There's Laughter in the Air! Radio's Top Comedians and Their Best Shows


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(4.3 stars; 9 reviews)

There's Laughter in the Air takes readers on a sidesplitting romp through the world of old-time radio comedy. It gives a brief history of the medium and brief but intimate accounts of some of the biggest acts from the 1930s and 1940s. Gaver and Stanley give insight on several luminaries from the days of vintage radio: Jack Benny, Fred Allen, Fibber McGee and Molly, Burns and Allen, Amos 'n Andy, and more! (Summary by ChuckW) (5 hr 13 min)

Chapitres

00 - Then and Now 31:53 Lu par Maria Kasper
01 - Fred Allen (Juggler's Progress) 16:39 Lu par Bellona Times
02 - Bob Hope (While There's Life!) 19:42 Lu par Maria Kasper
03 - Jack Benny (The Fiddler from Waukegan!) 19:36 Lu par Maria Kasper
04 - Bergen and McCarthy (Alter Ego!) 24:05 Lu par Phil Chenevert
05 - Fibber McGee and Molly (The Folks from Peoria!) 13:44 Lu par Larry Wilson
06 - Ed Gardner (Absentee Ownership!) 10:21 Lu par Kristin G.
07 - Eddie Cantor (Girls, Girls, Girls!) 13:20 Lu par Kristin G.
08 - Abbott and Costello (Laborers in the Cornfield!) 13:03 Lu par Little Tee
09 - Amos 'N' Andy (Blackface!) 12:59 Lu par Phil Chenevert
10 - Ed Wyn (The Fire Chief!) 12:54 Lu par Maria Kasper
11 - Fanny Brice (The Brat!) 8:36 Lu par ElleyKat
12 - Milton Berle (Peck's Bad Berle!) 11:04 Lu par Jennifer Dorr
13 - Colonel Stoopnagle (The Colonel!) 11:30 Lu par Jennifer Dorr
14 - Easy Aces (Aces!) 10:43 Lu par Jennifer Dorr
15 - Burns and Allen (Be Dumb, Sweet Maid!) 17:33 Lu par Maria Kasper
16 - Phil Baker (Squeeze Play!) 13:57 Lu par Jennifer Dorr
17 - The Great Gildersleeve 8:14 Lu par Phil Chenevert
18 - Durante and Moore (The Sweetest Guy in the World!) 18:52 Lu par Little Tee
19 - Joan Davis (I'ze a Muggin'!) 7:28 Lu par Jennifer Dorr
20 - Jack Kirkwood (The Early Bird!) 8:44 Lu par SteveToner
21 - Raymond Knight (Cuckoo!) 8:08 Lu par Arianne Stein

Critiques


(5 stars)

Just a great collection of stories about some of our best comedians. It is so wonderful to read about people without the smut and mudra raking so common to the current garbage we see in print today. Thank you to the readers. You all did a fine job. I enjoyed this book tremendously.