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John Melfi
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Dorothy Vann
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Jim Evering
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This a look at the different personalities related to the zodiac signs. In each of the comic sketches, an interviewer chats with someone possessing the traits of the astrological signs and usually giving the poor guy grief. The sketches are performed by Johnny Melfi, Dorothy Vann and Jim Evering. Source: ojeda
01 Aries 3:20
02 Taurus 3:09
03 Gemini 3:16
04 Cancer 3:43
05 Leo 3:58
06 Virgo 3:48
07 Libra 4:16
08 Scorpio 3:57
09 Sagittarius 3:31
10 Capricorn 3:57
11 Aquarius 4:12
12 Pisces 3:56
Carl Reiner
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Carl Reiner
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Mel Brooks
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Melvin Kaminsky
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2000 Years With Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks
01 2000 Year Old Man 12:38
02 Fabiola 2:05
03 The Astronaught 4:00
04a In A Coffee House 1:10
b The Depressed One 2:22
c The Actor 4:30
d The Painter 2:57
e The Folk Singer 2:40
05 The Peruvian 2:40
06 The Psychiatrist 4:00
2000 & One Years With Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks
07 2000 & Six Month Man 13:55
08 The Tax Expert 2:47
09 The Two Hour Old Baby 6:36
10 The New Technique Psychiatric Society 8:00
11 The Third Best Poet 5:07
Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks At The Cannes Film Festival
12 The Cannes Film Festival 9:54
Adolph Hartler
Frederico Fettucini
Tippy Skittles
13 Dr. Felix Wheird
14 2000 & Two Year Old Man 9:40
15 The L.M.N.O.P. Ad Agency 6:12 | |
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Jack Paar
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Jack Harold Paar
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Canton, Ohio, USA
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May 01 1918 – Jan 27 2004 age 85
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One of the early classic moments in television
censorship occurred when late night talk show host Jack Paar walked off his NBC
program after the network censors nixed a somewhat randy (for the times)
bathroom joke. The joke was based on the misinterpretation of the initials W.C.
--an English lady thinking it was a "water closet" and the Swiss schoolmaster
thinking she meant "Wayside Chapel." The NBC censors thought the joke was dirty
and cut it from the February 10, 1960 broadcast without consulting with Paar.
When Paar discovered that his four-minute story had been cut, he later walked
off in the middle of the live show. As he said "I've been up thirty hours
without an ounce of sleep wrestling with my conscience all day. I've made a
decision about what I'm going to do. I'm leaving THE TONIGHT SHOW. There must be
a better way to make a living than this, a way of entertaining people without
being constantly involved in some form of controversy. I love NBC, and they've
been wonderful to me. But they let me down." The joke that caused all of the
controversy is printed below:
"An English lady, while visiting Switzerland, was looking for a room, and she
asked the schoolmaster if he could recommend any to her. He took her to see
several rooms, and when everything was settled, the lady returned to her home to
make the final preparations to move. When she arrived home, the thought suddenly
occurred to her that she had not seen a "W.C." [water closet, a euphemism for
bathroom] around the place. So she immediately wrote a note to the schoolmaster
asking him if there were a "W.C." around. The schoolmaster was a very poor
student of English, so he asked the parish priest if he could help in the
matter. Together they tired to discover the meaning of the letters "W.C.," and
the only solution they could find for the letters was letters was a Wayside
Chapel. The schoolmaster then wrote to the English lady the following note:
Dear Madam:
I take great pleasure in informing you that the W.C. is situated nine miles from
the house you occupy, in the center of a beautiful grove of pine trees
surrounded by lovely grounds. It is capable of holding 229 people and it is open
on Sunday and Thursday only. As there are a great number of people and they are
expected during the summer months, I would suggest that you come early: although
there is plenty of standing room as a rule. You will no doubt be glad to hear
that a good number of people bring their lunch and make a day of it. While
others who can afford to go by car arrive just in time. I would especially
recommend that your ladyship go on Thursday when there is a musical
accompaniment. It may interest you to know that my daughter was married in the
W.C. and it was there that she met her husband. I can remember the rush there
was for seats. There were ten people to a seat ordinarily occupied by one. It
was wonderful to see the expression on their faces. The newest attraction is a
bell donated by a wealthy resident of the district. It rings every time a person
enters. A bazaar is to be held to provide plush seats for all the people, since
they feel it is a long felt need. My wife is rather delicate, so she can't
attend regularly. I shall be delighted to reserve the best seat for you if you
wish, where you will be seen by all. For the children, there is a special time
and place so that they will not disturb the elders. Hoping to have been of
service to you, I remain,
Sincerely,
The Schoolmaster."
