"You Don't Have to Look at the Pictures on the Radio" - National Lampoon, Blum, David
Theatre Times for "The Ryan O'Neal Story", Pt. 1
The Lost Glider
Marlon Brando Interview
Little Miss Muffett (Otis Redding Parody) - National Lampoon, Cerf, Christopher
The Comedy of Patrol Officer Tim O'Malley
The Loan Arranger
What If Ed Sullivan Were Tortured?
Canadian Newsreel
The Comedy of Cardiologist Dr. Andrew Tillman
Natlamp Unto My Feet, With the Rev. Otto A. Brown
Methadone Maintenance Man (James Taylor Parody) - National Lampoon, Scheuren, Tony
Front Row Center: "Death of a Salesman"
The Indianapolis Academy of the French Accent
Mel Brewer's Insomnia Time, With Ron Fields, Pt. 1
Sperm Whale Song - National Lampoon, Guest, Chistopher
Mel Brewer's Insomnia Time, With Ron Fields, Pt. 2
House Rules
Let Us Speak English
Flash Bazbo, Space Explorer
Stand Up
Closet Queen - National Lampoon, Benedict, Paul
Interview With the Hollywood Gay Alliance
Closet Queen [Reprise & Closing] - National Lampoon, Benedict, Paul
The Comedy of News Anchor Robert K. Chancellor
Frank Rizzo: The Philadelphia Police League for Retarded Children
And the Winner Is...
The Comedy of Psychiatrist Dr. Ricky Johnson
The Dick & Jane Show
Which of the Ten Commandments Am I Breaking?
Baby Brando
Southern California Brings Me Down (Neil Young Parody) - National Lampoon, Scheuren, Tony
The Comedy of King Faisal
Natlamp Unto My Feet, With Father Joseph Vazinni
Track Listings (28) - Disc #2
Channel Surfing (Cheech & Chong Parody)
Intro (Outer Limits)
Harry Block: 417 Reasons Why You Should Let Us Do Your Income ...
Turtle Woman - National Lampoon, Guest, Christopher
The Immigrants: The Hillbillies
Harry Block: Reason #408
Suicide Prevention Hotline/N.L.R.H. Program I.D.
Well-Intentioned Blues (Pete Seeger Parody) - National Lampoon, Guest, Chistopher
At the Tone from the Time You Called...
Universal Bank Commercial
Request Time: "Gigi"
Humor Test, With Dr. Chevy Chase
Alternative Child
1973 Miss America Pageant
Timex Watch Commercial
N.L.R.H. Program I.D. /The Jimmy Dugan Story
Harry Block: Reason #287
Interview With Ali & Foreman
Great Mountain Valey Drinking Water & Brite Toothpaste Commercial
Steppin' on a Spaniel
Harry Block: Reason #177
Police Auditions
Guru Craig Baker, the Perfect Master
You Put Me Thru Hell (Joni Mitchell Parody) - National Lampoon, Herman, Nate
Vulcanized Sneakers Commercial Intro
Mr. Whipple Commercial Goes Wrong
What Do You Recommend from the Menu?
Cheech & Chong Parody (Conclusion)
Track Listings (29) - Disc #3
Disclaimer Intro: "Due to the Explicit Nature..."/National Lampoon ...
Flash Bazbo in a Restaurant
Bill Bradley of the New York Knicks
Flash Bazbo, Space Explorer: The Adventure Continues
Bob the Rapist
Music Perspective, With Ron Fields, Pt. 1
Overdose Heaven - National Lampoon, Jacobs, Paul [Comed
Interview With Don Corleone
Monolithic Oil Commercial
Straight Man Auditions
Music Perspective, With Ron Fields, Pt. 2
Every Day I Feel Depressed (B.B. King Parody) - National Lampoon, Guest, Christopher
Dial-A-Curse
Guru Craig Baker, the Perfect Master Visits a Bar
Flash Bazbo, Space Explorer: Chapter 219
Santa Cupcakes Recipe
The Littlest Christmas Tree
The Evil Santa
Rod Serling Explains the First Christmas
A&P Commercial: The Death Penalty for Shoplifting
National Lampoon's Call-In, Pt. 3
Classics of the Contemporary Drama: "Waiting for Godot"
Mother Goose's Wine - National Lampoon, Beatts, Anne
National Lampoon's Call-In, Pt. 3
National Lampoon's Call-In, Pt. 3
Terminal Football
Highway Toes (James Taylor Parody) - National Lampoon, Guest, Chistopher
Classics of the Contemporary Drama: "The Idiot"
National Lampoon's Call-In, Pt. 3
Without the writers and performers behind the National Lampoon Radio Hour, comedy today would be an altogether different beast. In truth, it wouldn't be nearly so beastly. For a time, overeducated, chemically altered white... more » boys with attitudes were an extraordinary font of humor, and they didn't come much more educated, altered, white, and boyish than the Nat Lamp crew. Led first by Michael O'Donoughue and later by John Belushi, the radio program lasted from 1973 to 1975, with many of its creators then moving on to the inaugural company of Saturday Night Live. But if TV proffered innately impertinent, un-P.C. types like O'Donoughue, Belushi, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, and Gilda Radner in slightly deluded form, and movies would further water down their personas, radio served them up in all their concentrated glory. The show, as this astonishing 3 CD box demonstrates, was the comic equivalent of a lethal speedball. --Steven Stolder« less
