The Comedy On Vinyl Podcast

You’ve seen her on  I Think You Should Leave and  Detroiters .  This week, I speak with delightful Shawntay Dalon about Whoopi Goldberg’s one-woman show recording. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest: Shawntay Dalon Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

When I first met Taylor, he was the archivist for The Firesign Theatre only.  Now, he also handles the archived of Duck’s Breath Mystery Theatre, and he’s here to talk about their first record. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Taylor Jessen Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertai...

Legendary broadcaster Mort Crim joins Jason to talk about some of the comedy he grew up with and how he became the inspiration for Anchorman , and how humor has shaped his world view. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Mort Crim Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

Bermuda Schwartz returns to talk more comedy archiving, as well as his book featuring photos from the early years with Al, Black & White & Weird All Over . Host:  Jason Klamm Producer: Mike Worden Guest:  Bermuda Schwartz Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

Jason talks with Dave Thomas about his influences, SCTV, Canadian Content, and a whole lot about Great White North . Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Dave Thomas Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

Rich Fulcher’s improv and sketch roots go back far enough that he was taught by Del Close.  We discuss Rich going to law school and how comedy became his life, as well as growing up listening to  The First Family . Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Rich Fulcher Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 Stolen...

Wayne Federman returns to talk about Gabe Kaplan and a number of other records, and some stories from his new book, The History of Stand-Up . Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Wayne Federman Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

Allan Mott joins me to talk about the hilarious David Steinberg and to discuss Steinberg’s fascinating evolution (including directing the brilliant  The Wrong Guy ) and, of course, Canadian Content Regulations. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest: Allan Mott Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress E...

Phil Proctor and Taylor Jessen return to discuss the next Firesign album: Not Insane . Here’s the video version: Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest: Phil Proctor and Taylor Jessen Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

This coming Record Store Day, you can find a record compiled by Dan Pasternack using existing and recently discovered tracks by Jonathan Winters. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Dan Pasternack Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

Corey Ryan Forrester and I start talking about 2000 Years with Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks and get derailed when it turns out our mutual favorite film is Blazing Saddles .  Also check out the video version on YouTube. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Corey Ryan Forrester Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021...

Joe Gilford drops by to talk with me about his dad’s vinyl work, his stand-up work, and some other seminal comedy albums from his youth. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Joe Gilford Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

The delightful Michael Kostroff joins me to talk The Producers, the movie and the stage show. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Michael Kostroff Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

Talking Mitch Hedberg with musician Adam Schatz.  (photo by Lisa Schatz) Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Adam Schatz Mitch’s Vinyl on Discogs Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

Duncan Miller runs Vulcan Records, one of the only places still making brand-new Edison cylinders.  He joins me this week to talk about pre-vinyl recorded comedy. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest: Duncan Miller Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

Stand up comic Terry Jones joins me to talk about Franklin Ajaye and a record I’ve been waiting for an excuse to listen to. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Terry Jones Terry’s Links Don’t Smoke Dope, Fry Your Hair  on Vinyl Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment208

Jennifer Keishin Armstrong wrote the fantastic When Women Invented Television , and we picked TV pioneer Gertrude Berg to discuss, as well as the album she performed toward the end of her career, How to Be A Jewish Mother . Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Jennfier Keishin Armstrong When Women Invented Television How to Be A Jewish Mother  on Vinyl Please  subscribe to us on Apple...

Director and Star Trek veteran Robert Duncan McNeill comes on the show to talk Steve Martin’s Let’s Get Small , and also helps me gently prank my friend Kimberly. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Robert Duncan McNeill Robert’s Website Let’s Get Small  on Vinyl Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks ....

Kliph returns to talk about two of the many fascinating subjects of his latest book, We Had a Little Real Estate Problem: The Unheralded Story of Native Americans & Comedy . Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Kliph Nesteroff We Had A Little Real Estate Problem Williams and Ree  on Vinyl Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebo...

Andrew Rea makes food and you can watch him do so.  He’s also a huge comedy lover, including the work of Nate Bargatze, making it the first time a guest has picked a former Comedy on Vinyl guest to discuss.  For the second half of the episode, we take a detour as I surprise Andrew with Chris Marcil, writer for  Frasier  (Andrew’s favorite show) and  NewsRadio (my favorite) .   There&#8...

You know her from many films with Christopher Guest, to Kids in the Hall, to so much other stuff it’s impossible to name it all.  She trained under Del Close, so we talk improv.  She loves Nichols and May, so we finally cover their debut record.  She’s also Canadian, so you know we talk Canadian Content. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Deborah Theaker Improvisations t...

Willie Aron and Marvin Etzioni came together as musicians, but bonded even stronger over a record they had both heard growing up.  This was a record that no one else they knew had ever heard of before, until they met one another.  The record is entirely in Yiddish, so they walk me through the ins and outs of the sketch “Einstein Weinstein” and how humor has informed their music and liv...

Brian Herzlinger directed the delightful documentary My Date With Drew and has gone on to a prolific directing career, including the upcoming High Holiday with the late, great Cloris Leachman.  This week, we finally talk about one of my favorite childhood movies, Grease 2. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Brian Herzlinger The Grease 2 Soundtrack on Vinyl Please  subscribe to us on...

I talked with Hank briefly on a previous episode about Bathtubs Over Broadway , but this time we talk about his entire career, from writing songs traditionally, to writing corporate musicals, to writing his own musicals. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest: Hank Beebe hankbeebe.com Hank Beebe’s Incomplete Discogs page Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twit...

He is a podcast host, comedy lover, and he’s the voice of the Daleks and the Cybermen on Doctor Who!  Nicholas Briggs picked Peter Sellers for the first time on the show, and we discuss this fun record as Sellers appreciators more than anything.. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Nicholas Briggs nicholasbriggs.com The Best of Sellers  on Vinyl Please  subscribe to us on Apple...