This week: three white guys talk about Richard Pryor.  In this episode, we’re joined by the hilarious and talented Mike Preister.  You’ve seen his work on TV for over a decade, and now he’s been kind enough to talk with us about his earliest, biggest comedy influence.  Namely: Richard Pryor’s fourth album, “…Is It Something I Said?”  Raw, character-driven and “profane” (if you believe in such a thing – and for that matter, ignore the stupid parental advisory sticker on this CD cover, the only public image I could use), this album illustrates everything that made Richard Pryor groundbreaking.  Not only did he speak to an untapped audience, but he did it in character. 

Never one to simply spit jokes at the audience, Richard Pryor shows all of the energy and commitment that could have made him a huge box office star.  Though that never quite materialized, this album stands as a clear example of why he has left an indelible mark on the comedy and comedians that came after him.

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Host: Jason Klamm

Guest: Mike Preister

Producer/Contributor: Mike Worden

Comedy on Vinyl is recorded at Fort Awesome Studios in beautiful downtown Burbank.  The samples played in these non-commercial (see: free) podcasts are used without permission, and are intended to sell more albums, not to endorse Vinyl Piracy.  Follow us on Twitter or at the Facebooks.

Official Richard Pryor Site: http://www.richardpryor.com/

Mike Worden’s Twittle: http://twitter.com/maworden

Mike Preister’s Twitty: http://twitter.com/mikepreister

Jason Klamm’s Twingle: http://twitter.com/jklamm

Buy “…Is It Something I Said?” on Vinyl or inferior Compact Disc: http://goo.gl/er5Rr

Things/people mentioned in this episode:

Claude File: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0276863/

The Nerdist: http://www.nerdist.com/category/podcast/

Thank you,

Jason Klamm

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Finally!  We cover The Smothers Brothers’s’s first album.  This album helped the duo achieve the kind of notoriety that informs the success of every folk comedy… duo… since.  Actually, the form was so unique that they cut out a place for themselves in the world of comedy that, eventually, made them two of the most influential voices in the history of modern comedy. 

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Host: Jason Klamm

Guests: Dan Gomiller, Ari Jarvis

Producer/Contributor: Mike Worden

Comedy on Vinyl was recorded at Fort Awesome Studios in beautiful downtown Burbank.  The samples played in these non-commercial (see: free) podcasts is used without permission, and is intended to sell more albums, not to endorse Vinyl Piracy.  Follow us on Twitter or at the Facebooks.

The Smothers Brothers Site: http://www.smothersbrothers.com/

“Dangerously Funny,” David Bianculli’s wonderful book about the Smothers Brothers and their rise to fame: http://www.amazon.com/Dangerously-Funny-Uncensored-Smothers-Brothers/dp/1439101167

Buy “Live at the Purple Onion” on Vinyl: http://www.amazon.com/Comedy-Smothers-Brothers-Recorded-Purple/dp/B0016A02BK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1310082707&sr=8-1

On ridiculously expensive CD: http://www.amazon.com/COMEDY-SMOTHERS-BROTHERS-RECORDED-FRANCISCOAT/dp/B002A1WGIG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1310082707&sr=8-3

Thank you,

Jason Klamm

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EPISODE #2: The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart (1960)

In this episode, Jason Klamm, Dan Gomiller and Mike Worden are joined by writer/podcaster Ari Jarvis to discuss 1960s comedy phenomenon Bob Newhart in his premiere album, “The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart.”

Not so much a rarity, this album still serves as a flashback to the days when the proof was really in the pudding.  Small-time, talented no-name gets a break because he liked to entertain at friends’ parties.  The tapes got passed around, and Bob Newhart flew into our living rooms, sort of like a confused pigeon.  Forty years before Matt and Trey got their break with a hand-traded animated Christmas card, Bob Newhart changed the face of comedy by making it marketable again.  All, ironically enough, by making fun of advertising and marketing on a regular basis.

Host: Jason Klamm

Guests: Dan Gomiller, Ari Jarvis

Producer/Contributor: Mike Worden

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Comedy on Vinyl was recorded at Fort Awesome Studios in beautiful downtown Burbank.  The music played in the background on these non-commercial (see: free) podcasts is used without permission, and is intended to sell more albums, not to endorse Vinyl Piracy.  Follow us on Twitter or at the Facebooks.

The in-between music in this week’s episode is “I Love Me (I’m Wild About Myself)” by Jack Haley, from 1922, as found at Archive.org.  Last week’s was “Wanita (Wanna Eat?  Wanna Eat?) by Allan Cross, also 1922.

Bob Newhart’s Site: BobNewhart.com

Bob Newhart’s misleading (and unverified) Twitter: @bobnewhart

Buy “The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart” on Vinyl: http://www.amazon.com/Button-Down-Mind-Bob-Newhart/dp/B000MU3M62

On CD:  http://www.amazon.com/Button-Down-Mind-Bob-Newhart/dp/B000002MSU

Things/entities/people/items/devices that are mentioned in this podcast:

JFK
Marilyn Monroe
Joe DiMaggio
Michael Cera
Scott Bakula / Sam Beckett
Dane somebody

Thank you,

Jason Klamm

FMI:

“Why Did I Buy That?” (Ari Jarvis reviews her DVD collection): http://www.wdibt.com/

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Welcome to the Comedy on Vinyl podcast, where we listen to the great comedy albums on their original medium, and talk about them.  Some of these albums were never even made available on cassette, giving us an even better reason to let you know/remind you they exist.

This week, (your host) Jason Klamm and (your guest) Dan Gomiller discuss Weird Al Yankovic’s sophomore album “In 3-D,” discussing Al’s career and his affect on/being a partial catalyst of their friendship.

In this episode, we also discuss the lack of architecture references in Weird Al’s songs.

Host: Jason Klamm
Guest: Dan Gomiller
Producer/Contributor: Mike Worden

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Comedy on Vinyl was recorded at Fort Awesome Studios in beautiful downtown Burbank.  The music played in the background on these non-commercial (see: free) podcasts is used without permission, and is intended to sell more albums, not to  endorse Vinyl Piracy.  Follow us on Twitter or at the Facebooks.

Weird Al’s site: http://www.weirdal.com/
Buy “In 3-D” on vinyl: http://www.amazon.com/3-D-Weird-Al-Yankovic/dp/B000LTR44U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1297022775&sr=1-1
Buy “In 3-D” on CD: http://www.amazon.com/3-D-Weird-Al-Yankovic/dp/B00000HZYC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1297022725&sr=8-1

Things/entities/people/items/devices that are mentioned in this podcast:
Bermuda Schwartz
Billy Mays
The Shamwow Guy’s movie
Chris Hardwick
Tom Lennon
Chamillionaire

Thank you,

Jason Klamm

FMI:
Dan Gomiller: http://lordofdance.com
Jason Klamm: http://stolendress.com

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