Various – The American Comedy Box 1915-1994: But Seriously … (CD)

Description

complete set. box cover has yellowed, gash thru barcode, gold promo stamps on the backs of jewel case cover inserts

Format: CD

Media Condition:Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition:Very Good Plus (VG+)
Country: US
Released:1995
Genre: Non-Music, Pop
Style: Comedy, Novelty

Track listing:

. The American Comedy Box Vol. 1
. Pioneers:
1-1. Cal Stewart – Uncle Josh In A Barber Shop
1-2. Barney Bernard (2) – Cohen At The Telephone
1-3. Moran And Mack – Two Black Crows Part 1
1-4. Smith & Dale – Dr. Kronkite And His Only Living Patient
. Radio & The Movies:
1-5. “Sam ‘N’ Henry” (Correll and Gosden) – Sam And Henry At The Dentist’s
1-6. W.C. Fields – The Temperance Lecture
1-7. Abbott & Costello – Who’s On First
1-8. Henry Morgan – Morgan On Wagner
1-9. Bob And Ray – Komodo Dragon, Gabe Preston #1
1-10. Stan Freberg – Little Blue Riding Hood
. Musical Comedy:
1-11. Spike Jones And His City Slickers – Pal-Yat-Chee (Pagliacci)
1-12. Allan Sherman – Al ‘N Yetta
1-13. Tom Lehrer – Pollution
1-14. Smothers Brothers – The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
1-15. Martin Mull – Men
. The American Comedy Box Vol. 2
. Political Humor:
2-1. Bob Hope – Hope In Russia (Excerpt)
2-2. Mort Sahl – At The Hungry I (Excerpt)
2-3. Lenny Bruce – Point Of View: Ku Klux Klan
2-4. Dick Gregory – New Year’s Eve Bust
2-5. The Committee – Wide Wide World Of War
2-6. The Capitol Steps – Stand By Your Dan
. One-Liners:
2-7. Henny Youngman – The Best Of The Worst Of… (Excerpt)
2-8. Myron Cohen – An Assortment Of Yarns: Morris Of Arabia; Matzo Ball Soup; Cohen, Goldberg And Lipshitz; The Friendly Bench
2-9. Phyllis Diller – The Beauty Parlor
2-10. Joan Rivers – Joan Talks About…:Rock Stars; Men Vs. Women
2-11. Steven Wright (2) – Hitchhiking
. The American Comedy Box Vol. 3
. Storytellers:
3-1. Shelley Berman – The Morning After The Night Before
3-2. Andy Griffith – What It Was, Was Football
3-3. Jerry Clower – The Chauffer And The Professor
3-4. Bill Cosby – Bill Cosby Goes To A Football Game
3-5. David Brenner (2) – N.Y., N.Y.; L.A. L.A.
. Sketches:
3-6. The Second City – Football Comes To The University Of Chicago
3-7. Cheech & Chong – Sister Mary Elephant
3-8. National Lampoon – Catch It And You Keep It
3-9. The Credibility Gap – 16 Golden Bits
3-10. Albert Brooks – Rewriting The National Anthem
. The American Comedy Box Vol. 4
. Characters:
4-1. Moms Mabley – The Funniest Woman In The World… (Excerpt)
4-2. Bill Dana, Don Hinkley – The Astronaut
4-3. Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks – 2000 And Two Year Old Man
4-4. Rodney Dangerfield – Get A Horse; Lost
. Headings:
4-5. Buddy Hackett – The Diet
4-6. Redd Foxx – Women In Paris
4-7. George Carlin – Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television
4-8. Robert Klein – Civil Defense (No Talking)
4-9. Flip Wilson – Ugly Baby
4-10. Freddie Prinze – Washington Heights; Survival
4-11. Richard Pryor – Heart Attacks
4-12. Steve Martin (2) – Mad At My Mother
4-13. Robin Williams – Lorena Bobbitt

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