Wit and humor.
| PRA Archive # | Title | Description | Genre |
Broadcast Date |
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| SZ0467 | A Chicken ain't nothing but a bird / produced by Adi Gevins. |
A light hearted documentary on the long standing relationship between humanity and chickens.... |
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| SZ0469.01 | Security conscious / the Panther Players. |
Comedy and political satire performed in songs and sketches by the Panther Players.|SECURITY... ,pt.1. Secure world -- pt.2. Elliott Abrams phone machine -- pt.3. "Panamanian Choo Choo... |
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| SZ0469.02 | Rambo relations / the Panther Players. |
Comedy and political satire performed in songs and sketches by the Panther Players.|RAMBO... ,pt.1. Rambo III, part 1 -- pt.2. Loverbirds I -- pt.3. "Those were the days" -- pt.4.... |
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| SZ0469.03 | Gal / the Panther Players. |
Comedy and political satire performed in songs and sketches by the Panther Players.|GAL / the... ,pt.1. Gal fan song -- pt.2. Observations on Bob Dole at Dartmouth College -- pt.3. Don't do... |
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| SZ0469.04 | Gunslinger / the Panther Players. |
Comedy and political satire performed in songs and sketches by the Panther Players.|GUNSLINGER... ,Adaptation of book I of Edward Dorn's epic poem, "Gunslinger," published in... |
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| SZ0469.05 | PNN : Panther News Network / the Panther Players. |
Comedy and political satire performed in songs and sketches by the Panther Players.|PNN :... ,pt.1. PNN news items -- pt.2. Three Mile Island nuclear power plan update -- pt.3. Surgeon... |
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| SZ0469.06 | World wary / the Panther Players. |
Comedy and political satire performed in songs and sketches by the Panther Players.|WORLD WARY... ,pt.1 "Prep school girls" / Dick McCormack -- pt.2. What should we tell the kids about... |
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| SZ0469.08 | Van Impe / the Panther Players. |
Comedy and political satire performed in songs and sketches by the Panther Players.|VAN IMPE /... ,pt.1. Choral Majority -- pt.2. Commercial for media-mediated war in Vietnam -- pt.3. Say goodbye... ,pt.1. Choral Majority -- pt.2. Commercial for media-mediated war in Vietnam -- pt.3. Say goodbye... |
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| SZ0469.07 | Intelligence-ridden / the Panther Players. |
Comedy and political satire performed in songs and sketches by the Panther Players.|INTELLIGENCE... ,pt.1. Congressman Bobby Hatch defends Star Wars as a social program -- pt.2. National Enquirer... |
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| SZ0469.09 | Phobic reactions / the Panther Players. |
Comedy and political satire performed in songs and sketches by the Panther Players.|PHOBIC... ,pt.1. Whittaker Chambers national historic site -- pt.2. Fund soap opera -- pt.3. "Nobody... |
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| IZ0063 | Eraser collection / produced by Frank Heller. |
Comedy program. |
WBAI, Aug. 25, 1977. | |
| BC2200 | The Monty Python interview / interviewed by Larry Josephson. |
Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin of the British comedy group discuss... |
WBAI, 1975. | |
| BB3274 | Genuflect, genuflect, genuflect / Tom Lehrer ; interviewed by Larry Josephson. |
Musical humorist discusses and demonstrates his music.|GENUFLECT, GENUFLECT, GENUFLECT / Tom... |
WBAI, 18 May 1967. | |
| SZ0065 | A Reading / by Alice Walker. |
Author reads selections from You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down, How Did I Get Away with... |
KUSP, 1982? | |
| BC1373 | P.D.Q. who? / Peter Schickele. |
Humorous musical program based on a mythical child of J.S. Back.|P.D.Q. WHO? / Peter Schickele... |
KPFT, 1973. | |
| BC0439 | Mike Zunk : car eater / interviewed by Jeff Shero. |
Comedian presents an improvisation about a person who claims to eat cars. |
KPFT, 13 Oct. 1971. | |
| KZ0022 | Tribute to the knights of the Algonquin round table / produced by Lisa Schlein. |
Symposium on a piece of American literary humor: Collier Young, Marc Connelly, George... |
KPFK, Sept. 2, 1976. | |
| KZ0262 | Command performance. |
Christmas comedy-variety show with Bob Hope and Red Skelton.|COMMAND PERFORMANCE / produced by... |
KPFK, Sept. 1977. | |
| KZ0797 | The Condor / by Corrado Costa ; translated and adapted by Paul Vangelisti. |
Radio adaptation of Italian poet's play. |
KPFK, Nov. 22, 1978. | |
| KZ0094 | A unique recital by Kres Mersky |
One-woman performance of monologues performed and produced by Kres Mersky. The works performed... |
American Women -- Theater | KPFK, Mar. 22, 1975. |
| KZ0607 | Analysis of satire / by Stan Freeberg. |
