Episode 275 – Neil Innes

September 12, 2018, 9:59 am

≫ Next: Episode 276 – Kristian Bruun on An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May

≪ Previous: Episode 274 – Jim Hanna on Redd Foxx – Laff Of The Party (Volume 1)

I don’t know where to start, except to say that Neil Innes is a human pop culture hub of the 60s. His own brilliant work with the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band collided creatively with both pre-Python Monty Python and The Beatles, and holds up equally well. It comes together in a brilliant meta piece of comedy art when he writes and performs the music for, and acts in, The Rutles.

Host: Jason Klamm
Producer: Mike Worden
Guest: Neil Innes

NeilInnes.media
Neil’s Discography

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Episode 276 – Kristian Bruun on An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May

September 14, 2018, 7:55 am

≫ Next: Episode 277 – Dan Schlissel on The Uncle Dirty Primer

≪ Previous: Episode 275 – Neil Innes

Kristian Bruun returns! This time, to talk about an album he’d wanted to hear for a long time and one I grew up listening to. This was an incredibly fun time, and we talk a ton about Jerry O’Connell because he’s a delight, and Kristian is working with him on Carter on WGN America.

Host: Jason Klamm
Producer: Mike Worden
Guest: Kristian Bruun

Kristian’s IMDB
Find Carter on WGN America
An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May on Discogs

Also, check out this week’s regular episode with the legendary Neil Innes!

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Episode 277 – Dan Schlissel on The Uncle Dirty Primer

September 19, 2018, 10:09 am

≫ Next: Episode 278 – Cory Doctorow on the Haunted Mansion album

≪ Previous: Episode 276 – Kristian Bruun on An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May

Dan Schlissel is back with a weird, obscure album whose origins remain at least somewhat shrouded in mystery. Lots of fun, as always, with the founder of Stand Up! Records. He also made some time for Marc Maron on this trip, since he was already here to see me. (for humor)

Host: Jason Klamm
Producer: Mike Worden
Guest: Dan Schlissel

Stand Up! Records
The Uncle Dirty Primer on Discogs

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Episode 278 – Cory Doctorow on the Haunted Mansion album

September 26, 2018, 11:30 am

≫ Next: Episode 279 – Jamie Alcroft on The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart

≪ Previous: Episode 277 – Dan Schlissel on The Uncle Dirty Primer

Cory Doctorow returns! This time to talk about the Haunted Mansion – and the album about it that co-stars Ron Howard.

Host: Jason Klamm
Producer: Mike Worden
Guest: Cory Doctorow

BoingBoing.net
The Story And Song From The Haunted Mansion on Discogs

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Episode 279 – Jamie Alcroft on The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart

October 3, 2018, 10:19 am

≫ Next: Episode 280 – Shane Houghton on Tenacious D’s Self-Titled Album

≪ Previous: Episode 278 – Cory Doctorow on the Haunted Mansion album

Jamie Alcroft stops by to talk about his early comedy album listening days and his days building up to his years as a comedy duo, performing on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and working on his own TV show.

Host: Jason Klamm
Producer: Mike Worden
Guest: Jamie Alcroft

The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart on Discogs

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Episode 280 – Shane Houghton on Tenacious D’s Self-Titled Album

October 10, 2018, 12:36 pm

≫ Next: Episode 281 – Ahmed Bharoocha on Bob Newhart’s The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back

≪ Previous: Episode 279 – Jamie Alcroft on The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart

Shane Houghton of The Disney Channel’s delightful Big City Greens stops by to talk about an early influence – Tenacious D – and getting his favorite comic voices to appear on his show.

Host: Jason Klamm
Producer: Mike Worden
Guest: Shane Houghton

Big City Greens
Tenacious D vinyl on Discogs

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Episode 281 – Ahmed Bharoocha on Bob Newhart’s The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back

October 12, 2018, 5:51 pm

≫ Next: Episode 282 – Tom Zawacki on Nick Thune – Folk Hero

≪ Previous: Episode 280 – Shane Houghton on Tenacious D’s Self-Titled Album

Ahmed Bharoocha of DreamCorp, LLC stops by to talk about an album we’ve never talked about before and it’s a blast.

Host: Jason Klamm
Producer: Mike Worden
Guest: Ahmed Bharooocha

DreamCorp, LLC
The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back on Discogs

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Episode 282 – Tom Zawacki on Nick Thune – Folk Hero

October 17, 2018, 1:52 pm

≫ Next: Episode 283 – Jared Jeffries on The Chicago Language Tape

≪ Previous: Episode 281 – Ahmed Bharoocha on Bob Newhart’s The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back

Tom Zawacki is a stand up and works the prop department on The Good Place (he also did the same job on one of my favorite shows, Parks and Rec). We had a grand time talking about Nick Thune on the show for the first time.

