The Comedy On Vinyl Podcast

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, an...

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 Check out C...

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 Buy “Just the Funny Parts” An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer  on Discogs Check out Celery Sound Records, my new sketch comedy record label at  celerysoundrecords.com Please...

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...

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 Check out Celery Sound Records, my new sketch comedy record label at  celerysoundrecords.co...

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. Hos...

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:  Ja...

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 Check out Celery Sound Records, my new sketch comedy record label at  bit.l...

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 Check out Celery Sound Records, my new sketch comedy record label at  bit.ly/comedyalbums Please  subscribe to us on iTunes , follow us on  Twit...

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 v inyl on Discogs Check out Celery Sound Records, my new sketch comedy record label at  bit.ly/comedyal...

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 Check out Celery Sound Records, my new sketch comedy record label at  bit....

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 Check out Celery Sound Records, my new sketch comedy record label at  bit.ly/comedyalbums Please  subscribe to us on iTunes , follow us on  T...

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 Check o...

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 Carte...

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...

Before you say anything, we know that’s the wrong album cover – I lucked out and Volume 1 came in Volume 2’s sleeve.  Confusion abounded beforehand, but then we sat down and had a grand time talking about Redd Foxx, a guy neither Jim nor I were heavily familiar with before.  Jim is a great actor who got his start on my favorite sitcom, NewsRadio , and who has gone on to be in a t...

We’ve only lost a few episodes over almost 300 shows, but we’ve never scrapped one.  Scott White kindly came back after his first, unaired appearance in which there was some massive confusion on the part of your host and we had a great talk about an album I now love.  Enjoy. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Scott White ScottyBlanco.com Neil’s Heavy Concept Album...

The third installment in the Family Albums mini-series is a special one, and one I’ve wanted to do for a long time.  Sheila Meader Stratton met Vaughn Meader, famous for his JFK impression and the blockbuster album  The First Family , after his career had changed courses.  She sits down to talk to me about his legacy and their lives together. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:...

David Melville returns!  To talk Monty Python for the first time on the show, how comedy ages (and doesn’t) and two bonus stories about his dad’s association with The Beatles and Star Wars. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  David Melville iscla.org Contractual Obligation Album  on Discogs Check out Celery Sound Records, my new sketch comedy record label at  bit.ly/comed...

Fred Frees talks about his father’s influence on voice over, on his own work, and some of the other comedy Fred has dabbled in. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest: Fred Frees VoicePeddler.com Paul Frees and the Poster People  on Discogs Check out Celery Sound Records, my new sketch comedy record label at  bit.ly/comedyalbums Please  subscribe to us on iTunes , follow us on  Twit...

Phil Proctor returns to talk about the next Firesign Theatre album with Firesign’s archivist, Taylor Jessen.  Video episode coming soon as well. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest: Phil Proctor , Taylor Jessen FiresignTheatre.com Bozos on Discogs Check out Celery Sound Records, my new sketch comedy record label at  bit.ly/comedyalbums Please  subscribe to us on iTunes , follow u...

Joseph Scrimshaw returns to talk about a compilation that, like most compilations, is a mixed bag.  Of something. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Joseph Scrimshaw josephscrimshaw.com The Golden Age of Comedy Volume One on Discogs Check out Celery Sound Records, my new sketch comedy record label at  bit.ly/comedyalbums Please  subscribe to us on iTunes , follow us on  Twitter  and...

This episode is the first in a mini-series we’re calling Family Albums, where we talk to the family and close friends of folks who made comedy albums, or album.  We want to discover the lives behind these often obscure albums, which themselves are usually just a small blip in creative and fascinating lives. This week, we talk with Rand Huguely, whose father, Jay Huguely, took a failed ad cam...

Andrew Husband does some amazing comedy writing and has been a big booster of this show.  Nothing like returning to talk Hedberg, as well as numerous other comedy things. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest: Andrew Husband drewhusband.com Do You Believe In Gosh? on Vinyl Check out Celery Sound Records, my new sketch comedy record label at  bit.ly/comedyalbums Please  subscribe to us on...

Brian Huskey is too much fun.  He flew in on his massive private jet to talk about two albums which mean different things to him and to his comedy.  We also talk about the changing landscape of comedy distribution and fandom, but it’s actually kinda fun.  His special  Mr. Neighbor’s House 2 comes out June 24! Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest: Brian Huskey Mr. Neighbor&#8...