Comedy on Vinyl

Episode 33 – Live! With David Anthony Higgins and James Urbaniak on The Monty Python Matching Tie and Handkerchief

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Thu, 31 May 2012 03:34:20 +0000

I will remember Memorial Day 2012 as a night of nerddom. Look at that picture. Even Jeremy is wearing thick-rimmed glasses in spirit. This week, we talk with two of my favorite character actors of all time, David Anthony Higgins … Continue reading →

Episode 32 – Jonah Ray on Emo Philips – E Equals MO Squared

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Thu, 24 May 2012 02:38:35 +0000

It’s been a long time coming, but Jonah Ray is finally on the podcast. It’s highly unlikely you’ve never heard of The Nerdist, but if you haven’t, it’s pretty much the best podcast out there. As a standup, vinyl … Continue reading →

Episode 31 – Scott Aukerman on Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks at the Cannes Film Festival

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Thu, 10 May 2012 05:26:00 +0000

Improvised interviews. They’re nothing new, but Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks perfected it as an art form. They made a number of albums as interviewer and interviewee, and the current generation of podcasters owes them a huge debt. This week, … Continue reading →

Episode 30 – Cole Stratton on Albert Brooks – A Star is Bought

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Thu, 03 May 2012 04:18:17 +0000

This week we talk about a new favorite – Albert Brooks’ “A Star is Bought.” Meta before people were using that term to describe the brilliantly, intentionally redundant and self-referential kind of work you find on this album. We had … Continue reading →

Episode 29 – Dave Holmes on National Lampoon’s “That’s Not Funny, That’s Sick”

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 02:07:22 +0000

National Lampoon was, in its heyday, on the forefront of sketch comedy. This album proves it, and for many it was the first time hearing some of these up-and-coming comedians who are now household names – Bill Murray, Christopher Guest, … Continue reading →

Episode 28 – Matt Knudsen on Andrew Dice Clay – Dice Rules

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:40:28 +0000

If it were any other album, I’d apologize for there being only one clip in this episode. But this album is not what you might call the greatest of the great. But it has a special place in Matt Knudsen’s … Continue reading →

Episode 27 – Amy Phillips on Dana Carvey

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 05:03:23 +0000

This week we talk impressions with the awesome Amy Phillips. We take some liberties with the vinyl aspect to talk about one of her greatest influences – and one of ours – Dana Carvey. Whether you’re an SNL fan or … Continue reading →

Episode 26 – Jordan Morris on TMBG – Flood

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:44:21 +0000

They may not be comedians, but the biting wit of They Might Be Giants makes them the perfect subject for this latest episode. Talk of dark humor abounds in this episode, featuring the great Jordan Morris, who holds one of … Continue reading →

Baby Episode #3

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 05:54:06 +0000

As we work to get you some more great guests (and get some of our side projects going) we bring you a quick episode outlining some stuff that is coming up for Comedy on Vinyl. Below, you’ll find a gallery … Continue reading →

Episode 25 – Die Hard, A Drinking Game

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:44:48 +0000

Once a month, I’m part of an undeniably awesome theater experience. Since November of 2011, “A Drinking Game” has taken live stage readings of the best films of the 80s and combined them with a custom drinking game for each … Continue reading →

Episode 24 – The Replacements – Let it Be – With Brian Stack

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:57:34 +0000

It’s another first for Comedy on Vinyl – a non-comedy album. Long-considered an unappreciated classic, The Replacements’ “Let it Be,” a punk album equally well-written as it is irreverent was hugely influential on this week’s guest. He’s given you some … Continue reading →

Episode 23 – Weird Al – Even Worse – With Rachel Bloom

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:51:02 +0000

Yes, he’s a God. He’s the nicest man on the planet, and I’ve shaken his hand. Yes, you needed to know that. This is one of his tightest albums, containing some of his best originals. She makes funny songs like … Continue reading →

Episode 22 – Bill Cosby – To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:26:45 +0000

Storytelling comedy at its best. In this episode, we discuss our own sibling adventures along with this album, named for the 20-minute track that is side 2. It is so true-to-life in terms of family that just about anyone can … Continue reading →

Episode 21 – Lenny Bruce – I Am Not a Nut, Elect Me! – With Matt Besser

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:13:05 +0000

If you think of Lenny Bruce, you probably think of the guy who took on censorship and was a martyr for the cause of free speech. Maybe you’ve seen the movie “Lenny” and associate him with Dustin Hoffman’s huggable heroin … Continue reading →

Episode 20 – Woody Allen – Standup Comic

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:05:27 +0000

Before he was Alvy Singer – before he was Woody Allen, even – he was still a writer named simply Woody Allen. He was turning his behind-the-scenes skills from writing on “Your Show of Shows” and for the stage into … Continue reading →

Episode 19 – Eddie Murphy – Self-Titled

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:34:09 +0000

It’s about time we discuss an album none of us are familiar with and then turns out to be not nearly as good as we hoped. It’s not going to be a regular feature, but this week I figured why … Continue reading →

Episode 18 – Tom Lehrer – That Was The Year That Was

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:30:28 +0000

Happy New Year and happy satire. Sure, that’s an expression. One of the great, energetic musical comedians, Tom Lehrer is a must-listen (again, another real expression) for those bent on listening to comedy made by intelligent people. Until recently, Lehrer … Continue reading →