Comical explanation of the meaning of satire.|ANALYSIS OF SATIRE / Stan Freberg| produced by... |
KPFK, Mar. 15, 1979. | |
| KZ0672 | Gildersleeve's bad day. |
Comedy program. |
KPFK, July, 1978. | |
| KZ0673 | The Jack Benny Christmas show, 1954. |
Comedy. |
KPFK, July, 1978. | |
| KZ0681 | Fibber McGee and Molly : 15th anniversary special. |
Comedy. |
KPFK, July, 1978. | |
| KZ0660 | The Jack Benny show. |
Comedy show featuring Ronald Coleman performing his "Your money or your life" hold up... |
KPFK, July, 1978. | |
| KZ0621 | Fanny Brice and Frank Morgan show. |
Old time radio comedy show.|FANNY BRICE AND FRANK MORGAN SHOW... |
KPFK, Jan. 4, 1978. | |
| KZ0651 | Radio free oz, no. 21 / with Peter Bergman et al. |
Comedy and music program celebrating New Years.|FADIO FREE OZ, NO. 21 / with Peter Bergman et al... |
KPFK, Jan. 3, 1979. | |
| KZ0987 | Dick Gregory at Occidental College. |
Social-political satirest talks about U.S. elections, Blacks, Iran, the CIA, El Salvador, Women... |
KPFK, Jan. 13, 1981. | |
| KZ0483 | The Dreaded batter pudding hurler of Bexhill-on-sea. |
English comedy show. |
KPFK, Jan. 12, 1978. | |
| KZ0622 | Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy. |
Comedy program with guest Fred Allen. |
KPFK, Jan. 12, 1978. | |
| KZ0864 | A Fireside chat with the Firesign Theatre / Phil Proctor and David Ossman ; interviewed by Anita Frankel. |
Two members discuss the origins, current work, and the future of the comedy group. Album cuts... |
KPFK, Feb. 22, 1980. | |
| KZ0799 | The Mandrake / by Niccolo Machiavelli ; translated and directed by Paul Vangelisti. |
A sixteenth century Italian play translated and adapted for radio. |
KPFK, Dec. 13, 1978. | |
| BB5086 | Peter Sellers and Carl Reiner. |
Three comedy presentations.|PETER SELLERS AND CARL REINER... ,pt.1. Mahareshi Givit-Takit-Hush (17 min.) -- pt.2. Napoleon gloss (12 min.) -- pt.3. Michelle... |
KPFK, 24 Mar. 1971. | |
| BC1977 | Humor without a bra / produced by Joli Adams and Teri Friedrichs. |
Feminist comedy performances by Harrison and Tyler, The Women's Union Guerrilla Theater,... |
KPFK, 22 May 1974. | |
| KZ0468 | Point sublime. |
Old radio comedy series. |
KPFK, 1977? | |
| KZ0469 | Jack Benny show. |
Old radio comedy series. |
KPFK, 1977? | |
| KZ0471 | Stan Freberg show. |
Old radio comedy series. |
KPFK, 1977? | |
| KZ0472 | Lum and Abner. |
Old radio comedy series. |
KPFK, 1977? | |
| BC1392 | Landpoon / by Ray Riegert ; produced by Michael Earney. |
A satirical presentation about the Horizon Corporation's efforts to develop land in the... |
KPFK, 1973. | |
| BC0525.39 | Parody in music / produced by Carlos Hagen. |
Humorous look at music. Includes selections about the Beatles, Spike Jones, and early 20th... |
KPFK, 1972. | |
| BC1891 | Art Buchwald as straightman / interviewed by Barbara Cady. |
Political satirist discusses how to make the humorous episode of the Watergate affair even more... |
KPFK, 197-. | |
| BB5006 | Teevee comedy panel / Groucho Marx and Steve Allen. |
Two comedians discuss television humor.|TEEVEE COMEDY PANEL / Groucho Marx and Steve Allen... |
KPFK, 1961. | |
| AZ0514 | Heads I win, tails you lose. |
Political satire on similarities between the Reagan and Carter campaigns, made with doctored... |
KPFA, Oct. 27, 1980. | |
| BB2949 | Underground comix of the air / Ron Turner, Dan O'Neil, and R. Crumb. |
Examples of various forms of underground humor.|UNDERGROUND COMIX OF THE AIR / Ron Turner, Dan O... |
KPFA, 9 Apr. 1971. | |
| BC1488 | A Private joke that got out of hand / reported by Phil Williams, Bob Bender and Marc Haarz. |
Report on the world's first underground comic convention. Includes discussions of sex and... |
American Women -- Art and artists | KPFA, 6 June 1973. |
| BB1031 | Jerry Lewis on comedy / interviewed by Herbert Feinstein. |
Comedian discusses his views of comedy.|JERRY LEWIS ON COMEDY / interviewed by Herbert Feinstein... |
KPFA, 31 Aug. 1963. | |
| BB1046 | The Coach with the six insides / by Jean Erdman ; interviewed by Connacht Davis. |
Discussion of his stage comedy inspired by James Joyce's Finegans Wake. |
KPFA, 25 Sept. 1963. | |
| BB0847 | Confessions of a self-styled phoney / Paul Krassner ; interviewed by Ralph Gleason. |
Discussion of his comedy.|CONFESSIONS OF A SELF-STYLED PHONEY / Paul Krassner| interviewed by... |
KPFA, 23 Jan. 1964. | |
| BB0922.07 | Micks, wops, and gold-diggers / Donald Ogden Stewart. |
Talk on early 20th century dialectic gags and racial jokes. |
KPFA, 21 Oct. 1966. | |
| BC2438 | De profundis / by Oscar Wilde ; read by Erik Bauersfeld. |
Reading of Wilde's humorous essay. |
KPFA, 1975. | |
| BB1037 | Green Christmas / by Stan Freberg. |
Comedy performance. |
KPFA, 17 Dec. 1963. | |
| BB0894 | How to be a Jewish mother / Rella Lossy and Jack Nessel. |
Reading of a satire which stereotypes Jewish motherhood written by Dan Greenburg, performed by... |
KPFA, 14 Jan. 1965. |
