OTR Comedy

topic posted Mon, November 21, 2005 - 11:13 PM by  Spidra
I can see that this tribe was created mostly (or maybe entirely) for radio drama but I hope I'm not being too off-topic by posting about radio comedy shows. There's no other OTR tribe on Tribe.net that I can see.

I used to get the catalog for Video Yesteryear and Radio Yesteryear. I was hoping the company had gone on the web, but I don't see that they have. Does anyone know if they've gone out of business?

If I could figure out what I'm doing, I suppose I could download a lot of the kind of stuff I'm looking for (Will Rogers, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Jack Benny, etc.) for free but...I don't know what I'm doing. So I might be interested in actually buying the stuff. Plus Sandy Hook Records was also associated with the Yesteryear catalog and they put out some great soundtracks.
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Spidra
  • Re: OTR Comedy

    Tue, November 22, 2005 - 9:37 AM
    go to radio spirits.com. they have acres of shows, and you can play 'em on your computer too.

    so, while we're on the topic: who's yer favorite radio comedian?

    i'll have to go with jack benny, burns and allen, and abbott and costello for joke stealing purposes.
  • Re: OTR Comedy

    Tue, November 22, 2005 - 12:00 PM
    Absolutely, we should have comedies represented, too! Some of them are just as 'classic' as anything the Mercury Theatre ever did.
  • Re: OTR Comedy

    Thu, March 2, 2006 - 10:41 PM
    I've downloaded a few free Bob Hope Shows that I've been able to find. Does anyone know where there's a list of regular cast members for various radio shows? There's this one guy who turns up on several Bob Hope Shows 'round Xmas. He has a deep gravelly voice reminiscent of Eugene Pallette's and says "put something in the pot, boy". Does anyone know who that is?
    • Re: OTR Comedy

      Fri, March 3, 2006 - 5:58 AM
      My first thought would be Jerry Colonna, but he doesn't really have a gravelly voice.
      • Re: OTR Comedy

        Fri, March 3, 2006 - 1:02 PM
        No, it's not him. I know who Colonna is, plus they always announce him. This guy plays in character sketches and they never call him by name.

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