Post by The Mad Plumber on Sept 2, 2009 9:05:35 GMT -5
Ever since I had gotten my iPod, my massive CD collection has largely been collecting dust. Of my over 200 albums, I have a small percentage that are comedy albums of performers here or there: a Jerry Seinfeld, an early Rodney Dangerfield, a few Steve Martins, some Cheech and Chong, and mostly Bill Cosby; forgive me if I've forgotten any.
I own only two Cheech and Chong albums, not including the soundtrack to Up in Smoke which I don't count as a comedy album: Cheech and Chong and Los Cochinos. Cheech and Chong is probably the most memorable of the two I have and contains the famous "Dave" sketch; I also happen to find some amusement with "Cruisin' With Pedro De Pacas". However, there's also some really bad skits such as "The Pope" and "Vietnam". I'm going to say that Los Cochinos is the better of the two albums. It's not quite as memorable, but the sketches are generally more fun. Also, the album ends on a truly epic note with "Basketball Jones".
My Steve Martin collection consists of Let's Get Small, A Wild and Crazy Guy, and Comedy Is Not Pretty! Comedy Is Not Pretty! is not a particularly well-balanced album, probably acknowledged as being Martin's worst. I will remark it as being notable for his banjo performance with "Drop Thumb Medley". A Wild and Crazy Guy starts off with a small club performance and suddenly shifts to a massive concert performance. I find Martin a little funnier when his audience isn't a massive mob of screaming fans. The album ends with a performance of "King Tut". I'm going to say that Let's Get Small is the best of the three albums. His first punchline in his "Smoking" skit just had me busting up.
I own too many Bill Cosby albums to list. Most of you might recognize Cosby's style not so much as being a standup comedian, but rather of sitting down and telling nostalgic stories. These would range from his early youth of torturing his brother Russell to his teen years with Fat Albert to his adult years with the woes of parenthood to his very late years of living in an empty nest. However, earlier albums, Bill Cosby Is A Very Funny Fellow ... Right! and I Started Out As A Child, highlight a period in Cosby's career before he hit upon his popular niche; Cosby's knack for sound effects in sketches like "Ralph Jameson" is very hilarious. I'm going to say that the most consistent album I have in my collection is Wonderfulness, with "Go Carts" being a very funny skit and "Tonsils" and "Chicken Heart" being great examples of Cosby's epic storytelling. I wanted to give a notable mention to Why Is There Air? which I felt ended wonderfully with "Hofstra", which was a revision of an earlier skit called "T.V. Football".
I own only two Cheech and Chong albums, not including the soundtrack to Up in Smoke which I don't count as a comedy album: Cheech and Chong and Los Cochinos. Cheech and Chong is probably the most memorable of the two I have and contains the famous "Dave" sketch; I also happen to find some amusement with "Cruisin' With Pedro De Pacas". However, there's also some really bad skits such as "The Pope" and "Vietnam". I'm going to say that Los Cochinos is the better of the two albums. It's not quite as memorable, but the sketches are generally more fun. Also, the album ends on a truly epic note with "Basketball Jones".
My Steve Martin collection consists of Let's Get Small, A Wild and Crazy Guy, and Comedy Is Not Pretty! Comedy Is Not Pretty! is not a particularly well-balanced album, probably acknowledged as being Martin's worst. I will remark it as being notable for his banjo performance with "Drop Thumb Medley". A Wild and Crazy Guy starts off with a small club performance and suddenly shifts to a massive concert performance. I find Martin a little funnier when his audience isn't a massive mob of screaming fans. The album ends with a performance of "King Tut". I'm going to say that Let's Get Small is the best of the three albums. His first punchline in his "Smoking" skit just had me busting up.
I own too many Bill Cosby albums to list. Most of you might recognize Cosby's style not so much as being a standup comedian, but rather of sitting down and telling nostalgic stories. These would range from his early youth of torturing his brother Russell to his teen years with Fat Albert to his adult years with the woes of parenthood to his very late years of living in an empty nest. However, earlier albums, Bill Cosby Is A Very Funny Fellow ... Right! and I Started Out As A Child, highlight a period in Cosby's career before he hit upon his popular niche; Cosby's knack for sound effects in sketches like "Ralph Jameson" is very hilarious. I'm going to say that the most consistent album I have in my collection is Wonderfulness, with "Go Carts" being a very funny skit and "Tonsils" and "Chicken Heart" being great examples of Cosby's epic storytelling. I wanted to give a notable mention to Why Is There Air? which I felt ended wonderfully with "Hofstra", which was a revision of an earlier skit called "T.V. Football".