The American Comedy Box 1915-1994: But Seriously…
Compilation by Various Artists
Released 1995
Tracklist
- CD 1: Pioneers/Radio & The Movies/Musical Comedy
- 1Uncle Josh in a Barber ShopCal Stewart3:26
- 2Cohen at the TelephoneBarney Bernard3:20
- 3Two Black Crows Part 1Moran and Mack3:28
- 4Dr. Kronkite and His Only Living PatientSmith & Dale4:56
- 5Sam and Henry at the Dentist’sSam 'N' Henry3:16
- 6The Temperance LectureW.C. Fields5:31
- 7Who’s on FirstAbbott and Costello4:28
- 8Morgan on WagnerHenry Morgan4:38
- 9Komodo Dragon, Gabe Preston #1Bob Elliott & Ray Goulding3:57
- 10Little Blue Riding HoodStan Freberg3:30
- 11Pal‐Yat‐Chee (Pagliacci)Spike Jones and His City Slickers3:23
- 12Al ’n YettaAllan Sherman3:29
- 13PollutionTom Lehrer2:193.0 ★
- 14The Impossible Dream (The Quest)The Smothers Brothers8:00
- 15MenMartin Mull2:06
- CD 2: Political Humor/One-Liners/
- 1Hope in Russia (excerpt)Bob Hope4:32
- 2At the Hungry I (excerpt)Mort Sahl5:36
- 3Point of View: Ku Klux KlanLenny Bruce5:50
- 4New Year’s Eve BustDick Gregory4:05
- 5Wide Wide World of WarThe Committee6:04
- 6Stand by Your DanCapitol Steps2:08
- 7The Best of the Worst Of… (excerpt)Henny Youngman5:09
- 85:54
- 9The Beauty ParlorPhyllis Diller2:49
- 10Joan Talks About…:Rock Stars; Men Vs. WomenJoan Rivers3:37
- 11HitchhikingSteven Wright2:20
- CD 3: Storytellers/Sketches
- 1The Morning After the Night BeforeShelley Berman7:38
- 2What It Was, Was FootballAndy Griffith5:44
- 3The Chauffer and the ProfessorJerry Clower4:59
- 4Bill Cosby Goes to a Football GameBill Cosby6:27
- 5N.Y., N.Y.; L.A. L.A.David Brenner10:33
- 6Football Comes to the University of ChicagoThe Second City9:36
- 7Sister Mary ElephantCheech & Chong3:392.0 ★
- 8Catch It and You Keep ItNational Lampoon4:37
- 916 Golden BitsThe Credibility Gap2:05
- 10Rewriting the National AnthemAlbert Brooks7:08
- CD 4: Characters/Headings
- 1The Funniest Woman in the World… (excerpt)Moms Mabley4:05
- 2The AstronautBill Dana With Don Hinkley5:56
- 32000 and Two Year Old ManCarl Reiner & Mel Brooks9:39
- 4Get a Horse; LostRodney Dangerfield4:32
- 5The DietBuddy Hackett2:03
- 6Women in ParisRedd Foxx2:27
- 7Seven Words You Can Never Say on TelevisionGeorge Carlin7:064.5 ★
- 8Civil Defense (No Talking)Robert Klein3:085.0 ★
- 9Ugly BabyFlip Wilson2:06
- 10Washington Heights; SurvivalFreddie Prinze5:51
- 11Heart AttacksRichard Pryor8:10
- 12Mad at My MotherSteve Martin0:573.0 ★
- 13Lorena BobbittRobin Williams4:51
Release credits
- spoken vocals [7]
- engineer [13]
- spoken vocals [7]
- producer [7]
- producer [13]
- recording [7]
- producer [7]
- producer [7]
- editor [7], mix [7]
- piano [13], vocal [13]
- spoken vocals [7]
Issues
T1995