Various - The American Comedy Box 1915-1994: But Seriously ... (4xCD, Comp + Box, Comp)

complete set. box cover has yellowed, gash thru barcode, gold promo stamps on the backs of jewel case cover inserts

Media Condition:  Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Country:    US  
Released:  1995
Genre:       Non-Music, Pop
Style:         Comedy, Novelty

Track listing:

. The American Comedy Box Vol. 1
. Pioneers:
1-1. Cal Stewart - Uncle Josh In A Barber Shop
1-2. Barney Bernard (2) - Cohen At The Telephone
1-3. Moran And Mack - Two Black Crows Part 1
1-4. Smith & Dale - Dr. Kronkite And His Only Living Patient
. Radio & The Movies:
1-5. "Sam 'N' Henry" (Correll and Gosden) - Sam And Henry At The Dentist's
1-6. W.C. Fields - The Temperance Lecture
1-7. Abbott & Costello - Who's On First
1-8. Henry Morgan - Morgan On Wagner
1-9. Bob And Ray - Komodo Dragon, Gabe Preston #1
1-10. Stan Freberg - Little Blue Riding Hood
. Musical Comedy:
1-11. Spike Jones And His City Slickers - Pal-Yat-Chee (Pagliacci)
1-12. Allan Sherman - Al 'N Yetta
1-13. Tom Lehrer - Pollution
1-14. Smothers Brothers - The Impossible Dream (The Quest)
1-15. Martin Mull - Men
. The American Comedy Box Vol. 2
. Political Humor:
2-1. Bob Hope - Hope In Russia (Excerpt)
2-2. Mort Sahl - At The Hungry I (Excerpt)
2-3. Lenny Bruce - Point Of View: Ku Klux Klan
2-4. Dick Gregory - New Year's Eve Bust
2-5. The Committee - Wide Wide World Of War
2-6. The Capitol Steps - Stand By Your Dan
. One-Liners:
2-7. Henny Youngman - The Best Of The Worst Of... (Excerpt)
2-8. Myron Cohen - An Assortment Of Yarns: Morris Of Arabia; Matzo Ball Soup; Cohen, Goldberg And Lipshitz; The Friendly Bench
2-9. Phyllis Diller - The Beauty Parlor
2-10. Joan Rivers - Joan Talks About...:Rock Stars; Men Vs. Women
2-11. Steven Wright (2) - Hitchhiking
. The American Comedy Box Vol. 3
. Storytellers:
3-1. Shelley Berman - The Morning After The Night Before
3-2. Andy Griffith - What It Was, Was Football
3-3. Jerry Clower - The Chauffer And The Professor
3-4. Bill Cosby - Bill Cosby Goes To A Football Game
3-5. David Brenner (2) - N.Y., N.Y.; L.A. L.A.
. Sketches:
3-6. The Second City - Football Comes To The University Of Chicago
3-7. Cheech & Chong - Sister Mary Elephant
3-8. National Lampoon - Catch It And You Keep It
3-9. The Credibility Gap - 16 Golden Bits
3-10. Albert Brooks - Rewriting The National Anthem
. The American Comedy Box Vol. 4
. Characters:
4-1. Moms Mabley - The Funniest Woman In The World... (Excerpt)
4-2. Bill Dana, Don Hinkley - The Astronaut
4-3. Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks - 2000 And Two Year Old Man
4-4. Rodney Dangerfield - Get A Horse; Lost
. Headings:
4-5. Buddy Hackett - The Diet
4-6. Redd Foxx - Women In Paris
4-7. George Carlin - Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television
4-8. Robert Klein - Civil Defense (No Talking)
4-9. Flip Wilson - Ugly Baby
4-10. Freddie Prinze - Washington Heights; Survival
4-11. Richard Pryor - Heart Attacks
4-12. Steve Martin (2) - Mad At My Mother
4-13. Robin Williams - Lorena Bobbitt

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