The Best of the National Lampoon Radio Hour [Audio CD]

Bob Tischler (Adapter), Chip Lowell (Compiler)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1996

Just what the world needs, three CDs of bent, twisted, warped and weird humor courtesy of people such as Chevy Chase, John Belushi and Gilda Radner. The NLRH spent most of its existence as a half-hour radio comedy show, in the course of which almost anything was fair game (subject to the strictures of radio at the time), including other comedians. It was a show that had moments of fabulous inspiration (including a deadly Pete Seeger parody) as well as moments of surrealism that easily matched the Firesign Theater. This triple-disc box set provides an excellent sampling of the show, and comes with a booklet that provides both a history of the show and a case of confusion (the design and typography are, to say the least, peculiar.) Overall, if you're in the mood for semi-surreal seventies comedy, this box set is just the ticket. ~ Steven McDonald Personnel includes: Tony Scheuren (vocals, various instruments); Nate Herman (vocals, guitar, piano, bass); Christopher Guest (vocals, guitar, piano); Christopher Cerf (vocals); Paul Jacobs (piano, background vocals); Anne Beatts, David Blum, Bob Hoban, Gracie Whitebread, Bob Perry, Ed Subitsky, Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Bob Dryden, George Agoglia, Richard Belzer, Gary Goodrow, Stan Sawyer, Brian McConnachie, Michael O'Donoghue, Bob Caliban, Norman Rose, Judith Jacklin, Emily Praeger, Alice Playten, Bill Murray, Billy Crystal, Justo LaCombe, Sid Davis, Leon Janney, Brian Doyle-Murray, Steven Collins, Gerry Graham, Tony Hendra, Sean Kelly, Lee Richardson, Joe Flaherty, Gilda Radner, Harold Ramis, George Coe, Rhonda Coullet, Windy Craig, Adolph Caesar, Vernon Taft, Doug Kenney, Lynn Lipton, Martin Harvey Friedberg (spoken vocals).

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Rhino Records (April 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568266421
• ISBN-13: 978-1568266428
• Product Dimensions: 12.5 x 6.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,055,020 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)