Prompted by a newspaper column written by John Crosby entitled "The Fall of Jack
Paar" that reported that Jack Paar was washed up on television, Paar returned to
the show on March 7th, strolled onstage, struck a pose, and looked right into
the camera. "As I was saying," he said "before I was interrupted. Of course, the
(audience erupted in applause. He continued, "When I walked off, I said there
must be a better way of making a living. Well I've looked and there isn't. Be it
ever so humble, there is no place like Radio City. Leaving the show was a
childish and perhaps emotional thing. I have been guilty of such action in the
past and will perhaps be again. I'm totally unable to hide what I feel. It is
not an asset in show business. But I shall do the best I can to amuse and
entertain you and let other people speak freely, as I have in the past. Any who
are maligned will find this show a place to come and tell their story. There
will be a rock in every snowball and I plan to continue exactly what I started
out to do. I hope you will find it interesting. Source: TV Acres
01 1947-06-01 Disagreement In The Shade
02 1947-06-22 Spoof On Fan Magazine Interviews
03 1947-07-13 Children's Adventure Shows
04 1947-07-27 Singing Cowboy Parody
05 1947-08-03 Buying A House
06 1947-08-17 Guest Jack Benny
07 1947-08-24 Cinderfella
08 1947-08-31 Parody Of BBC Radio Shows
09 1947-09-07 Breakfast Foods
10 1947-09-14 Loser Of Beauty Contest
11 1947-09-21 This Is America
12 1947-09-28 Hair Tonics End Of Summer Run
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Jack Paar
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Jack Harold Paar
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Canton, Ohio, USA
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May 01 1918 – Jan 27 2004 age 85
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I've owned several copies of this obscurity over the course of time and it is the only album I've ever seen on the phallic sounding Ramrod Superrecords. The back cover has an advertisement for Jiffy Sew. The LP is quite funny, consisting of two monologues from The Tonight Show with Jack Paar from 1960 or so. One is from an episode of the program that was broadcast from England, although the album provides zero context, and this is something the listener is pretty much left to themselves to figure out. I've heard a rumor that this was a "premium give-away" promo LP courtesy of NBC, but I don't know if that is true. If it is, it makes the label's name all the more confusing. Source: ClassicTelevisionShowbiz
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02 Side 2
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Frankie Howerd
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Mar 06 1917 - Apr 19 1992 age 75
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Titter lots at Frankie Howerd's ditties, sketches, limericks and stand
up, recorded in front of a specially-invited audience. The star of TV's
"Up Pompeii" and mainstay of innumerable "Carry-On" films, Frankie
Howerd causes a mayhem of mirth, where even his co-stars can't help
laughing. As well as songs, stories, naughtiness and his usual audience
banter, "Please Yourselves" sees Frankie visiting his (female) doctor
about an accident where he fell artichoke over chip, which squashed his
sprouts and gave him an enormous swelling on his broad beans...Written
by David Nobbs and David McKellar, "Please Yourselves" also features Ray
Fell, Dilys Laye and April Walker.
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02 Side 2
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Novelty & Stand-up
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Gary Owens
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Gary Altman
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Dave Ketchum
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Feb 04 1928 -
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Agent...
Bonnie...
Clyde...
Cousin Norbert...
Narrator...
The Marshal...
Uncle Charlie...
Used Car Salesman... | Jesse White
Joan Gerber
David Ketchum
Jesse White
Gary Owens
Gene Moss
Jim Thurman
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01 The Enforcer 2:05
02 The Getaway :50
03 Marshal And The Sheriff 2:35
04 The Lesson :35
05 The Handshake :30
06 The Agent 2:40
07 Marshal and Cafe #2 :55
08 The Commercial 1:15
09 Philosophical Chat 1:40
10 The Bank Hold-Up Note 2:40
11 Marshal And Hotel Clerk 1:10
12 Bonnie's Poem 2:00
13 The Love Scene 1:10
14 The Wrong Getaway Vehicle 1:45
15 Marshal And The Barber :50
16 The Parking Ticket 1:40
17 The Used Car Salesman 2:05
18 Marshal And Cafe #1 1:05
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Emo Philips
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Feb 07 1956
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John Marwood Cleese
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Bob
Claster was a DJ on KCRW in Los Angeles. In the 80's he had a comedy
show called Funny Stuff and he would interview comedians. He has many
of these interviews online as mp3s.
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Each interview runs about 30 - 60 minutes.
01 Billy Connolly
02 Brother Theodore
03 Emo Philips
04 John Cleese (Part 1)
05 John Cleese (Part 2)
06 John Cleese & Michael Palin
07 Jonathan & Darlene Edwards
08 Mort Sahl
09 Peter Cook Part 1
10 Peter Cook Part 2
11 Peter Cook Part 3
12 Shop Colloquy 3, An Analysis of Satire
13 Stan Freberg (Part 1)
14 Stan Freberg (Part 2)
15 Stan Freberg (Part 3)
16 Stan Freberg (Part 4)
17 Stan Freberg (Part 5)
18 Tom Lehrer
19 Tom Lehrer Follow-up
20 Parodies
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Bill Dana
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William Szathmary
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Oct 05 1924 -
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01 The Submarine Officer (with Steve Allen)
02 The Judo Expert (with Spike Jones)
03 The Piano Tuner (with Spike Jones)
04 The Television Engineer (with Pat Harrington Jr.)
05 The Broadway Writer with (Steve Allen)
06 The Piano Tuner, Again (with Spike Jones)
07 The Artist (with Spike Jones)
08 The JJJ Salesman (with Spike Jones)
09 Warmup from the Spike Jones Show
