD-era album, I’d advise you to go to the Netherlands. Where they released…
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Comedy on Vinyl Podcast Episode 148 – Rob Newhart
It’s not often you get to talk to someone about playing their own father in a movie. In 1992, that’s exactly what Rob did, for a cameo in “Heart and Souls.” We discuss how that came about this week, as big fans of his dad, but we also discuss his own introduction to…
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Comedy on Vinyl Podcast Episode 147 – Live Tribute to Robin Williams – with Rick Overton, Jamie Costa and Josia Elliott
On Sunday, August 2nd at IOWest, we helped kick off The 13th Annual Los Angeles Improv Comedy Festival with a tribute to Robin Williams, with Robin’s close friend, Rick Overton, and special guests Josia Elliott and Jamie Costa. Josia’s a big Robin fan, and if you haven’t seen Jamie’s moving tributes to Robin in the…
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Comedy on Vinyl Podcast Episode 146 – Joseph Scrimshaw on Morey Amsterdam – The Next One Will Kill You
Joseph Scrimshaw is back! And this time, we do something I’ve been waiting to do a long time on this show – let the guest pick from the archive and we both listen to it, fresh. This week, we listen to one of two comedy albums (in the same year) by “The Human Joke Machine,”…
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Comedy on Vinyl Podcast Episode 145 – Christopher Bay on Shelley Berman – Inside Shelley Berman
Every once in awhile, because of this show, I’m fortunate enough to meet an official archivist for a legend. This week, I talk with Christopher Bay, who is the archivist for not only Shelley Berman, but for Woody Woobdury. Christopher talks about his experiences with Shelley, including discovering him and imitating him from a young…
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Comedy on Vinyl Podcast Episode 144 – Justin Michael on The Muppets – The Muppet Show Album
He co-hosts the Before You Were Funny podcast and Batman: The Animated Podcast. Turns out, he’s also the first person to bring The Muppets to the show. Another surprise first turns out to be a brilliant piece of work, especially given that we’re supposed to imagine animated felt for 45 minutes. Not only are the voice…
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Comedy on Vinyl Podcast Episode 143 – Eban Schletter on Spike Jones – Thank You Music Lovers
Podcast listeners will know the sounds of his nimble fingers from the background of many a Paul F. Tompkins podcast, and sketch comedy fans will know his music from Mr. Show. Eban Schletter is not only a great musical improviser, but a guy who maybe, sort of, fell into comedy as a genre. Although, on…
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Comedy on Vinyl Podcast Episode 142 – Janet Varney on Albert Brooks – Comedy Minus One
Janet Varney stops by her own home to delve into Albert Brooks’ classic “Comedy Minus One” for our second go-round with this album. This time, we get a picture of an entirely new experience – namely, someone who grew up without the script to the act-along segment! This made for an e View Original Post…
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Comedy on Vinyl Podcast Episode 141 – James Bladon and Jeremy Guskin on Monty Python – The Holy Grail Soundtrack
This week I’m joined by the amazingly talented James Bladon (the music for Superego and their alter-egos The Journeymen and the music editor for countless TV shows) and my great friend and talented person in his own right Jeremy Guskin to discuss (deep breath) “The Album Of The Soundtrack Of View Original Post and Listen…