Monthly Archives: February 2016

R.I.P Bob Elliott

The end of an era!
Bob Elliott, one of the two principal members of the Bob and Ray
comedy duo, passed away this week at the age of 92.
This is a classic sketch from them, I play it on the show
to rave reviews. Bob plays Harlow P Whitcomb…

Wildwood Weed

This is a counter culture classic that Jim Stafford did
back in the 70s, made it a top forty hit too!
Written by Don Bowman in 1962, this song never really saw
broadcast time due to the (ahem) nature of the lyrics, but
eventually logic reigned and it saw the light of day…

Ti Kwan Leep

AKA Boot to the Head, as brilliantly done by The Frantics!
This is a classic and then some, one of the more interesting
comedy sketches to ever grace a stage, or an airwave, that I
love top play on the show.
I’ll just lay down here for a minute…

Shi Tsu

I have to be careful how to spell that!
Wonderfully orated by Jeremy Taylor, this ode, of sorts, is a
dark and humorous piece about fulfilling oneself AND man’s
best friend. Not necessarily in that order…

The Great Bell

by Marty Feldman!
This is a great piece of musical lunacy by one of the
zaniest, and funniest, blokes to ever hit the stage.
He really did have a hand in just about anything funny
that came out of Britain during the 50s, 60s, 70s,
and even wee bit of the 80s.
A Mel Brooks movie cast favorite, he appeared in Young
Frankenstein and Silent Movie, enhancing both films mightily.
He passed away in 1982 immediately after the filming of
the comedy flick “Yellowbeard”.
As to the cause of death, Mel Brooks cites factors that may
have contributed to Feldman’s death: “He smoked sometimes
half-a-carton (5 packs) of cigarettes daily, drank copious
amounts of black coffee, and ate a diet rich in eggs and
dairy products”.
It’s the coffee I tell ya! The coffee…