Garrison Keillor's Comedy Theater: More Songs & Sketches From A Prairie Home Companion [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Garrison Keillor (Author, Performer)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 21, 1997

1997 Grammy® Award nominee
1996 Listen Up Award—Best Humor

Enjoy the best of Garrison Keillor's comic fables from A Prairie Home Companion, all about true love and other tribulations, brought to life by a cast of brilliant radio actors.

Contents:
This Man This Woman; Taking a Chance on Love; Bertha's Kitty Boutique: Cat Box Video; Greenwich Village Days; Cafe Boeuf: Secrets of the Kitchen; Beebopareebop: The Operation; Cowboys: The Second Lefty; Famous Celebrities: New Years Eve; Just One of Those Things; Chicken Little-Starring Tom Keith; Beebopareebop: The Dream; Adventures in Ethics; Guy Noir, Private Eye: Tony Rigatoni; Fred Farrell Animal Calls; How I Met George Gershwin; Little House on the Desert; Silver Lining: Cold Weather; Mel's Big Boy Buffet; Newt; La Influenza; Lutheran's On-Line; Silver Lining: Getting Older; The Ketchup Advisory Board; Bemidji Fishing Opener Song; Beebopareebop: The Contest

Plus a bonus joke collection.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Add this latest recording to your collection of prized recordings from A Prairie Home Companion [brought to you by HighBridge Audio]. Some careful post-production editing seems to have enhanced the timing from piece to piece and suppressed the live audience, enabling audio listeners to hear the material better....Keillor's extraordinary ability to host a show is evident. His infectious humor and good writing, plus a talented cast, make a program that those of all ages will enjoy....Audio programs may have a new callingit's so much easier to learn a joke by listening a couple of times than by reading it! The zingers are there to be loved and retold. -- The Christian Science Monitor, June 26, 1997

Garrison Keillor and a large cast create many memorable moments in this production as they amble their way through a dozen or so sketches, from Guy Noir to Adventures in Ethics. But, by far, the funniest segment is Newt, which is kind of a Democratic Party member's salute to Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, a Republican. Just as entertaining is the package's bonus Joke Show tape. In our current era of political correctness, someone will certainly find something on this tape to fuss about [brought to you by HighBridge Audio]. -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 22, 1997

Garrison Keillor wins. After a recent binge on comedy tapes. I am forced to admit that the best and brightest material I found was culled from his A Prairie Home Companion radio series. But Keillor's two most recent audio programs (Garrison Keillor's Comedy Theater and Mother Father Uncle Aunt) are extremely well produced and among the only material that made me chuckle from beginning to end. If you only want one, opt for Garrison Keillor's Comedy Theater. Highlighting some of the wittier sketches from 1991 through 1996, the routines range from Adventures in Ethics to La Influenza. Even better are the bonus highlights culled from two joke shows, in which all manner of jokes are rattled off by theme. These are most appreciated for not being politically correct and promise to offend everyone without being unnecessarily ribald [brought to you by HighBridge Audio]. -- The Boston Sunday Globe, Mar. 8, 1998

Grammy Award Nominee for the Best Spoken Comedy of 1997 [brought to you by HighBridge Audio]. -- NARAS

Winner of the Listen Up Award - Best Humor of 1997 [brought to you by HighBridge Audio]. -- Publishers Weekly, January 5, 1998

About the Author

GARRISON KEILLOR is America's favorite storyteller. For more than 35 years as the host of A Prairie Home Companion, he has captivated millions of public radio listeners with his weekly "News from Lake Wobegon" monologues. Keillor is also the author of several books and a frequent contributor to national publications including Time, The New Yorker, and National Geographic, in addition to writing his own syndicated column. He has been awarded a National Humanities Medal from the National Endowment of the Humanities.

GARRISON KEILLOR is America's favorite storyteller. For more than 30 years as the host of A Prairie Home Companion, he has captivated millions of public radio listeners with his weekly "News from Lake Wobegon" monologues. Keillor is also the author of several books and a frequent contributor to national publications including Time, The New Yorker, and National Geographic, in addition to writing his own syndicated column. He has been awarded a National Humanities Medal from the National Endowment of the Humanities.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: HighBridge Company; Original radio broadcast; 3 hours on 3 CDs edition (March 21, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565111834
• ISBN-13: 978-1565111837
• Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #381,028 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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