I Am Not Homer

Dan Castellaneta

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 23, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Oglio Records
• ASIN: B000063ITD
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #79,765 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
I Am Not Homer is a celebration of the comic versatility of Dan Castellaneta, the voice of not only Homer Simpson, but Barney, Groundskeeper Willie, Krusty, and Grandpa as well. Alongside comedian (and wife) Deb Lacusta, Castellaneta offers forth his first comic sketch album, a collection of eight sketches and one song ("Homer’s Lament"). Featuring a score of well-crafted characters, many of the numbers meander on for lengthy stretches, the characters’ discomfort so palpable as to be funny. Half of the sketches are set in the world of AM radio, and the general unease of the hosts as they desperately fish for words to fill the airwaves has the ring of truth despite the absurdity of the topic at hand. The ease with which Castellaneta creates his different characters is complete; it seems as if any character his mind conceives simply comes out of him as if he were a comic/psychic channeling the voices of his imagination. On "Dynamite Sales," lecturer Sheila Wary (Lacusta) says to student Winthrop Bejou (pronounced "B.O."), "The mind is a very powerful thing--in order for you to create any situation, you just have to think about it first." After a long pause, Winthrop asks, "Then how come you’re not naked?" The mind of Dan Castellaneta is a very powerfully hilarious thing. --Mark Huntsman

Product Description
Dan Castellaneta is not Homer. He is an incredibly versatile comic performer with timing and delivery so unique it makes you laugh even after you've heard it a dozen times. And Deb Lacusta (Dan's real-life wife) may not be Marge Simpson, but she is a wickedly funny comedienne, whose mellifluous voice belies an acid wit beneath. Together they are a latter-day Nichols and May, skewering modern media and couplehood in this entertaining and engaging CD. Besides which, you get to hear Dan as Homer, Grampa, Barney, and the embittered Scotsman Groundskeeper Willie sing the catchy tune "So Dumb (Homer's Lament)." How cool is that? Doh!

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Mmmmmmmm.... Funny....", February 12, 2003

By	James G. Brasch (Illinois) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

For those of you outside of the loop, Dan has been around for years and has been just as funny then as he is now on this album. Perhaps best known for the multitude of voices he provides for "The Simpsons" (most notably, as the titular Homer), Dan shows off the comic genius that brought him to the attention of the producers for the show. On this album Dan provides several more voices (with a little help from his wife, Deb Lacusta) to inhabit the strange characters in his equally strange world. Although Dan mostly limits his skewered observations and commentaries on the AM radio circuit, he has enough fodder here to provide some true gems of comedy (standout tracks include "Badger Baseball" and "Drive Time" - the latter concerning a husband/wife morning zoo crew who've been married for perhaps a little too long). Dan's timing and delivery is on par with perhaps the best comedians and although his sketches can run long, it's fascinating to hear what he'll do next and what bizarre direction the sketch will take. Although a bit out of left field, the disc does contain at least one prerequisite track for fans of Dan's work from The Simpsons. Here you'll see just how much Dan contributes to that show, but it's even better to hear the beginning tracks to see how he got just so damn good at comedy...

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BETTER THAN CATS! I'D HEAR IT AGAIN AND AGAIN!, May 3, 2002

By	CB - See all my reviews

What can a crazy girl say?! FUNNY FUNNY FUNNY! Mr. Castellaneta and his partner in humorous crime, Ms. LaCusta, are masters of comedy! I laughed until i cried, cried until i laughed, and then started that all over again. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant! Stop reading this and go order this CD NOW! Don't waste anymore time! Life is too short - don't miss out on a gem like this one! Run, do not walk, to your nearest shopping cart and grab a handful - give 'em to your friends AND enemies!

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Homer does Brian Wilson, May 27, 2002

By	Classic Sitcoms "classicsitcoms" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

Although he's achieved global fame as TV's Homer, there may well be a fan or two of this versatile actor who aren't aware that Dan Castellaneta got his start as a quick change artist on the stages of Second City and other improv venues across the country. But this album of sparkling sketches (and one epic pop song) returns Dan to his roots as a character comic capable of lightning fast shifts in mood, voice and attitude in this series of well polished comic portraits created and performed with Dan's longtime partner in comedy, Deb Lacusta. Together, Deb and Dan skewer marriage, childhood, the media, hero worship and a few dozen other sacred American institutions in eight lively sketches that would alone be worth the price of admission without the added bonus of a Homer Simpson original. As for Homer's pop song--it's a gem of production written and performed by Dan using most of his best known Simpsons voices in a grand hommage to Brian Wilson in all his "Heroes and Villains"-era splendor. Need I say more?