Episode 4 is up! This one mostly covers Beyond the Fringe, especially the records. I don’t even mention getting my program signed by Jonathan Miller when he spoke at Skidmore! Original airdate Sep 2020. Now with added images but no Ken Burns effect because I am trying not to add to my workload (and yet…another…
Tag: Is it Funny?
Is It Funny? Ep 3 on YT – The Goons
This episode deals with the influence of the Goon Show, especially Spike Milligan.
Is it Funny? Ep 2 on YT
The second episode of my new podcast IS IT FUNNY?
Is it Funny? Episode 1 on YT
The first episode of my new podcast IS IT FUNNY? is out YT today.
#InternationalPodcastDay
Hey, it’s apparently International Podcast Day, so I remind you that I have TWO podcasts/internet radio shows appealing to a super-niche clientele of oddballs and hipsters. SURREAL NOIR via NoBounds Radio IS IT FUNNY? via Anchor and many platforms: new episode on Muriel Spark coming when I return to NY. Just a reminder, too, that…
Is It Funny? Episode 13: Fran Lebowitz & Cool
Guess who’s back? I manage to get all the way through this episode referring only to ‘the Scorsese show’ which of course is Pretend It’s A City, which is on Netflix and has the director following around his pal Fran Lebowitz and chatting with her in various places, as a follow up to his HBO…
Is It Funny? Episode 12: Rauf Coilyear
It’s Yuletide so I’m getting medieval on you! Yes, it’s the medieval Scots tale of the coal-maker who meets King Charlemagne and despite making some questionable choices due to his testy temper, things turn out pretty well. Bonus of me reading the opening lines in genuine medieval Scots (no comment on the veracity of my…
Is It Funny? Episode 8 – More Dagenham Dialogues
This episode is mostly about one Pete & Dud dialogue from Not Only But Also, the 1960s hit television series with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.
Is It Funny? Episode 4 – Beyond the Fringe
This episode deals with the start of the ‘satire boom’: Beyond the Fringe