Episode 17 – Zero Mostel – How the Grinch Stole Christmas

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0000

…I have no words. Except Merry Christmas. This special episode features the one and only Zero Mostel at possibly his most insane, reading Dr. Seuss’s timeless “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” There are SO many things going on here, I … Continue reading →

Episode 16 – George Carlin – Class Clown

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:14:59 +0000

We waited too long to get to this album, since its among the first albums I ever listened to, and it simply blew my mind. What’s disappointing is its the first one I simply have not been able to find … Continue reading →

Episode 15 – Eric Idle and Neil Innes – The Rutles

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:00:35 +0000

After Monty Python, Eric Idle continued the sketch comedy television with Rutland Weekend Television, which featured “The Seventh Python,” Neil Innes. Best known beyond The Rutles as an amazing absurd satirist, Innes brought a musical legitimacy that Idle, with impressive … Continue reading →

Episode 14 – Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder – Young Frankenstein

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:23:29 +0000

Mel Brooks may have made the name he has today with a unique brand of parody, but Young Frankenstein is arguably his masterpiece, and is no doubt the beginning of a brand of pastiche that has informed the work of … Continue reading →

Baby Episode #2 – Several Albums to Come

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:23:13 +0000

To everyone who is awesome: thank you for continuing to listen. Thanks for putting up with this pseudo-sode, as I’m calling it, in the hopes it won’t catch on. There are a number of albums coming up, and we’re in … Continue reading →

Episode 13 – Cheech and Chong – Greatest Hit

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:04:26 +0000

They’re back, and this time we cover the second album that made Jason and Dan become best friends while hanging out in a broken Ford Fiesta. Yep, that’s Upstate New York for you. This is, in fact, our first quadrilateral … Continue reading →

Episode 12 – Monty Python – The Instant Record Collection

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:07:34 +0000

It’s taken much too long to get to Monty Python, given our collective love for the group, perhaps best demonstrated by how many Holy Grail references make their way into this podcast. This is a great primer album, though it … Continue reading →

Episode 11 – Ernie Kovacs: The Ernie Kovacs Album – with Adam X. Storm

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 22:14:59 +0000

For the first time, I’m going to recommend you actually watch something before listening to this week’s album (links are below). Why? Well, because Ernie Kovacs is the godfather of experimental TV. Which is why, as a comedy writer, I … Continue reading →

Episode 10 – Live Phil Hartman Tribute with Vicki Lewis, Mike Preister & Jeremy Guskin

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 01:05:20 +0000

He was Troy McClure. He was Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer. He was Bill McNeil. Most importantly, he was a brilliant comedic actor, and loved by everyone he worked with. He also inspired some of us to do what it is we … Continue reading →

Episode 9 – Steve Martin: Let’s Get Small

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:47:36 +0000

(Originally posted 9/7:)Every once in a great while, you come across a comedy album that changes comedy. Maybe it doesn’t change the nature of comedy, but it changes your understanding of what comedy can be. Rarely can a stand-up do … Continue reading →

Episode 8 – Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (w/Mike Preister and Jeremy Guskin)

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 22:50:34 +0000

It didn’t take long for Richard Pryor’s work to crop back up on Comedy on Vinyl, which is mostly due to popular demand. Not only is “…Is it Something I Said?” still our most-downloaded episode, but two of my favorite comedic minds … Continue reading →

Baby Episode #1 – No Album This Week

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:59:18 +0000

Hey Everybody! A big thanks to all of you who have been listening to us comedy nerds as we regale you with our development as comedy people. This week, no album, but for good reason – we’re all very busy. … Continue reading →

Episode 7 – Cheech and Chong: Big Bambu (with guest Bob Wiltfong)

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 03:35:24 +0000

If it wasn’t for this album, the 70s arguably wouldn’t have been the 70s. Before “pot culture” and “pot humor,” there were two brilliant sketch comedians who also talked a lot about pot. Those guys were Cheech and Chong. I … Continue reading →

Episode 6 – The Firesign Theatre: Dont Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers (with guest Jeremy Guskin)

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 11:39:36 +0000

Not stand-up. Not sketch. Just pure comedy. The Firesign Theatre are, luckily, indescribable. You owe it to yourself to find any of their comedy. They have released 22 albums since the 70s and this is, frankly, their third. This particular … Continue reading →

Episode 5 – Bill Cosby is a Very Funny Fellow Right!

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:46:51 +0000

This week we skip back to last week’s comedian’s (Richard Pryor) biggest influence. Bill Cosby influenced two generations in two entirely different ways. He broke ground with his stand up comedy, became the first black man to star in a … Continue reading →

Episode 4 – Richard Pryor – …Is It Something I Said?

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:56:32 +0000

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 … Continue reading →

Episode 3 – The Smothers Brothers – Live at the Purple Onion

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:27:39 +0000

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 … Continue reading →

Episode 2 – Bob Newhart – The Button-Down Mind

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 02:44:27 +0000

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 … Continue reading →

Episode 1 – Weird Al Yankovic – In 3-D

jklamm@stolendress.com (Jason Klamm) — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 22:35:26 +0000

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 … Continue reading →