The Complete Albums 1960-62

Submitted by mbrome on Sat, 2020-08-22 23:33

Newhart's first four records are collected here (though the tracks are a bit out-of-order when streaming), the first of which, The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart, introduces his classic one-sided conversational stand-up routines (Some of the most notable of later records are staged as a phone call). The master of deadpan delivery.

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The Complete Albums 1960-62
The Complete Albums 1960-62

Bob Newhart

Newhart's first four records are collected here (though the tracks are a bit out-of-order when streaming), the first of which, The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart, introduces his classic one-sided conversational stand-up routines (Some of the most notable of later records are staged as a phone call). The master of deadpan delivery.
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Stand-up Comedy Records

  • Party of One (1986)


  • This is a Recording (1971)


  • The Warner Bros. Albums (1974-1983)


  • An Evening with Mike Nichols & Elaine May (1960)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • Comedian (1983)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • 2000 Years with Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (1961)


  • The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters (1960)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • 2000 Years with Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (1961)


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • Uncensored (1980)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • A Night at The Met (1986)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • The Next to Last Joan Rivers Record (1969)


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 2


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • Inside Shelley Berman (1959)


  • A Wild & Crazy Guy (1978)


  • Moms Mabley Live at The "UN"


  • to russell, my brother, whom i slept with (1968)


  • No Respect (1980)


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


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Party of One (1986)

Submitted by mbrome on Sat, 2020-08-22 23:10

While she was working as a singing waitress at The Improvisation in NYC, her friend Andy Kaufman told her she should try doing stand-up.

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Party of One (1986)
Party of One (1986)

Elayne Boosler

While she was working as a singing waitress at The Improvisation in NYC, her friend Andy Kaufman told her she should try doing stand-up. She was one of the first to tackle female topics her influences wouldn't have been able to do as openly and helped influence the perspective of many (female) stand-up comics after her; With this set she was the first female comic to have an hour-long special on cable television (because she produced it herself). As she mentions in the successful special, she did this because television executives told her no one wanted to see a woman do comedy on TV.
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Stand-up Comedy Records

  • 2000 Years with Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (1961)


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • 2000 Years with Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (1961)


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters (1960)


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • No Respect (1980)


  • The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 2


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • Moms Mabley Live at The "UN"


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • Inside Shelley Berman (1959)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • The Next to Last Joan Rivers Record (1969)


  • An Evening with Mike Nichols & Elaine May (1960)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • Uncensored (1980)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • A Night at The Met (1986)


  • Comedian (1983)


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • A Wild & Crazy Guy (1978)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • to russell, my brother, whom i slept with (1968)


  • This is a Recording (1971)


  • The Warner Bros. Albums (1974-1983)


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Dangerous (1990)

Submitted by mbrome on Sat, 2020-08-22 22:26

Bill Hicks was a confrontational jackass. He was also a true comedic philosopher. His confessional offensiveness was meant to provoke (your) thought. While he only officially released two records (this being the first) before losing his battle with pancreatic cancer in 1994, he left behind a trove of still relevant material. See also the documentary American.

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Dangerous (1990)
Dangerous (1990)

Bill Hicks

Bill Hicks was a confrontational jackass. He was also a true comedic philosopher. His confessional offensiveness was meant to provoke (your) thought. While he only officially released two records (this being the first) before losing his battle with pancreatic cancer in 1994, he left behind a trove of still relevant material. See also the documentary American. Also, fans of Denis Leary should know how he basically made his name by stealing parts of his friends' act.
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Stand-up Comedy Records

  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • No Respect (1980)


  • The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 2


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • Uncensored (1980)


  • A Night at The Met (1986)


  • to russell, my brother, whom i slept with (1968)


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • Party of One (1986)


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • Inside Shelley Berman (1959)


  • Comedian (1983)


  • The Next to Last Joan Rivers Record (1969)


  • 2000 Years with Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (1961)


  • An Evening with Mike Nichols & Elaine May (1960)


  • This is a Recording (1971)


  • Moms Mabley Live at The "UN"


  • The Warner Bros. Albums (1974-1983)


  • The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters (1960)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • 2000 Years with Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (1961)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • A Wild & Crazy Guy (1978)


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • Class Clown (1972)


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In Living Black & White (1961)

Submitted by mbrome on Sat, 2020-08-22 21:39

Maybe not Gregory's best record, but it is officially this comedian, author, and civil-rights pioneer's first. The 'overly white' voice-over introductions to the tracks ironically add to the historical understanding of how trailblazing he was for the art form.

