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How Sweet to Be an Idiot

I’ve felt like this all day.
Ignorance is indeed bliss, and that explains many things.
Neil Innes was one of the principal members of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band.
For that alone he deserves high praise.
He assisted in a few Monty Python sketches back in the day, not to mention a
song or two.
And there was The Rutles, a Beatles parody band that also had Eric Idle as a
member, he and Neil were close friends.
This is a classic piece of British novelty…

Just 5 Minutes

A great comedy sketch by Canada’s finest sketch troupe.
I’ve seen them live and they are a real hoot.
Not sure if they still perform but their material is out there
for sale and it’s worth every penny, funny stuff that.
This is me, god knows this is me…

Doctors

Brian Regan with a pretty funny set.
Not Tattoos, like the label stated, not sure if that’s an inside joke or what.
The whole recording is mislabeled.
Not to worry, this is a good bit, close to top form with this release.
He was the first stand-up comedian to really perfect sarcasm.
Brian was the king of snark long before most comedians began to use it.
True to form on this one, some good lines here…

The Time Warp

This brings back some terrific memories.
Richard O’Brien wrote the script, it starred Tim Curry as
Dr. Frank-N-Furter, and it was a howl to attend a midnight
showing of this absolute classic.
Very off the wall, class participation was not only encouraged
it was necessary.
I had a Hell of a time, my bag of tricks consisted of several
slices of burnt toast, a few rolls of toilet paper, a couple of
squirt guns, several newspapers, and a whole lot of yelling!
Usually shown at midnight at a very cool theater near you.
It is nearly fifty years old now but still a superb time.
This is one of the main songs that you sing along with….


Monolithic Oil

A great parody, maybe even satire, from National Lampoon.
These folks were quite the source of mirth back in the day.
They’re kinda still around, the magazine no longer exists but
you see the odd audio release every now and then.
This is one of the better ones…