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It’s been a long time coming, but Jonah Ray is finally on the podcast.  It’s highly unlikely you’ve never heard of The Nerdist, but if you haven’t, it’s pretty much the best podcast out there.  As a standup, vinyl comedy was part of his education, and Jonah talks to us this week about Emo Philips’ brilliant E=MO Squared.  We also get in a little talky-talk about his new 10″ white vinyl record “Hello, Mr. Magic Plane Person, Hello.”  It was a HUGE thrill.

I forgot to admit this to Jonah, but I was – for a brief period – under the misapprehension that the term “emo,” usually used to torture nerds with extra hair, was somehow linked back to Emo Philips.  Like Jonah, my first exposure to Emo’s weirdness was the classic Weird Al vehicle UHF.  It wasn’t until Jonah’s recommendation that I first listened to what is now some of my favorite wordplay and weird character comedy.  I’m over simplifying it, but it is wonderfully brilliant and worth a listen, especially if you’ve already sampled the more “traditional” fare, like Cosby, Carlin or Newhart.

DON’T FORGET!!  Comedy on Vinyl is live again!  At IO West, May 28th at 7:30 PM – Tickets are ONLY $5!  Buy your tickets here!  http://goo.gl/WXtMC  You can get two for 1 tickets at the door if you show the facebook invite!  Also, please RSVP on the Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/324418240957450/

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Host: Jason Klamm

Producer: Mike Worden

This Week’s Guest: Jonah Ray

Comedy on Vinyl is recorded at Fort Awesome Studios in beautiful downtown Burbank.  The samples played in these non-commercial (see: free) podcasts are used without permission, and are intended to sell more albums, not to endorse Vinyl Piracy.  Follow us on Twitter or at the Facebooks.

Improvised interviews.  They’re nothing new, but Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks perfected it as an art form.  They made a number of albums as interviewer and interviewee, and the current generation of podcasters owes them a huge debt.

This week, we speak with none other than Scott Aukerman.  Host of the Comedy Bang! Bang! podcast and upcoming TV show, as well as a writer for Mr. Show and director of Between Two Ferns, Scott’s work on his podcast network is clearly influenced by Carl and Mel’s best work.  He and his insanely brilliant guests improvise long-form host/guest pieces that will usually blow your mind.  Listen in to exactly why Scott thinks you need to sit down and given this album a listen.

DON’T FORGET!!  Comedy on Vinyl is live again!  At IO West, May 28th at 7:30 PM – Tickets are ONLY $5!  Buy your tickets here!  http://goo.gl/WXtMC  You can get two for 1 tickets at the door if you show the facebook invite!  Also, please RSVP on the Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/324418240957450/

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Host: Jason Klamm

Producer: Mike Worden

This Week’s Guest: Scott Aukerman

Comedy on Vinyl is recorded at Fort Awesome Studios in beautiful downtown Burbank.  The samples played in these non-commercial (see: free) podcasts are used without permission, and are intended to sell more albums, not to endorse Vinyl Piracy.  Follow us on Twitter or at the Facebooks.

This week we talk about a new favorite – Albert Brooks’ “A Star is Bought.”  Meta before people were using that term to describe the brilliantly, intentionally redundant and self-referential kind of work you find on this album.  We had difficulty finding stand-alone clips, because this is such an album experience, but its more than worth it.

It comes to us courtesy of vinyl comedy connoisseur Mr. Cole Stratton.  Co-host of the Pop My Culture Podcast and co-creator of SF Sketch Fest, he’s a man of pure comedy tastes.  Listen to him… taste comedy?  No.  But he’s got some great things to say.

DON’T FORGET!!  Comedy on Vinyl is live again!  At IO West, May 28th at 7:30 PM – Tickets are ONLY $5!  Buy your tickets here!  http://goo.gl/WXtMC  You can get two for 1 tickets at the door if you show the facebook invite!  Also, please RSVP on the Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/324418240957450/

Subscribe on iTunes (And please leave your comments and rate us – it helps us out.)

Host: Jason Klamm

Producer: Mike Worden

This Week’s Guest: Cole Stratton

Buy “A Star is Bought” on vinyl: http://goo.gl/FVZJi

Comedy on Vinyl is recorded at Fort Awesome Studios in beautiful downtown Burbank.  The samples played in these non-commercial (see: free) podcasts are used without permission, and are intended to sell more albums, not to endorse Vinyl Piracy.  Follow us on Twitter or at the Facebooks.

