Happy New Year and happy satire. Sure, that’s an expression. One of the great, energetic musical comedians, Tom Lehrer is a must-listen (again, another real expression) for those bent on listening to comedy made by intelligent people.
Until recently, Lehrer was a university professor who got…
We waited too long to get to this album, since its among the first albums I ever listened to, and it simply blew my mind. What’s disappointing is its the first one I simply have not been able to find locally on vinyl - despite having it in the secret Comedy on Vinyl Vaults somewhere deep in…
After Monty Python, Eric Idle continued the sketch comedy television with Rutland Weekend Television, which featured “The Seventh Python,” Neil Innes. Best known beyond The Rutles as an amazing absurd satirist, Innes brought a musical legitimacy that Idle, with impressive musical…
Mel Brooks may have made the name he has today with a unique brand of parody, but Young Frankenstein is arguably his masterpiece, and is no doubt the beginning of a brand of pastiche that has informed the work of every great filmmaker of the last four decades. Self-awareness without having to…
To everyone who is awesome: thank you for continuing to listen. Thanks for putting up with this pseudo-sode, as I’m calling it, in the hopes it won’t catch on. There are a number of albums coming up, and we’re in the planning stages for the second live Comedy on Vinyl show.
Stay tuned for more. And have a good thing.
- Jason
They’re back, and this time we cover the second album that made Jason and Dan become best friends while hanging out in a broken Ford Fiesta. Yep, that’s Upstate New York for you. This is, in fact, our first quadrilateral New York episode.
The appeal of this album is clear, even to comedy…
It’s taken much too long to get to Monty Python, given our collective love for the group, perhaps best demonstrated by how many Holy Grail references make their way into this podcast. This is a great primer album, though it makes little sense to listen to this until after watching the series…
He was Troy McClure. He was Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer. He was Bill McNeil. Most importantly, he was a brilliant comedic actor, and loved by everyone he worked with. He also inspired some of us to do what it is we do. That was reason enough to make our first live episode a tribute to him.
This…
On September 17, we’re holding the first live podcast of Comedy on Vinyl at the Zephyr Theatre in Hollywood. This special episode is, as you can tell, a tribute to the brilliant Phil Hartman. And - it’s FREE! Please join us to celebrate Phil Hartman and all of his amazing work, one week before what would have been his 63rd birthday.
We have a number of guests slated to talk about Phil’s impact on the world of comedy, including NewsRadio writers, NewsRadio cast, and a special phone call from Phil’s brother, Paul.
Please RSVP here: http://goo.gl/99yRb or e-mail us at jason@comedyonvinyl.com.
