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

  • This is a Recording (1971)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • Inside Shelley Berman (1959)


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters (1960)


  • Moms Mabley Live at The "UN"


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


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


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


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


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


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • Uncensored (1980)


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • A Night at The Met (1986)


  • A Wild & Crazy Guy (1978)


  • The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 2


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • The Next to Last Joan Rivers Record (1969)


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • Comedian (1983)


  • The Warner Bros. Albums (1974-1983)


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


  • No Respect (1980)


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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

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


  • The Warner Bros. Albums (1974-1983)


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • This is a Recording (1971)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • A Night at The Met (1986)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • Uncensored (1980)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • Comedian (1983)


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


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • The Next to Last Joan Rivers Record (1969)


  • Party of One (1986)


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


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • A Wild & Crazy Guy (1978)


  • The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 2


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • Moms Mabley Live at The "UN"


  • No Respect (1980)


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • Inside Shelley Berman (1959)


  • The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters (1960)


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


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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 Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 2


  • The Warner Bros. Albums (1974-1983)


  • A Night at The Met (1986)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • Dangerous (1990)


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


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • A Wild & Crazy Guy (1978)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • Uncensored (1980)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • Inside Shelley Berman (1959)


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


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • The Next to Last Joan Rivers Record (1969)


  • The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters (1960)


  • This is a Recording (1971)


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


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • No Respect (1980)


  • Moms Mabley Live at The "UN"


  • Comedian (1983)


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


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


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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

  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


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


  • Class Clown (1972)


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


  • Uncensored (1980)


  • Comedian (1983)


  • Moms Mabley Live at The "UN"


  • Dangerous (1990)


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


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 2


  • The Next to Last Joan Rivers Record (1969)


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


  • Party of One (1986)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • No Respect (1980)


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • A Night at The Met (1986)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • A Wild & Crazy Guy (1978)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • The Warner Bros. Albums (1974-1983)


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters (1960)


  • This is a Recording (1971)


  • Inside Shelley Berman (1959)


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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

  • The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 2


  • This is a Recording (1971)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters (1960)


  • A Wild & Crazy Guy (1978)


  • No Respect (1980)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • A Night at The Met (1986)


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • Moms Mabley Live at The "UN"


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • The Next to Last Joan Rivers Record (1969)


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


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


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


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • Uncensored (1980)


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • Inside Shelley Berman (1959)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • Comedian (1983)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • Dangerous (1990)


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


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


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • The Warner Bros. Albums (1974-1983)


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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

  • Class Clown (1972)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • Comedian (1983)


  • The Next to Last Joan Rivers Record (1969)


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


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • A Night at The Met (1986)


  • A Wild & Crazy Guy (1978)


  • The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 2


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


  • Uncensored (1980)


  • The Warner Bros. Albums (1974-1983)


  • Moms Mabley Live at The "UN"


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • Inside Shelley Berman (1959)


  • The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters (1960)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • This is a Recording (1971)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • No Respect (1980)


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


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


  • Dangerous (1990)


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


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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

  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • Dangerous (1990)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • The Lenny Bruce Originals, Vol. 2


  • The Next to Last Joan Rivers Record (1969)


  • No Respect (1980)


  • This is a Recording (1971)


  • Uncensored (1980)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • A Night at The Met (1986)


  • Comedian (1983)


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


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


  • A Wild & Crazy Guy (1978)


  • Party of One (1986)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


  • Inside Shelley Berman (1959)


  • The Wonderful World of Jonathan Winters (1960)


  • In Living Black & White (1961)


  • At the Hungry i (1960)


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


  • Class Clown (1972)


  • The Warner Bros. Albums (1974-1983)


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


  • Moms Mabley Live at The "UN"


  • The Complete Albums 1960-62


  • Class Clown (1972)


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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


  • Preacher


  • Love and Rockets


  • March


  • Lone Wolf & Cub


  • Transmetropolitan


  • The Wicked + The Divine


  • Sin City


  • From Hell


  • East of West


  • Nimona


  • Y: The Last Man


  • Nat Turner


  • The Dark Knight Returns


  • Fun Home : a family tragicomic


  • This One Summer


  • My Favorite Thing is Monsters Vol. 1


  • Watchmen


  • Criminal


  • The Incal


  • The Walking Dead


  • Hellboy


  • The Sandman


  • Locke & Key


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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

  • From Hell


  • Kindred


  • Hellboy


  • Y: The Last Man


  • The Incal


  • Fun Home : a family tragicomic


  • The Dark Knight Returns


  • The Wicked + The Divine


  • March


  • The Sandman


  • Love and Rockets


  • Sin City


  • Locke & Key


  • Watchmen


  • Lone Wolf & Cub


  • This One Summer


  • LaGuardia


  • Nimona


  • The Walking Dead


  • My Favorite Thing is Monsters Vol. 1


  • Criminal


  • East of West


  • Nat Turner


  • Preacher


  • Transmetropolitan


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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

  • We Had No Rules


  • The Lie and How We Told It


  • Cantoras


  • I Hope You Stay


  • The Great Believers


  • Disintegrate/Dissociate: Poems


  • On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous


  • Me, Myself, They


  • Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture


  • Under the Udala Trees


  • My Favorite Thing is Monsters


  • How We Fight For Our Lives: A Memoir


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


  • Mean


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