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	Radio comedy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Radio comedy, or comedic radio programming, is a radio broadcast that may involve sitcom elements, sketches, and many other forms of comedy found on other mediums.
		Although comedy was once a significant part of American broadcast radio programming it is now mainly found in the archives of Old Time Radio enthusiasts and in internet streaming of comedy recordings.
		A British commercial station "Oneword" broadcasts American vintage radio comedy as part of their 24 hour-a-day programming of books, comedy and drama and this is streamed on the internet.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Radio_comedy (598 words)

	NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Radio comedy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Comedy is the use of humor in the form of theater, where it simply referred to a play with a happy ending, in contrast to a tragedy.
		Room 101 is a BBC comedy radio and television series, running since 1994, in which celebrities are invited to discuss their pet hates with the host in order to have them consigned to the eponymous chamber.
		Radio Active was a radio comedy programme, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 during the 1980s.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Radio-comedy (3574 words)

	Old-time radio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Although little radio comedy or drama currently airs in the US (mainly on satellite and internet radio) it continues at full strength on British and Irish stations, and to a lesser degree in Canada.
		Radio comedy ran the gamut from the country humor of Lum and Abner and Minnie Pearl to the dialect characterizations of Mel Blanc and the caustic sarcasm of Henry Morgan.
		Radio City West was located at Sunset Boulevard and Vine Street in Los Angeles until it was replaced by a bank in the mid-1960s.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Old-time_radio (1239 words)

	Radio comedy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Radio comedy, or comedic radio programming, is a radio broadcast that may involve sitcom elements, sketches or any other form of comedy found on othermediums.
		Although comedy was once a significant part of American broadcast radio programming it isnow mainly found in the archives of Old Time Radio enthusiasts and ininternet streaming of comedy recordings.
		A British commercial station " Oneword " broadcasts American vintage radio comedy as part of their 24 hour-a-day programming of books,comedy and drama and this is streamed on the internet.
	www.therfcc.org /radio-comedy-165327.html (472 words)

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		Shearer was later a member of Los Angeles radio comedy group The Credibility Gap, 1968–1974, and regular on Saturday Night Live in the 1979–1980 and 1984–1985 seasons.
		Molly McGee was a fictional character in the Fibber McGee and Molly radio comedy.
		The Goon Show was a hugely popular and extremely influential British radio comedy programme, which was originally produced and broadcast by the BBC from 1951 to 1960 on the BBC Home Service.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/R/Radio-Comedy.htm (516 words)

	Radio Days - Comedy
		Most people who remember radio remember the comedy shows with much warmth; for it helped us forget what was going on around us and allowed us to laugh at ourselves for just a moment.
		But early radio comedy was very much like vaudeville.
		Familiar to radio audiences since 1933, by the forties Durante could be heard with a young straight man, Garry Moore, who would go on to have a strong career in television.
	www.otr.com /comedy.html (2002 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Radio was still the primary source of news and entertainment, in the days that television sets were only for the fortunate and most toilets were still in the garden where they belonged.
		Today, the four BBC radio stations are still suffering the effects of competition from their younger sibling, and with the added complications of other radio stations providing audiences with choice, they will never again reach the heights of popularity they once held.
		Upcoming radio comedy highlights for radio include a new sketch show from Matt Lucas and David Walliams: 'Little Britain' promises to explore British life in Britain as it is lived by Britons today in Britain.
	www.themightyboosh.inuk.com /radiocomedy.html (1299 words)

	History of radio comedy
		The radio comedy is not just one faction of radio, but in fact is a series of intricate parts and players like George Burns, Bob Hope, and others who worked variety shows or even situation comedies.
		It was revolutionary for being the first radio show with continuing characters and a storyline.
		And it was this original series, which captured the attention of a nation only beginning to come to grips with the media revolution wrought by radio broadcasting in the 1920s.
	www.geocities.com /dreamfire9/radio.html (426 words)

	Bambooweb: Radio comedy
		Radio comedy, or comedic radio programming, is a radio broadcast that may involve sitcom elements, sketches or any other form of comedy found on other mediums.
		In Britain and Canada, however, the BBC and CBC respectively have continued right on making new comedy and drama for radio up to the present day and into the foreseeable future and there are always a few comedy shows in the week's programming on RTÉ in Ireland.
		Another science fiction comedy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy went from radio to television but also to books, website and various forms including the h2g2 project (which is both like and unlike BambooWeb).
	www.bambooweb.com /articles/r/a/Radio_comedy.html (458 words)

