The Firesign Theatre - The site of 4 of the funniest men on the planet ever to make radio theater (be sure to wear your inflatable shoes...)

Click here for the Wikipedia entry on The Firesign Theatre - very informative

Also visit the web site of the Chromium Switch - The Original Firesign Theatre Newsletter

Watch the XM Radio Series - nothing like seeing the Firesign Theatre in action :-)

Britney Spears' bloated body?  How many monitor lizards would it take to eat her?

Hey, just having fun - a bozo nose and inflatable shoes for ms Britney.  She has enough problems without people poking fun at her (but good Grid, it's just so easy).  Everybody knows, "If Dirt Were Dollars", we wouldn't worry anymore... ;=))  Well, please tell her "Don't Shed A Tear For Me", just because she drives nicer cars :)
Sexpot Virgins: The Media's Sexualization of Young Girls - Professor M. Gigi Durham discusses the corporate media's sexual objectification of girls and how to help young women fight regressive media messages
Well, Celine Dion says, "That's The Way It Is"

Monitor Lizards (5:34) -You, yes You, the one with the computer,  are sitting in Peter Bergman's seat watching the show:-)
High bandwidth video 150k stream (or 6.0meg download)
Low bandwidth video 30k stream (or 1.4meg download)

And Dear Friends, don't forget to watch the Reverend Bill Barnstormer as he intoduces his friend The Reverend Hensley, Don't want to miss this one.  Bring the kids...

Papoon For President - "One Organism, One Vote!" - Whatever you do, be sure to cast away your vote at the upcoming Surrealist Party convention , February 29th.  He's not insane, and not responsible.

His platform:
    - 6 inches off the ground so no one falls off...
    - the Guaranteed Annual Year
    - One organism, one vote !
    - One man, one channel !


Firesign Theatre's Reverend Barnstormer from the First Reformed Church of Science Fiction welcomes The Reverend Hensley to discuss the evils of masturbation

Some Favorite Firesign Clips

   Give Up This Day -  The classic sermon from the Rear Reverend Trendlebear
   C'mon Jesus -  Red Greenback and the Blue Boys play their country classic hit
   Mz. Information -  The Mz. Information talk show theme
   Mutt & Smutt - The store where 'everything you need is wrong!'
   Kamikaze Recall-  Look out for those plastic brakes with the look of real metal

   The National Toilet-  "Give us a minute and we'll wipe the World for you..."
   Eat or Be Eaten-  The hot new release from White Brains On Toast
   Alien Invasion Training Film -  "Two flying saucers have just landed on my plate..."
   Firesign Thanksgiving -  NPR refused to play it, because it was too difficult to understand.  You be the judge
   Shoplifter's Market  -  "I walked away with over 130 dollars worth of hams in my pants, and it only cost me 50 bucks and 60 days..."
   The Chinchilla Show- You too can make money raising these wonderful little animals.  Oh oh, look that one's getting away!
    Papoon For President - Judging from the current field of candidates, he may be our best hope in the next election...
    Night Whispers! - piercing the conspiratorial darkness
    The Elevator Boy, he is in your family?  No? Yes...

Firesign Beer Commercials

 
 Bear Whiz Beer-  "It's in the water!  That's why it's yellow!"
   Polar Pro -  "I've been drinkin' this beer for pretty near a hundred yearin..."

Firesign Member Sites

Planet Proctor-  From The Spaced Out Mind Of Phil Proctor.  He has a newsletter.  American needs "A Few Good Laughs".  Yes, President Papoon Wants You!

   David Ossman-  Creator of the character Tweeny on his "How Time Flys" album - don't miss his Rev. Barnstormer bits
   Peter Bergman-  Radio Free Oz is back! Not the Millennium the Millennials Expected
                                                                    With your hosts, Peter Bergman and David Ossman

   The Firesign Chat-  Follow the rubber line to your seat (and rubber walls to match) - every Thursday night at 9pm EST.  The chat is HTML based so you don't need an IRC client.  It's just a regular web page that does chat.
   Bambi & Jimmy Lee-  Hosts of the Firesign Chat and The Jimmy Lee and Bambi Show on CNI Radio every Saturday from 5-8pm EST - excellent tech news and a fun chat (Bozo's welcome... :-)
   Doc Technical-  The Doctor is In...  sound technician for the Firesign Theatre albums
   Ken DeBusk- Otherwise known as "Doctor Headphones" in the Firesign Chat
   Cat Ishakawa-  Playwright and bain of anyone who dares to call themself a chef
   Elayne  -  Pen-Elayne on the web

Other Favorite Comedy/Comedians

RIP George Carlin
    The Cunning Linguist: Remembering George Carlin's literary genius
    George Carlin, American Radical - No one, not Obama, not Hillary Clinton and certainly not John McCain, caught the zeitgeist of the vanishing American dream so well as Carlin.