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In Living Black & White (1961)
In Living Black & White (1961)

Dick Gregory

Maybe not Gregory's best record, but it is officially this comedian, author, and civil-rights pioneer's first. The 'overly white' voice-over introductions to the tracks ironically add to the historical understanding of how trailblazing he was for the art form. Not nearly as political here as he would later be known for (and 'be allowed' to get away with post-Playboy Club fame), but his social-consciousness and rare, early ability to speak across audiences makes this definitely worth a listen (and, to my knowledge, prior to these digital files, this, like a lot of his work, had never been properly re-released since its original vinyl).
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Stand-up Comedy Records

  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • The Warner Bros. Albums (1974-1983)


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters (1960)


  • An Evening with Mike Nichols & Elaine May (1960)


  • Moms Mabley Live at The "UN"


  • The Next to Last Joan Rivers Record (1969)


  • 2000 Years with Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (1961)


  • Comedian (1983)


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • Party of One (1986)


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • This is a Recording (1971)


  • No Respect (1980)


  • Inside Shelley Berman (1959)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • 2000 Years with Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (1961)


  • A Night at The Met (1986)


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • to russell, my brother, whom i slept with (1968)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • Uncensored (1980)


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 2


  • Party of One (1986)


  • A Wild & Crazy Guy (1978)


  • Class Clown (1972)


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Class Clown (1972)

Submitted by mbrome on Sat, 2020-08-22 21:13

This second record (first with long hair; in a transition from goofy comic to burgeoning counter-cultural icon) ends with his infamous bit "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" (which was banned from public radio play for obvious reasons). If you're interested in more from one of the best ever, like his Grammy winning follow-up FM & AM, make sure to check here.

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Class Clown (1972)
Class Clown (1972)

George Carlin

This second record (first with long hair; in a transition from goofy comic to burgeoning counter-cultural icon) ends with his infamous bit "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" (which was banned from public radio play for obvious reasons). If you're interested in more from one of the best ever, like his Grammy winning follow-up FM & AM, make sure to check here.
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Stand-up Comedy Records

  • An Evening with Mike Nichols & Elaine May (1960)


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • Party of One (1986)


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • No Respect (1980)


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • Moms Mabley Live at The "UN"


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • 2000 Years with Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (1961)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • A Wild & Crazy Guy (1978)


  • The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 2


  • The Next to Last Joan Rivers Record (1969)


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • Inside Shelley Berman (1959)


  • to russell, my brother, whom i slept with (1968)


  • This is a Recording (1971)


  • A Night at The Met (1986)


  • The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters (1960)


  • Comedian (1983)


  • Uncensored (1980)


  • The Warner Bros. Albums (1974-1983)


  • 2000 Years with Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (1961)


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2000 Years with Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (1961)

Submitted by mbrome on Thu, 2020-08-20 19:50

The original version of the classic "2000 Year Old Man" bit is here along with some other great gags from the duo who that would still have dinner with each other nearly every night even after almost 70 actual years of friendship (They met writing for Sid Caesar's legendary Your Show of Shows). I just listened to this again: Carl Reiner was the greatest straight man and Mel Brooks will forever be just as funny.

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2000 Years with Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (1961)
2000 Years with Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (1961)

Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks

The original version of the classic "2000 Year Old Man" bit is here along with some other great gags from the duo who that would still have dinner with each other nearly every night even after almost 70 actual years of friendship (They met writing for Sid Caesar's legendary Your Show of Shows). I just listened to this again: Carl Reiner was the greatest straight man and Mel Brooks will forever be just as funny.
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Stand-up Comedy Records

  • Uncensored (1980)


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • Inside Shelley Berman (1959)


  • 2000 Years with Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (1961)


  • No Respect (1980)


  • This is a Recording (1971)


  • A Wild & Crazy Guy (1978)


  • The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 2


  • The Warner Bros. Albums (1974-1983)


  • Moms Mabley Live at The "UN"


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters (1960)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • 2000 Years with Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (1961)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • A Night at The Met (1986)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • The Next to Last Joan Rivers Record (1969)


  • to russell, my brother, whom i slept with (1968)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • Comedian (1983)


  • An Evening with Mike Nichols & Elaine May (1960)


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At the Hungry i (1960)

Submitted by mbrome on Thu, 2020-08-20 17:59

Mostly recorded at the titular San Francisco club that made him famous (He was known for sometimes just taking a newspaper on stage and spouting off), Sahl delivers his unique combination of political satire and self-deprecation (and retrospective history lesson). Those unfamiliar with Cold War-era history will probably be lost with much of this one (I admittedly didn't get some of the references here), but that's the case with most of his iconoclastic stuff.

