The Comedy On Vinyl Podcast

Six years in the making, from all the way back to episode 291 , here it is – the first vinyl comedy album from Dick Davy in six decades. In this episode I chat with everyone involved in the creation of the record, from discovering the acetates and the TV episode (discoverd by COV fan Marc Skobac), to digitizing and cleaning up the audio, to writing the 6,500-word liner notes and laying the w...

Jason and his best friend Dan Gomiller, together known as Dan and Jay’s Comedy Hour for the last 32 years, unbox their first cylinder, entitled “The Inquisitive Florist.” Put together by this week’s sponsor, Vulcan Records , this limited edition (7 pieces) cylinder will come with a chapbook filled with fake Dan and Jay’s Comedy Hour history to go along with the lore s...

Jason talks about his new book,  We’re Not Worthy , the history of ’90s sketch comedy, which comes out September 12. You can find pre-order info at SketchComedyBook.com , and you can see Jason do a reading at Toadvine Books in Berkley, MI on September 14. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Fac...

It’s time to celebrate!  Episode 200 brings us a guest I’ve been hoping to speak with for years upon years – the fantastic Harry Shearer.  I was honored when he agreed to do the show, and excited to talk a bit more about Stan Freberg, Harry’s other influences, and of course The Credibility Gap. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden This Week’s Guests:  Harry Shearer H a...

Weird Al stops by, and Jason says goodbye. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Weird Al Yankovic Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

My best friend Dan Gomiller returns to the show to talk about his exposure to Weird Al through “Polka Party!” and slowly discovering the jokes he missed. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Dan Gomiller Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

Two of the founding members of The Ogden Edsl Wahalia Blues Ensemble Mondo Bizzario Band, aka Ogden Edsl, join me to talk about their careers, as well as to perform an improvised song. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guests: Bill Frenzer and Bill Carey Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

Ben Hoffnung stops by to talk about his father’s work, as well as the upcoming archival website for that work. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Ben Hoffnung Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

Unboxing the Mouse Rat record “The Awesome Album,” from Parks and Rec, originally streamed at twitch.tv/jasonklamm . Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

Joe Blevins and I talk about the trucker comedy genre. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Joe Blevins Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

Eddie Schmidt returns to round out the McKenzie Bros oeuvre with the soundtrack to  Strange Brew which, as you can imagine, is equally as meta as Great White North . Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Eddie Schmidt Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

The show’s benefactor and great supporter, Dan Schlissel, returns one final time to discuss the show, Dan’s love of the record-making process, and the project they’ve been working on together – a new Dick Davy album! Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Dan Schlissel Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebook...

This week I’m joined by Ahir Shah to talk about the classic record Beyond the Fringe , the Footlights experience, the Fringe, and his comedy life in general. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Ahir Shah Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

This week, Katie returns and does me the honor of interviewing me about 10 albums that mean even more to me now that the podcast exists. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Katie Mears Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

Some of my first meaningful internet interactions were with Adam Koford, as a result of my love for his comics.  He even let me sell a sculpture of one of his cartoons so I wouldn’t lose my apartment several years ago.  This week, we talk about a record we almost talked about with another guest a while back , Walt Kelly’s  Songs of the Pogo , and how this looks like a kid’s recor...

Alex Salem has been waiting a full decade for this to come out so he could discuss it on this very show.  He returns to walk me through an album that I needed a little bit of context for.  We talk about the songs themselves, the references and the history of Homestar Runner and Strongbad. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Alex Salem Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follo...

Lew Irwin talks about the origins of The Credibility Gap as a news satire show, and how Len Chandler composed 1,000 songs in one year alone for the program. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Lew Irwin Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

Ned Hastings returns to help me round out the Steve Martin discography, with The Steve Martin Brothers , as well as Comedy is Not Pretty . Also, please join me this weekend to fundraise for a sick kitty in a live 20th Anniversary celebration of my first viral video, starring my comedy partner Dan Gomiller! Saturday, October 9th at 4 PM Eastern/7 PM Pacific, you’ll find us at twitch.tv/dgomil...

Dr. Ian Brodie joins me to talk about folklore, using Carlin’s A Place for My Stuff as a way in to talking about how he examines stand-up through the folklore lens. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Ian Brodie Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

Jordan Young joins me this week to talk about the latest (and possibly final) edition of his book Spike Jones Off the Record (hardback): The Man Who Murdered Music .  Our starting point is an outrageous bit of meta comedy album production, Dinner Music (For People Who Aren’t Very Hungry). Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest: Jordan Young Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts...

Spike Jones, Jr tells the story of his father’s career, as well as filling in for his dad near the end of his dad’s life. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Spike Jones, Jr. Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

Family Albums returns, and we talk with Karen Knotts about her father, Don Knotts, as well as his 1961 comedy album, An Evening with Me . Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Karen Knotts Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

Josh Gondelman is back, and we finally get to talk about Jimmy Pardo on the show. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Josh Gondelman Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

Nic Robes returns, this time to talk about Tim Heidecker’s 2016 album In Glendale . Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  Nic Robes Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment

I’m joined this week by the fantastic singer and actress DeEtta West, to talk about the work and legacy of her brother, the late Cleavon Little. Host:  Jason Klamm Producer:  Mike Worden Guest:  DeEtta West Please  subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts , follow us on  Twitter  and like us at the  Facebooks . ©2011-2021 StolenDress Entertainment