National Lampoon was, in its heyday, on the forefront of sketch comedy.  This album proves it, and for many it was the first time hearing some of these up-and-coming comedians who are now household names – Bill Murray, Christopher Guest, Richard Belzer, Laraine Newman – and the list goes on.

And the man who brings the album to our collective attention this week is one Mr. Dave Holmes.  Host of “A Drink With Dave,” and “How Many People Does it Take” on H2, to name just two of his many projects, Dave tells us how this shaped his idea of comedy, and we’re all the better for it in the end.  Take a listen.

Comedy on Vinyl is live again!  At IO West, May 28th at 7:30 PM – Tickets are ONLY $5!  Buy your tickets here!  http://goo.gl/WXtMC  You can get two for 1 tickets at the door if you show the facebook invite!  Also, please RSVP on the Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/324418240957450/

Subscribe on iTunes (And please leave your comments and rate us – it helps us out.)

Host: Jason Klamm

Producer: Mike Worden

This Week’s Guest: Dave Holmes

Buy “That’s Not Funny, That’s Sick” on vinyl: http://goo.gl/bsBqf

Comedy on Vinyl is recorded at Fort Awesome Studios in beautiful downtown Burbank.  The samples played in these non-commercial (see: free) podcasts are used without permission, and are intended to sell more albums, not to endorse Vinyl Piracy.  Follow us on Twitter or at the Facebooks.

If it were any other album, I’d apologize for there being only one clip in this episode.  But this album is not what you might call the greatest of the great.  But it has a special place in Matt Knudsen’s heart.

You’ve seen him on Conan and all over your TV.  Matt Knudsen has a remarkably clean act for a guy who wants to talk about Dice, and that’s what makes this such a fun episode – it’s not his act.  Listen to Matt talk about his influences, comedy in general, and a little about Dice.

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Host: Jason Klamm

Producer: Mike Worden

This Week’s Guest: Matt Knudsen

Buy “Dice Rules,” if you must: http://goo.gl/cIGNA

Comedy on Vinyl is recorded at Fort Awesome Studios in beautiful downtown Burbank.  The samples played in these non-commercial (see: free) podcasts are used without permission, and are intended to sell more albums, not to endorse Vinyl Piracy.  Follow us on Twitter or at the Facebooks.

Matt on Conan:

This week we talk impressions with the awesome Amy Phillips.  We take some liberties with the vinyl aspect to talk about one of her greatest influences – and one of ours – Dana Carvey.

Whether you’re an SNL fan or not, you have to appreciate his skill.  I’ve picked a few random clips (those that were available online) but there is SO much more to find in his HBO specials, his SNL best of, and The Dana Carvey show, which gave us – besides great sketches – Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell.

Follow Amy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/AmyPhillips_

Amy on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/meetamyphillips

Amy on Funny or Die: http://www.funnyordie.com/amyphillips

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Host: Jason Klamm

Producer: Mike Worden

This Week’s Guest: Amy Phillips

Comedy on Vinyl is recorded at Fort Awesome Studios in beautiful downtown Burbank.  The samples played in these non-commercial (see: free) podcasts are used without permission, and are intended to sell more albums, not to endorse Vinyl Piracy.  Follow us on Twitter or at the Facebooks.

They may not be comedians, but the biting wit of They Might Be Giants makes them the perfect subject for this latest episode.  Talk of dark humor abounds in this episode, featuring the great Jordan Morris, who holds one of the Fort Awesome cats, Raine, in the photo to the right.

Follow Jordan on Twitter @jordan_morris

Listen to Jordan, Jesse, Go! / Donate to Maximumfun.org

Jordan’s Sketch Group Up, Up, Up @UCB

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Host: Jason Klamm

Producer: Mike Worden

This Week’s Guests: Jordan Morris & Jen

Comedy on Vinyl is recorded at Fort Awesome Studios in beautiful downtown Burbank.  The samples played in these non-commercial (see: free) podcasts are used without permission, and are intended to sell more albums, not to endorse Vinyl Piracy.  Follow us on Twitter or at the Facebooks.

They Might Be Giants Official Website: http://www.theymightbegiants.com/

Buy “Flood” on Vinyl: http://goo.gl/JDE1y

As we work to get you some more great guests (and get some of our side projects going) we bring you a quick episode outlining some stuff that is coming up for Comedy on Vinyl.  Below, you’ll find a gallery of album covers for some records we might cover.  To be fair, I’ve already bought a couple, but if you let us know in the comments or e-mail [email protected] we will definitely work on putting the others on the list.