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At the Hungry i (1960)
At the Hungry i (1960)

Mort Sahl

Mostly recorded at the titular San Francisco club that made him famous (He was known for sometimes just taking a newspaper on stage and spouting off), Sahl delivers his unique combination of political satire and self-deprecation (and retrospective history lesson). Those unfamiliar with Cold War-era history will probably be lost with much of this one (I admittedly didn't get some of the references here), but that's the case with most of his iconoclastic stuff.
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Stand-up Comedy Records

  • Dangerous (1990)


  • No Respect (1980)


  • 2000 Years with Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (1961)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters (1960)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • A Night at The Met (1986)


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • 2000 Years with Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (1961)


  • Uncensored (1980)


  • This is a Recording (1971)


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • Inside Shelley Berman (1959)


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • The Next to Last Joan Rivers Record (1969)


  • Moms Mabley Live at The "UN"


  • to russell, my brother, whom i slept with (1968)


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 2


  • A Wild & Crazy Guy (1978)


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • The Warner Bros. Albums (1974-1983)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • An Evening with Mike Nichols & Elaine May (1960)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • Comedian (1983)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


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This One Summer

Submitted by mbrome on Wed, 2020-08-05 14:39

This coming-of-age, teen literary graphic novel focuses on two friends spending a summer reaching the end of their childhood. Though it was nominated for and won numerous awards, it has been a frequently banned book for the mature topics it confronts.

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This One Summer
This One Summer

Mariko Tamaki & Jillian Tamaki

This coming-of-age, teen literary graphic novel focuses on two friends spending a summer reaching the end of their childhood. Though it was nominated for and won numerous awards, it has been a frequently banned book for the mature topics it confronts.

 

Graphic Novels for Adults

  • Kindred


  • LaGuardia


  • The Sandman


  • Watchmen


  • The Dark Knight Returns


  • This One Summer


  • Nat Turner


  • Sin City


  • Lone Wolf & Cub


  • Criminal


  • My Favorite Thing is Monsters Vol. 1


  • Fun Home : a family tragicomic


  • Locke & Key


  • The Walking Dead


  • Hellboy


  • Y: The Last Man


  • March


  • Preacher


  • Love and Rockets


  • East of West


  • From Hell


  • Transmetropolitan


  • The Incal


  • The Wicked + The Divine


  • Nimona


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March

Submitted by mbrome on Wed, 2020-08-05 14:23

Series of three personal autobiographies from late Georgia Congressman John Lewis chronicling his youth in Alabama, his involvement with the civil rights movement, up to his receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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March
March

John Lewis, Andrew Aydin & Nate Powell

Series of three personal autobiographies from late Georgia Congressman John Lewis chronicling his youth in Alabama, his involvement with the civil rights movement, up to his receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Art by Bloomington resident Nate Powell.

 

Graphic Novels for Adults

  • Lone Wolf & Cub


  • The Dark Knight Returns


  • Love and Rockets


  • Nimona


  • Fun Home : a family tragicomic


  • The Walking Dead


  • Sin City


  • LaGuardia


  • Nat Turner


  • Y: The Last Man


  • Kindred


  • Transmetropolitan


  • From Hell


  • My Favorite Thing is Monsters Vol. 1


  • Watchmen


  • The Sandman


  • Preacher


  • Hellboy


  • The Incal


  • March


  • East of West


  • The Wicked + The Divine


  • Criminal


  • Locke & Key


  • This One Summer


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Under the Udala Trees

Submitted by Morning W. on Sat, 2020-05-30 11:39

A young Nigerian girl, displaced during their civil war, begins a powerful love affair with another refugee girl from a different ethnic community until the pair are discovered and must learn the cost of living a lie amidst taboos and prejudices.

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Under the Udala Trees
Under the Udala Trees

Chinelo Okparanta

A young Nigerian girl, displaced during their civil war, begins a powerful love affair with another refugee girl from a different ethnic community until the pair are discovered and must learn the cost of living a lie amidst taboos and prejudices.

 

Rainbow Reads for Adults

  • The Great Believers


  • The Lie and How We Told It


  • We Had No Rules


  • I Hope You Stay


  • Mean


  • Cantoras


  • Me, Myself, They


  • How We Fight For Our Lives: A Memoir


  • Under the Udala Trees


  • Disintegrate/Dissociate: Poems


  • I Hope We Choose Love: A Trans Girl's Notes from the End of the World


  • On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous


  • Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture


  • My Favorite Thing is Monsters


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