Dead Dog Cafe Comedy Hour [Audiobook] (Audio Cassette)

~ Tom King (Author)

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"...encompasses the absurd, they silly, and the unexpected profound." -- Boston Globe - April 2, 2001 by Rochelle O'Gorman

Product Description

Welcome to the Dead Dog Caf Comedy hour. The talk is lively and the coffee's always on and you never know who will drop in.

For first time visitors, you'll meet the regulars at the Caf. There's Jasper Friendly Bear, the optimist of the group. We don't know what he did before starting the radio show, but since then he has talked about becoming paparazzi photographer and opening a bank at the caf. There's no end to the good that Jasper can do for the country as a whole. Then there's Gracie Heavy Hand, who is more pragmatic than Jasper. She's very "down to earth" and as a businesswoman she's very supportive of Jasper when it stands to make her some money. Then there's Tom King, who gets to play himself. He thinks he's cerebral. He also thinks that he understands both native and white culture, but he doesn't really understand either.

The Dead Dog Caf Comedy Hour currently runs 3 times a week on Radio One.

24 Episodes in Total
Duration Approximately 4 hours

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Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC Audio) (December 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0660179369
• ISBN-13: 978-0660179360
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,198,517 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dead Dog Cafe Comedy Hour, January 14, 2002

By	Steven Bowen "ssbowen2" (San Luis Obispo, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This is possibly the funniest audio recording I own, but if you aren't Canadian, and/or Native American you probably shouldn't bother. They are able to make me laugh even while harpooning me for behaviours I have been guilty of, and while making incredibly cynical comments on European treatment of North America's first residents. Because of the humour, they can make comments that would otherwise be harsh beyond belief. The cast also has a fine sense of the plain slapstick, and absurd presented with great comic timing. I've had to pull the car over several times while listening to it because I was laughing too hard to drive safely.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars People will wonder why you're laughing so loudly and often., August 27, 2002

By	juan valdez "burro" (hamilton, canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dead Dog Cafe Comedy Hour (Audio Cassette)

I'm Canadian (but not First Nations) and laughed so much during the first of these cassettes that I had to stop and buy all of them. The humour is consistent, the delivery is excellent, and the topics are hilarious - I keep listening just to find out how many different ways Jasper Friendly Bear can make Tom buy his coffee.

5.0 out of 5 stars People will wonder why you're laughing so loudly and often., August 27, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Dead Dog Cafe Comedy Hour (Audio Cassette)

I'm Canadian (but not First Nations) and laughed so much during the first of these cassettes that I had to stop and buy all of them. The humour is consistent, the delivery is excellent, and the topics are hilarious - I keep listening just to find out how many different ways Jasper Friendly Bear can make Tom buy his coffee.