Host: Jason Klamm
Producer: Mike Worden
Guest: Tom Zawacki

TomZawacki.com
Folk Hero on Discogs

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Episode 283 – Jared Jeffries on The Chicago Language Tape

October 24, 2018, 6:42 pm

≫ Next: Episode 284 – Phil Rosenthal on The Incomplete Works Of Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks

≪ Previous: Episode 282 – Tom Zawacki on Nick Thune – Folk Hero

Jared is a delight, a huge comedy nerd, and he’s half of the duo that created one of my favorite sketch albums in years, the vinyl-only A Gift You Didn’t Ask for From Friends You Never Had which, full disclosure, is distributed by my comedy record label, Celery Sound Records. We had a great time talking about this local curiosity.

Host: Jason Klamm
Producer: Mike Worden
Guest: Jared Jeffries

ComedyConceptAlbum.com
The Chicago Language Tape on Discogs

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Episode 284 – Phil Rosenthal on The Incomplete Works Of Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks

October 31, 2018, 12:39 pm

≫ Next: Episode 285 – Allison Dore on The Best of Spike Jones

≪ Previous: Episode 283 – Jared Jeffries on The Chicago Language Tape

I grew up on shows like Everybody Loves Raymond and Phil Rosenthal grew up listening to easily too much comedy on vinyl. It’s hard to argue with the results, because Phil creates shows and stars in them – Somebody Feed Phil is my favorite travel show. We talk Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, and I dig into some old Newspapers to discover more about Phil’s impressive acting career.

Host: Jason Klamm
Producer: Mike Worden
Guest: Phil Rosenthal

PhilRosenthalWorld.com
The Incomplete Works… on Discogs

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Episode 285 – Allison Dore on The Best of Spike Jones

November 14, 2018, 7:42 pm

≫ Next: Episode 286 – Josh Clark on Steve Martin – A Wild and Crazy Guy

≪ Previous: Episode 284 – Phil Rosenthal on The Incomplete Works Of Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks

Allison Dore does comedy, does radio, and now does owning a female-centric comedy record label, Howl and Roar Records. This week we talk Spike Jones and get DEEP into Canadian Content.

Host: Jason Klamm
Producer: Mike Worden
Guest: Allison Dore

howlandroarrecords.com
The Best of Spike Jones on Discogs

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Episode 286 – Josh Clark on Steve Martin – A Wild and Crazy Guy

November 21, 2018, 9:30 am

≫ Next: Episode 287 – Nell Scovell on An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer

≪ Previous: Episode 285 – Allison Dore on The Best of Spike Jones

Josh Clark co-hosts the wonderful Stuff You Should Know podcast and also has a new podcast, The End of the World with Josh Clark. He wanted to talk about A Wild and Crazy Guy but for a NEW reason – he’d never heard it before! I love when people take chances, and this was a blast.

Host: Jason Klamm
Producer: Mike Worden
Guest: Josh Clark

thejoshclarkway.com
A Wild and Crazy Guy on Discogs

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Episode 287 – Nell Scovell on An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer

November 28, 2018, 4:26 pm

≫ Next: Episode 288 – Nigel Planer

≪ Previous: Episode 286 – Josh Clark on Steve Martin – A Wild and Crazy Guy

Nell Scovell has written a bit of everything and has a great book out now called “Just the Funny Parts.” We had fun talk about Tom Lehrer.

Host: Jason Klamm
Producer: Mike Worden
Guest: Nell Scovell

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An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer on Discogs

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Episode 288 – Nigel Planer

November 30, 2018, 9:02 am

≫ Next: Episode 289 – Family Albums Episode 4 – Lawrence T. Dawson and Belle Harrell on Mr. Silver Spitzdawson

≪ Previous: Episode 287 – Nell Scovell on An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer

You might know Nigel Planer as Neil from The Young Ones, or you might have seen him in a million other things, or heard him discussed on this very podcast, not long ago. He sat down (I assume) to talk to me about his career, helping launch stand-up in the UK, and his influences.