	Alan Havig: Fred Allen’s Radio Comedy - Print
		In this book, Alan Havig explores the roots of his comedy, the themes it exploited, the problems and challenges that faced the radio comedy writer, and Allen’s unique success with the one-dimensional medium of radio.
		Using a wide variety of published and unpublished sources, including the Allen Papers, Havig analyzes Allen’s radio comedy of the 1930s and 40s within the context of the peculiar advantages and limitations of radio as a medium for comedy.
		Describing radio as "an instrument of wit," Fred Allen wrote: "on radio you could do subtle writing because you had access to the imagination...that was why I liked radio.
	www.temple.edu /tempress/titles/660_reg_print.html (494 words)

	Radio Comedy in UK Directory: Entertainment: Humour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Radio precursor to Yes, Minister, which ran from 1962 to 1977 and which could boast Johnny Mortimer, Brian Cooke and Edward Taylor as writers.
		Background on the radio show spoofing commercial radio broadcasting which evolved to become the TV show KYTV spoofing cable television.
		Provides comprehensive coverage of radio comedy programmes to have aired since 1980 on BBC Radios 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Five Live and Scotland.
	www.ukdirectory.co.uk /Entertainment/Category707650_2.html (454 words)

	XM Radio - XM Comedy
		XM Comedy busts a gut without getting busted with the world's funniest comedians the way they were meant to be heard.
		Tune to XM Comedy for your minimum daily allotment of laughs.
		Some of the funniest comics you've never heard on the radio the way they sound in the clubs, until now.
	www.xmradio.com /programming/channel_page.jsp?ch=150 (299 words)

	Jack Benny Old Time Radio Comedy Superstar
		And so began the radio career which lasted over 23 years and created one of the all time favorite and timeless radio comedies.
		Benny revolutionized the way humor was played on the radio by introducing the situation comedy and by giving most of the best lines to his brilliant supporting cast.
		During his 20 plus years on the radio, he delighted audiences with his situation comedies whereby the strong supporting cast received the best lines and the biggest laughs.
	www.vintagelibrary.com /OldTimeRadio/Jack-Benny.html (522 words)

	Humor @ BarrelOfLaughs.com (Barrel of Laughs) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Improvisational comedy (also called improv or impro) is comedy that is performed with a little to no predetermination of subject matter and structure.
		The term "humour" as formerly applied in comedy referred to the interpenetration of the sublime and the ridiculous.
		In other words, comedy is a sign of a 'bug' in the symbolic make-up of language, as well as a self-correcting mechanism for such bugs.
	www.barreloflaughs.com (2895 words)

	BBC - Radio 4 - Comedy - Homepage
		Radio 4's satirical sketch show is now available to download or podcast.
		Rosemary Leach, Angela Thorne and Felicity Montagu play three combative sisters in the comedy drama by Simon Brett.
		Clare Baker has entered a caring profession so that she can sort out other people's problems rather than deal with her own.
	www.bbc.co.uk /radio4/comedy (388 words)

	DefCon Comedy Network :: Comedy On The Cutting Edge - Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Burr will be in St. Louis as part of the Comedy Central Live tour, along with Greg Giraldo and Mike Birbiglia.
		Carlos Mencia initially resisted Comedy Central's overture to release a comedy album on the cable channel's record label.
		Craig Ferguson will host a gala at Montreal's Just for Laughs comedy festival, while solo acts by Margaret Cho and John Pinette ("Hairspray") have been added to the lineup of the 24th edition (July 13-23), organizers said Tuesday.
	www.defconradio.com (676 words)

	Radio Plays,Radio Drama,BBC radio comedy,recordings,archive,DIVERSITY WEBSITE
		Authors such as Henry Cecil, Giles Cooper, R.D.Wingfield became well-known for their radio work in the 60s and 70s, and the tradition has been continued, with David Pownall, Neville Teller, Martyn Wade, to name just three, providing really excellent entertainment on a regular basis.
		There are enthusiasts all over the world who listen to BBC comedies, dramas and features, and some of them have interesting collections of recordings.
		The British Comedy Website www.Britishcomedy.org.uk is used by aficionados of Round the Horne, Just a Minute, Dad's Army, and other vintage comedies.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /suttonelms/RADIO1.HTML (453 words)

	Los Angeles Business Journal: Putting Big Mouths Where the Money Is - Comedy World Radio Network forms partnership with ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		If a new Los Angeles-based radio syndicator and programmer has its way, Stern-like programming -- targeting the same audience with the same raunchy outlook on life -- will be a growing, nonstop part of the radio landscape.
		The fledgling Comedy World Radio Network has just gotten a boost in those efforts to go head to head with the big boys of national content syndication by teaming with Jones Media Networks of Denver.
		The deal is expected to provide a needed boost to Comedy World, which launched in September and has so far syndicated its programming to 19 stations, some AM and some FM.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m5072/is_13_23/ai_72809028 (455 words)