Without the writers and performers behind the National Lampoon Radio Hour, comedy today would be an altogether different beast. In truth, it wouldn't be nearly so beastly. For a time, overeducated, chemically altered white boys with attitudes were an extraordinary font of humor, and they didn't come much more educated, altered, white, and boyish than the Nat Lamp crew. Led first by Michael O'Donoughue and later by John Belushi, the radio program lasted from 1973 to 1975, with many of its creators then moving on to the inaugural company of Saturday Night Live. But if TV proffered innately impertinent, un-P.C. types like O'Donoughue, Belushi, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, and Gilda Radner in slightly deluded form, and movies would further water down their personas, radio served them up in all their concentrated glory. The show, as this astonishing 3 CD box demonstrates, was the comic equivalent of a lethal speedball. --Steven Stolder
CD Reviews
Extremely funny stuff, great for the car on long trips
04/01/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"If you are bored with listening to music while driving, get this great 3-CD set! Lots of classic actors in here from the old Saturday Night Live days and some timeless comedy bits. Hard to believe that this was recorded in the 70s. I know all the bits aren't here :) I'm now waiting for Part II to be made (hopefully 3 more CDs!)"
This is where SNL & SCTV came from... excellent!
01/24/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"When the National Lampoon and the Second City came together creatively, hilarious sparks flew. This chemistry was essential in paving the way for "Saturday Night Live" and "SCTV Network." Indeed, many of those show's alumni appear on these discs. Where else can you find an ensemble that includes John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Christopher Guest, Richard Belzer, Gilda Radner, Brian Doyle-Murray, Bill Murray, Joe Flaherty, Harold Ramis, & Michael O'Donoghue? No where else, that's where. This box is a must for anyone who loves comedy. All the tracks are great, few are dated, and the performances sparkle with the force of hungry, brilliant comic minds. The writing on this show was also top notch, the scribes going on to pen "Animal House," "Multiplicity," "This Is Spinal Tap!," "Best In Show," "Waiting For Guffman," "SCTV," "Scrooged," and the first years of "SNL." Highlights include Chris Guest's truly bizarre space hero, the stream-of-consciousness spouting Flash Bazbo, Belushi's Brando interview with Chevy, Gilda & Bill Murray's "Evil Santa," and several dead-on musical parodies of such artists as B. B. King & Neil Young. There'll never be this much talent amassed in one single place ever again. Buy it!"
It just gets better and better
Ron Thibodeau | Boston, MA United States | 09/30/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This three volume set is so funny. I just with it was longer (that is my only complaint). The funny thing is, the more you listen to it, the funnier it gets.Not only did I buy a copy for myself, but two months later I got a copy for my sister (we share the same type of humor).Hearing John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Christopher Guest, and alumni doing spoofs of Marlon Brando, Charles Bronson, Joni Mitchell, Clint Eastwood, Gregory Peck, and James Taylor are simply hilarious.Surprisingly, the jokes have held up very well, and not as out of date as I would have thought. A smart, refreshing, hilarious send up of just about everything, National Lampoon delivers the goods."
Set your imagination for the year 2000!
Johnny Heering | Bethel, CT United States | 07/11/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The National Lampoon Radio Hour was a radio comedy show that ran from late 1973 to late 1974. It originally was an hour long, but was soon cut to half an hour when they started to run low on material (while still being titled The National Lampoon Radio Hour). Here we have over three hours of highlights from the show. This is very funny stuff. In a way, the show was a precursor to Saturday Night Live, using many of the performers and writers that later worked on that show. Buy this box."
Second helping of RADIO DINNER and GOODBYE POP please.
umami bhavanga | Oklahoma City, OK United States | 02/08/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This collection of Radio Hour skits is great stuff, but it leaves out the most over-the-top material from this era. Who can forget the spot-on send-ups of Joan Baez, John Lennon or Helen Reddy? How about the travel commercial for Haiti or the C&W song "Clap Is Just The B Side Of Love"? Or "Kung Fu Christmas"?
Are we too repressed now to handle it?
Too dumb? Too many lawyers?"
Track Listings (35) - Disc #1