Host: Jason Klamm
Producer: Mike Worden
Guest: Nigel Planer

NigelPlaner.co.uk
Nigel’s Discogs Page

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Episode 289 – Family Albums Episode 4 – Lawrence T. Dawson and Belle Harrell on Mr. Silver Spitzdawson

December 5, 2018, 7:31 am

≫ Next: Episode 290 – Family Albums Episode 5 – Mitch Myers on Shel Silverstein – Inside Folk Songs

≪ Previous: Episode 288 – Nigel Planer

I discovered a vanity press album not long ago, with a weird anthropomorphic dog on it, called Mr. *Silver* Spitzdawson. I bought it, and I soon after bought the follow-up. They are weird, rambly and filled with the joy of two guys who really like making stuff up and making each other laugh – very much a podcast on vinyl. I talked with the surviving member of the duo, Lawrence Dawson, and the widow of the other member, Belle Harrell. It was fun, entertaining, and somewhat cathartic. Also, it lead to next week’s episode, hence the delay in releasing this, that you weren’t really aware of.

Host: Jason Klamm
Producer: Mike Worden
Guests: Lawrence T. Dawson and Belle Harrell (with a special guest appearance by Dan Pasternack)

Dawson and Harrell on Discogs

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Additional Music:
“Poppers and Prosecco” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Episode 290 – Family Albums Episode 5 – Mitch Myers on Shel Silverstein – Inside Folk Songs

December 12, 2018, 7:13 pm

≫ Next: Episode 291 – Family Albums Episode 6 – Finding Dick Davy

≪ Previous: Episode 289 – Family Albums Episode 4 – Lawrence T. Dawson and Belle Harrell on Mr. Silver Spitzdawson

Mitch Myers is not only the archivist for the Shel Silverstein archive, but he is also Shel’s nephew. This week we talk about a great album filled with irony and delightful comedy songs.

Host: Jason Klamm
Producer: Mike Worden
Guest: Mitch Myers

ShelSilverstein.com
Inside Folk Songs on Discogs

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Additional Music:
Apero Hour Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Episode 291 – Family Albums Episode 6 – Finding Dick Davy

December 26, 2018, 6:24 pm

≫ Next: Episode 292 – David Morgan on Monty Python’s Previous Record

≪ Previous: Episode 290 – Family Albums Episode 5 – Mitch Myers on Shel Silverstein – Inside Folk Songs

This episode was, essentially, three years in the making. Three years ago Kliph Nesteroff introduced me to Dick Davy and explained that no one knew who he really was or what had happened to him. I decided, for some reason, that I’d do the legwork and find out. This is the first episode we’re doing outside the normal format, and I hope you enjoy it. (Thank you to Sharon Hoffman for the two photos of her and Dick Davy on this post)

Host: Jason Klamm
Producer: Mike Worden

The Dick Davy Digital Archive – bit.ly/dickdavy
Dick Davy on Discogs

Dick Davy with niece Sharon, 1966.

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Additional Music:
Apero Hour, Poppers and Prosecco, Lachaim, George Street Shuffle, Fireflies and Stardust and Psychedelic Crater Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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“Love Plus One” by Haircut 100, written by Nick Heyward

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Episode 292 – David Morgan on Monty Python’s Previous Record

January 11, 2019, 8:57 am

≫ Next: Episode 293 – Hilary Swett of The Writers Guild Foundation on Archiving Comedy

≪ Previous: Episode 291 – Family Albums Episode 6 – Finding Dick Davy

This week we talk with David Morgan, author of Monty Python Speaks, a new version of which was released this week. He’s seen Python live and found himself fortunate enough to write about them for a while now, and wanted to talk about the wonderful Previous Record.

Host: Jason Klamm
Producer: Mike Worden
Guest: David Morgan

Monty Python Speaks
Previous Record on Discogs

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Episode 293 – Hilary Swett of The Writers Guild Foundation on Archiving Comedy

January 16, 2019, 7:36 am

≫ Next: Episode 294 – Matty Cardarople and Anthony DeVries on Richard Pryor – Live on the Sunset Strip

≪ Previous: Episode 292 – David Morgan on Monty Python’s Previous Record

This week is an episode I recorded a while ago with Hilary Swett, archivist for The Writers Guild Foundation.

Host: Jason Klamm
Producer: Mike Worden
Guest: Hilary Swett of The Writers Guild Foundation

wgfoundation.org
The Three Haircuts 45 on Discogs

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Episode 294 – Matty Cardarople and Anthony DeVries on Richard Pryor – Live on the Sunset Strip

January 23, 2019, 7:23 am

≫ Next: Episode 295 – Griffin Newman on Bob Newhart – The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back

≪ Previous: Episode 293 – Hilary Swett of The Writers Guild Foundation on Archiving Comedy

Matty Cardarople and Anthony DeVries of the Matty and Anthony Podcast stop by to talk Richard Pryor and obsession and collection in general.

Host: Jason Klamm
Producer: Mike Worden
Guests: Matty Cardarople and Anthony Devries

The Matty and Anthony Podcast
Live on the Sunset Strip on Discogs

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