Loose Cannon Comedy Classics Sampler
Scope and Contents
The series documents popular radio series that were broadcast during the early 1930s through the late 1950s, and the popular forms of stand-up and improvisational comedy of the mid 20th and early 21st centuries. Highlights are recordings of "Our Miss Brooks," in which Eve Arden portrays a sarcastic high school English teacher; recordings by the Monty Python comedy troupe, who made significant contributions to American comedy and popular culture; "The Bickersons," a radio situation comedy featuring a married couple similar to the Bundy's From "Married With Children;" and "Barrel Fever and Other Stories" by David Sedaris, which contains "The SantaLand Diaries." There is duplication of material contained in this series and in Series 1.
Dates
- 1958-2006
Creator
- Foxx, Redd, 1922-1991 (Person)
- Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005 (Person)
Language of Materials
The collection contains records in English
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to researchers.
Extent
From the Series: 12 cubic feet
Physical Location
5
General
PRCD 6893-2
Repository Details
Part of the Emerson College Archives and Special Collections Repository
Walker Building, Room 223
120 Boylston Street
Boston Massachusetts 02116 United States
(617) 824-8301
archives@emerson.edu