The Comedy On Vinyl Podcast

The Comedy On Vinyl Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 87 - Rodney Allen Rippy
March 13, 2014

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
March 07, 2014

Dan Schlissel returns and, as usual, demonstrates his prowess as a comedy connoisseur and expert collector.  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
February 26, 2014

You've seen Mark Proksch on The Office as Nate.  You might have been fortunate enough to see Kenny Strasser, Yo-Yo Master.  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
February 22, 2014

Rocky Mountain Mike (aka Mike Hardeman) has been creating political satire for years.  He began (as a lot of us did) recording himself and his friends creating comedy as kids.  He eventually moved into radio, and after an impressive back catalog, has fi

Episode 83 - Rusty Warren - Part 2
February 12, 2014

It's the Rusty Warren interview, part 2!  No clips (except at the end) so you can get a better feel for the conversation we had.  It was amazing, and I can't stop going on about what an incredible honor this was for Mike and myself.  Because it was.  

Baby Episode 7 - Music to Shave By - Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Rosemary Clooney and The Hi-Los
February 10, 2014

We do have a regular episode coming this week - Part 2 of the Rusty Warren interview, in fact!  But to hold you over, here's a find from an estate sale this weekend.  According to the record itself - a paper pull-out from a 1959 issue of Look magazine -

Episode 82 - Rusty Warren - Part 1
February 05, 2014

It's finally here - our interview with comedy legend Rusty Warren.  Queen of the party album, progressive thinker, wonderful singer and all-around wonderful comedian.  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
January 30, 2014

Eric Martin (host of This American Wife) is back!  It's a two-peat, which isn't a thing at all.  Finally, someone picks Dr. Demento - specifically "Dr. Demento Presents: Greatest Novelty Records of All Time, Vol. 3: 1960's."  Couldn't fit all that into

Episode 80 - Matt Saxe on George and Ira Gershwin - Of Thee I Sing
January 21, 2014

For the first time, I get to talk with one of my best friends, and my only Best Man, Matt Saxe on the podcast.  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
January 16, 2014

Nothing like Christmas in January.  And nothing like a fellow vinyl comedy nerd like the incomparable Josh Mills to talk about Ernie Kovacs again!  Black Friday Record Store day 2013 gave us this little snapshot of more Percy Dovetonsils goodness, and i