Also, I’d be remiss not to point out that there are only 9 DAYS LEFT to help fund my documentary film Lords of Soaptown, which is the strange and funny true story of the origins of the world’s strangest sport – Freestyle Walking.  Please donate what you can to get us more than a one-person crew and maybe get some water for our interviewees.

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Host: Jason Klamm

Producer: Mike Worden

Comedy on Vinyl is recorded at Fort Awesome Studios in beautiful downtown Burbank.  The samples played in these non-commercial (see: free) podcasts are used without permission, and are intended to sell more albums, not to endorse Vinyl Piracy.  Follow us on Twitter or at the Facebooks.

Joe Nicchi (Karl), Anthony Lerner (John McClane) and Natalie Lynch (Holly McClane) in 'Die Hard, A Drinking Game'

Once a month, I’m part of an undeniably awesome theater experience.  Since November of 2011, “A Drinking Game” has taken live  stage readings of the best films of the 80s and combined them with a custom drinking game for each film.  Not only does the audience drink along – so do the actors.  It’s been so successful, it recently spun off into a satellite show in Minneapolis.  I’m so lucky to get to work with these people, that I wanted you to meet as many of them as I could squeeze in before we had to get started this last Saturday during “Die Hard,” in which I played Hans Gruber.

Brett Schlank - A Drinking Game's Emcee

First up is Brett Schlank.  Co-creator (with Natalie Lynch, pictured above) of A Drinking Game and one of my favorite people, Brett comes from a long line of entertainers.  He talks with me for a few minutes about Bob and Doug McKenzie’s “Great White North.”

Next is Joe Nicchi.  Not only is he hilarious, but his experience with stand-up comedy is unique – he practically grew up in his father’s comedy club.  He talks about Mitch Hedburg, being chauffeur to the comics, and what it’s like to see the best comics we’ve never heard of.

Anthony Lerner is the star of this month’s show.  He and I were at least twice enemies – he as Biff Tannen and I as Marty McFly, he as Westley and I as Vizzini & Count Rugen.  This week, it happens again, as we square off and he sends me to my death that will catch up with him two drinking games later.  Anthony opens up about his love of Bill Cosby and comedy in general, as well as having to say “fuck” a lot.

Alex Salem as Al Powell

I met Alex Salem when he first rehearsed with us for “Ghostbusters,” in which he played Winston Zeddemore.  In “Die Hard,” he plays Al Powell (or, as our audience referred to him regularly, Carl Winslow) with aplomb. This week, he takes some time to talk with me about listening to David Cross.

The Cast of Die Hard: A Drinking Game

A thank you to the entire cast and crew for an amazing show.  Jaymes Wheeler, Alyson King Wheeler, Joe Nicchi, Anthony Lerner, Natalie Lynch, Jeremy Guskin, Alex Salem and Brett Schlank, as well as Justin Wheeler and Jen.

A Drinking Game’s Website: http://adrinkinggame.com

Like A Drinking Game on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/adrinkinggame

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Host: Jason Klamm

Producer: Mike Worden

This Week’s Guests: Brett Schlank, Joe Nicchi, Anthony Lerner and Alex Salem

Comedy on Vinyl is recorded at Fort Awesome Studios in beautiful downtown Burbank.  The samples played in these non-commercial (see: free) podcasts are used without permission, and are intended to sell more albums, not to endorse Vinyl Piracy.  Follow us on Twitter or at the Facebooks.

A Drinking Game’s Website: http://adrinkinggame.com

It’s another first for Comedy on Vinyl – a non-comedy album.  Long-considered an unappreciated classic, The Replacements’ “Let it Be,” a punk album equally well-written as it is irreverent was hugely influential on this week’s guest.

He’s given you some of your favorite Late Night characters: Kilty McBagpipes, The Interrupter, Frankenstein and The Ghost of Artie Kendall, just to name a few.  Brian Stack is here to tell us how The Replacements got him through some tough times and discuss how one band can break the rules and still be funny.

Brian also suggests you give this a listen.

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Host: Jason Klamm

Producer: Mike Worden

This Week’s Guest: Brian Stack

Brian’s IMDB Page

Gravid Water 

Joel Murray and Friends

Brian with Conan Writers on Panel at The Paley Center

Comedy on Vinyl is recorded at Fort Awesome Studios in beautiful downtown Burbank.  The samples played in these non-commercial (see: free) podcasts are used without permission, and are intended to sell more albums, not to endorse Vinyl Piracy.  Follow us on Twitter or at the Facebooks.

The Replacements Unofficial Database: http://colormeimpressed.com/

Buy “Let it Be” on Vinyl: http://goo.gl/fMxY6