	New York Daily News - TV and Radio - Comedy Central makes hay in ratings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		All veterans of "The Blue Collar Comedy Tour," the trio's back-to-back-to-back specials - "Ron White: They Call Me Tater Salad," "Larry the Cable Guy: Git-R-Done" and "Foxworthy: Totally Committed" - brought in the lion's share of viewers for the channel's June 27 Redneck Weekend.
		On average, the Comedy Central audience is 75% male and 25% female.
		Comedy Central isn't the only television outlet trying to git-it-done the redneck way.
	www.nydailynews.com /entertainment/ent_radio/story/209914p-180898c.html (428 words)

	armageddon radio comedy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A moving tribute to the late champion of the Chicago comedy scene is at the...
		Radio 4 marks the 40th anniversary of the 14 days when the world held its breath.
		He is a founding member and was executive producer of the legendary radio comedy ensemble, the American Comedy Network.
	www.funnyf.com /armageddon%20radio%20comedy.php (424 words)

	PicPal's Old Time Radio Comedy Page
		For well-crafted comedy dialogue, few could top the superb team of ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his monocled, wisecracking dummy, Charlie McCarthy, and Bergen's secondary dummy, the dimwitted Mortimer Snerd.
		This radio series illustrates the vocal talent of Dean Martin and the comedic genius of Jerry Lewis.
		This uproarious comedy stars Mel Blanc, the comedic genius that was also the voice of so many Warner Brothers cartoon characters.
	www.picpal.com /oldtimeradio.html (2038 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Classic Radio Comedy (Pocket Essentials S.): Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Exploring the origins and lasting influence of the 'Big Three', this is the only book to focus on the comedy rather than the lives of the men behind the microphones.
		No comedy clip-show would be imaginable without Jules and Sand, Bluebottle and Eccles, or Tony Hancock and Sid James.
		In short, this book is a balanced, interesting and well-wriitten tribute to Classic Radio Comedy by a writer who really knows and loves his subject.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/1904048048 (767 words)

	RadioSpirits.com -- OLD TIME RADIO COMEDY...
		This collection includes an illustrated 52-page booklet describing the series represented here and their place in the history of radio comedy.
		This is a great sampling of the best of old time radio comedy.
		So listen and laugh with the masters of classic radio comedy.
	www.radiospirits.com /details/details51.asp?Svr=224&l=1&source= (250 words)

	Radio 411 - Industry News and Resources - Show Prep and Comedy Links
		American Comedy Network - ACN supplies the world's funniest radio shows with the world's best audio and written comedy material.
		Bitman Comedy - The funniest paper prep on the planet...try it free for two weeks.
		Written overnight by Pat Reeder and Laura Ainsworth, The Comedy Wire is the sharpest, funniest, and most amazingly timely news-based humor service in radio.
	radio411.com /prep.htm (1041 words)

	DATA Radio free MP3 comedy downloads (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		has the ability to provide programming to thousands of radio stations worldwide through its state of the art electronic distribution which includes high quality pots, internet, ftp, and satellite.
		Is radio's weekly two-hour festival of "mad music and crazy comedy" heard on stations coast to coast.
		It is a free-wheeling, unpredictable mix of music and comedy.
	www.data-radio.com (891 words)

	Radio National Comedy
		This comedy of sketches and songs recorded before a live audience comes from the people who were the Goodies and the men behind Monty Python.
		For decades the Goons have delighted radio listeners of all ages.
		This ground-breaking mixture of innuendo, camp comedy and word play was one of the most popular British comedies during the sixties.
	abc.net.au /rn/comedy (408 words)

	Radio comedy
		Superb BBC Radio comedy, that later became KYTV on BBC TV.
		BBC 7 is one of the new BBC Digital Radio channels, and it's available on DAB, Freeview and Sky.
		A quirky little sci-fi comedy found on Radio 4 in 2005 - Set in a post-'withering' 2099, the team from the Key Envornmental Non-judgemental Taskforce (a.k.a KENT) set about troubleshooting, under the control of Professor Nebulous (the man responsible for the Isle of Wight disaster).
	www.radioandtelly.co.uk /radiocomedy.html (549 words)

	Search Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		BBC Radio 4 index of quizzes, comedy and amusing conversation Home TV Radio Talk Where I Live A-Z Index 9 February 2005 Text only BBC Homepage BBC Radio Radio 4 PROGRAMME FINDER: A-Z Directory Listen Again What's...
		Radio Free World Comedy Guide Find comedy clubs, shows, and funny sites Home - Go to the Radio Free World home page...in the Radio Free World Chat Room Featured program: The...
		Radio Shows on RealAudio In this area you will find original radio comedy, produced by Joe Bevilacqua.
	www.agec.co.uk /radiocomedy-75388.html (305 words)

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