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


Gelesen von LibriVox Volunteers

(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)

Kapitel

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

Bewertungen


(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.