NPR more funniest driveway moments : radio stories that won't let you go

NPR more funniest driveway moments Radio stories that won't let you go

Sound recording - 2010

The latest collection of this best-selling series features memorable tales, bits, and commentary from NPR favorites, regulars, and guests. Comedy legend Carol Burnett demonstrates her trademark Tarzan yell, and revisits some hilarious moments from her landmark television show. Storyteller Kevin Kling recounts a near-death experience with his trademark humor--and an enhanced zest for life. The members of the "Axis of Evil Comedy Tour," three stand-up comedians with roots in the Middle East, share their favorite air marshal joke. John Hodgman, a sometime contributor to This American Life, reduces Robert Siegel to helpless laughter as he holds forth on hobos. Peter Sagal, host of Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me! argues against spoilin...g children with too much praise.

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Subjects
Radio talk shows.
Radio programs.
Published
[Minneapolis, Minn.] : HighBridge Audio p2010.
Language
English
Corporate Authors
HighBridge Audio (Firm), National Public Radio (U.S.)
Corporate Authors
HighBridge Audio (Firm) (-), National Public Radio (U.S.)
Other Authors
Robert Krulwich (-)
Item Description
Unabridged.
Compact discs.
Duration: 2:15:00.
Physical Description
2 sound discs (2 hrs., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in
ISBN
9781615730377
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Perhaps NPR should have stopped after its first collection of funniest driveway moments because this second installment-featuring such comedic heavyweights as Joan Rivers, Harry Shearer, and Carol Burnett-curiously falls flat. Culled from a variety of NPR programs, the compilation has its high points: NBC's Brian Williams has a memorable turn on Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me, Carol Burnett is charming as she looks back on her career, and Harry Shearer certainly entertains when discussing flame-retardant salmon. However, the collection has an equal number of misses-John Hodgman's fake facts prove tiring, and too many vignettes are devoted to dissecting humor rather than delivering it. (Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

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Review by Library Journal Review

This follow-up to NPR Funniest Driveway Moments (2008), also available from HighBridge Audio, collects some two dozen delightful short segments from the National Public Radio archives. It opens with a hilarious interview with Joan Rivers, who speaks to the benefits of getting older; the remainder has something for all ages-Seinfeld writer Peter Mehlman on Los Angeles, Carol Burnett on belting out her trademark Tarzan yell in Bloomingdale's lingerie department, Jane Lynch on her cheerleading coach character on the Emmy Award-winning show Glee, comics John Rappaport and Matty Simmons on The World's Funniest Joke, and more. Outrageously funny and a reminder that the medium of radio is alive and well. This enthusiastically recommended production will captivate commuting listeners into lingering in their driveways long after they've reached their destination.-Barbara Valle, El Paso P.L., TX (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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