The Comedy On Vinyl Podcast
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Episode 87 - Rodney Allen Rippy
This week we talk with Rodney Allen Rippy about his career, being a child star, and being in the best movie ever, "Blazing Saddles." Host: Jason Klamm Producer: Mike Worden This Week’s Guest: Rodney Allen Rippy Comedy on Vinyl is recorded at Fort A
Episode 86 - Dan Schlissel on Rodney Dangerfield - No Respect
Dan Schlissel returns and, as usual, demonstrates his prowess as a comedy connoisseur and expert collector. Â This time, we hit our second Dangerfield album in the podcast's history, basking in the glow of the seemingly simple one-liners and crowd work of
Episode 85 - Mark Proksch on The Two Sides Of The Smothers Brothers
You've seen Mark Proksch on The Office as Nate. Â You might have been fortunate enough to see Kenny Strasser, Yo-Yo Master. Â He's generally just brilliant and funny, but he also picked The Smothers Brothers, finally bringing me back to something I have m
Episode 84 - Rocky Mountain Mike on Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America, Vol 1: The Early Years
Rocky Mountain Mike (aka Mike Hardeman) has been creating political satire for years. Â He began (as a lot of us did) recording himself and his friends creating comedy as kids. Â He eventually moved into radio, and after an impressive back catalog, has fi
Episode 83 - Rusty Warren - Part 2
It's the Rusty Warren interview, part 2! Â No clips (except at the end) so you can get a better feel for the conversation we had. Â It was amazing, and I can't stop going on about what an incredible honor this was for Mike and myself. Â Because it was. Â
Baby Episode 7 - Music to Shave By - Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Rosemary Clooney and The Hi-Los
We do have a regular episode coming this week - Part 2 of the Rusty Warren interview, in fact! Â But to hold you over, here's a find from an estate sale this weekend. Â According to the record itself - a paper pull-out from a 1959 issue of Look magazine -
Episode 82 - Rusty Warren - Part 1
It's finally here - our interview with comedy legend Rusty Warren. Â Queen of the party album, progressive thinker, wonderful singer and all-around wonderful comedian. Â In a time where sex in comedy meant being blue for the sake of it, Rusty turned it an
Episode 81 - Eric Martin on Doctor Demento Presents the 1960s
Eric Martin (host of This American Wife) is back! Â It's a two-peat, which isn't a thing at all. Â Finally, someone picks Dr. Demento - specifically "Dr. Demento Presents: Greatest Novelty Records of All Time, Vol. 3: 1960's." Â Couldn't fit all that into
Episode 80 - Matt Saxe on George and Ira Gershwin - Of Thee I Sing
For the first time, I get to talk with one of my best friends, and my only Best Man, Matt Saxe on the podcast. Â To cross over a bit to our pet project, the comedic historical documentary "Vice-Precedence: Being Number Two in the White House," Matt picked
Episode 79 - Josh Mills on Ernie Kovacs Presents - A Percy Dovetonsils Chrithmath
Nothing like Christmas in January. Â And nothing like a fellow vinyl comedy nerd like the incomparable Josh Mills to talk about Ernie Kovacs again! Â Black Friday Record Store day 2013 gave us this little snapshot of more Percy Dovetonsils goodness, and i