The Complete Albums 1960-62

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.

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.


Stand-up Comedy Records

  • No Respect (1980)


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • Party of One (1986)


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


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 2


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


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


  • This is a Recording (1971)


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


  • A Wild & Crazy Guy (1978)


  • The Next to Last Joan Rivers Record (1969)


  • Comedian (1983)


  • The Warner Bros. Albums (1974-1983)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • Inside Shelley Berman (1959)


  • Moms Mabley Live at The "UN"


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • A Night at The Met (1986)


  • Uncensored (1980)


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters (1960)


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


Party of One (1986)

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.

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.


Stand-up Comedy Records

  • Class Clown (1972)


  • The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 2


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • Moms Mabley Live at The "UN"


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • The Warner Bros. Albums (1974-1983)


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


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


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


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


  • The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters (1960)


  • A Wild & Crazy Guy (1978)


  • Uncensored (1980)


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • Inside Shelley Berman (1959)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • A Night at The Met (1986)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • This is a Recording (1971)


  • The Next to Last Joan Rivers Record (1969)


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


  • Comedian (1983)


  • No Respect (1980)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • Dangerous (1990)


Dangerous (1990)

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.

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.


Stand-up Comedy Records

  • Inside Shelley Berman (1959)


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


  • The Next to Last Joan Rivers Record (1969)


  • Uncensored (1980)


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


  • The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 2


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • A Night at The Met (1986)


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • The Warner Bros. Albums (1974-1983)


  • This is a Recording (1971)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


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


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • No Respect (1980)


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


  • Comedian (1983)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • Moms Mabley Live at The "UN"


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • Party of One (1986)


  • A Wild & Crazy Guy (1978)


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters (1960)


In Living Black & White (1961)

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.

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).


Stand-up Comedy Records

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


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • A Night at The Met (1986)


  • The Warner Bros. Albums (1974-1983)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • The Next to Last Joan Rivers Record (1969)


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • No Respect (1980)


  • This is a Recording (1971)


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


  • Comedian (1983)


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 2


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • A Wild & Crazy Guy (1978)


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


  • Inside Shelley Berman (1959)


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • Uncensored (1980)


  • Moms Mabley Live at The "UN"


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


  • Party of One (1986)


  • The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters (1960)


Class Clown (1972)

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.

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.


Stand-up Comedy Records

  • Moms Mabley Live at The "UN"


  • A Night at The Met (1986)


  • This is a Recording (1971)


  • The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters (1960)


  • Comedian (1983)


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


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


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 2


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • No Respect (1980)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • Class Clown (1972)


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


  • Inside Shelley Berman (1959)


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


  • Party of One (1986)


  • The Warner Bros. Albums (1974-1983)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • The Next to Last Joan Rivers Record (1969)


  • A Wild & Crazy Guy (1978)


  • Uncensored (1980)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


2000 Years with Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (1961)

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.

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.


Stand-up Comedy Records

  • Class Clown (1972)


  • Dangerous (1990)


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


  • No Respect (1980)


  • The Next to Last Joan Rivers Record (1969)


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


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


  • Party of One (1986)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 2


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • Inside Shelley Berman (1959)


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters (1960)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • Comedian (1983)


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


  • A Wild & Crazy Guy (1978)


  • This is a Recording (1971)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


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


  • Moms Mabley Live at The "UN"


  • Uncensored (1980)


  • The Warner Bros. Albums (1974-1983)


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • A Night at The Met (1986)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


At the Hungry i (1960)

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.

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.


Stand-up Comedy Records

  • The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 2


  • This is a Recording (1971)


  • A Wild & Crazy Guy (1978)


  • Class Clown (1972)


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


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • Moms Mabley Live at The "UN"


  • No Respect (1980)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


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


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


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


  • A Night at The Met (1986)


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters (1960)


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • Inside Shelley Berman (1959)


  • The Next to Last Joan Rivers Record (1969)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • The Warner Bros. Albums (1974-1983)


  • Party of One (1986)


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


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • Comedian (1983)


  • Uncensored (1980)


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


This One Summer

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.

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

  • Transmetropolitan


  • Hellboy


  • The Incal


  • The Dark Knight Returns


  • East of West


  • This One Summer


  • Lone Wolf & Cub


  • The Wicked + The Divine


  • Y: The Last Man


  • Fun Home : a family tragicomic


  • Criminal


  • Locke & Key


  • Preacher


  • Kindred


  • From Hell


  • Sin City


  • Nat Turner


  • My Favorite Thing is Monsters Vol. 1


  • Watchmen


  • Nimona


  • March


  • The Walking Dead


  • Love and Rockets


  • The Sandman


  • LaGuardia


March

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.

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

  • Watchmen


  • Y: The Last Man


  • From Hell


  • Kindred


  • LaGuardia


  • The Sandman


  • Lone Wolf & Cub


  • My Favorite Thing is Monsters Vol. 1


  • Criminal


  • The Incal


  • March


  • Sin City


  • The Wicked + The Divine


  • The Dark Knight Returns


  • Nimona


  • Locke & Key


  • Preacher


  • The Walking Dead


  • East of West


  • Transmetropolitan


  • Fun Home : a family tragicomic


  • This One Summer


  • Nat Turner


  • Love and Rockets


  • Hellboy


Under the Udala Trees

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.

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

  • On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous


  • Mean


  • Under the Udala Trees


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


  • Cantoras


  • We Had No Rules


  • Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture


  • Me, Myself, They


  • Disintegrate/Dissociate: Poems


  • How We Fight For Our Lives: A Memoir


  • The Lie and How We Told It


  • I Hope You Stay


  • My Favorite Thing is Monsters


  • The Great Believers


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