Monty Python's Flying Circus - "You Are All Individuals!"... "Yes!!  We Are All Individials!!"
    - "The Little Wrascall Has Spirit!!"  "Yes he did, sir..." - from The Life Of Brian
    - "I feel I could do much better with a government grant..." - from the Silly Walks skit


RIP Bill Hicks

Andrew Dice Clay - some say that I've lost a few years of my life.  Hey, all I did was buy a suit!  It was 40 Too Long ;)


Steven Wright - His deadpan humor will have you rolling on the floor with laughter
    A FEW WORDS FROM THE VISIONARY STEVEN WRIGHT: - http://www.weather.net/zarg/ZarPages/stevenWright.html

Three Dead Trolls In A Baggie - Canadian humor, eh?
    "An Opinion On Abortion" - You'll never look at the controversy about abortion the same way ;) - "Me and my wife are simple folkk..." lol

Paul Krassner  -  Listen to his"In the Guise Of Security" rant about America drifting toward a police state...
    Fear your ears, little mice... the_ah dolts_are in charge

John Kelso - humorous commentary from Austin, Texas
    A guy can't drink enough to prepare himself for "Sex in the City"

Tiny Tim - if for no other reason than his song "Tip-Toe Through The Tulips'

The Marx Brothers-  "Hail Freedonia!"

W.C. Fields- "Any man who hates children and pets can't be all bad..."
    Listen to his"Temperance Lecture"

Abbott & Costello -  here's their classic"Who's On First"bit

The Frantics  -  here's their bit about a karate class gone haywire, called"Boot To The Head"

Electric Funstuff - as we all know from the scripture of Wozniak,"The Geeks Shall Inherit The Earth";-)

The Friar's Roasts - Milton Berle and friends roast celeberties - Here is acompilation of 3 of their bits, starting with Arrrrrrnold and moving on to the NFL

Harry Shearer  -  Check out his weekly broadcast of LeShow

Denis Leary - the kids should know that "Life's Gonna Suck When You Grow Up"
    Are you an environmentalist or an advocate for animal rights?  Well, "Save This..."

Harland Williams  -  He's "Har-Larious"Are You An Illegal Alien?

Jeff Foxworthy - "Here's Your Day..."

Pogo- The classic comic strip - "We have met the enemy...  and They is Us!!"

Doonesbury - Political humor with a twist

Mark Fiore  - Flash animated political cartoons

Weird Al Yankovic - Not only are his parodies of popular tunes amazing, but his musical production is on par with the best you'll hear in the Top 10.
    As a big fan of a certain unline auction site, I really enjoy Weird Al's parody called "eBay"

Richard Pryor  -  RIP - His humor was healing to a divided society
    Watch his classic skit with Chevy Chase The Job Interview

Chris Rarley - RIP - a very talented comedian who left us way too soon
    Watch his interview withPaul McCartney

Robin Williams -  Can you say "Nanu, nanu...?"  Get help ;-)
         We all sometimes think about death, but it might not be the Grim Reaper...  It might be"The Grim Rapper"
   Bush 2.0-  This one definitely needs more beta testing ;-
    Be sure to watch the movie"Good Morning Viet Nam".  Williams plays a rather unorthodox DJ for Armed Forces Radio during the Viet Nam War.  Very funny (in a darkly ironic sort of way) and often serious, as the subject should be treated.. The gay bar owner keeps asking for naked pictures of Walter Brennan ("No brag, just fact..." ;-)

Saturday Night Live - need one say more?
    Chris Farley is a "Motivatioal Speaker"
    and for los niños, a "Spanish Motivational Speaker"

- Recession-Plagued Nation Demands New Bubble To Invest In

Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency

NEWS QUIZ
The greatest achievement of the Bush presidency is:
A )    rescuing the Democratic party
B )    driving the last nail into the coffin of Reaganomics
C )    driving the last nail into the coffin of neoconservative foreign policy
D )    not arranging a military coup to overturn the 2008 election
Hint: of course our robust free press would never have put up with a military coup, unless their jobs were at stake.
Bush Heading Back to Texas - Cheney returns to Mordor.
CORRECTION - Last week we reported that the upscale community to which the President will move once he's out of office is "whites only." In fact, the law was changed in 2000 to remove that restriction. Our apologies for any confusion.
Chilean Cardinal Says Madonna Causes Impure Thoughts - For him anyway
Bush Aims to Weaken Laws in Final Months of Administration - Particularly those relating to war crimes

Government: Adults Should Get 21⁄2 Hours of Exercise Per Week - Might as well, they’re not working

U.S. Economy Meltdown Triggers Worldwide Depression - Six billion people encouraged to go shopping 
Paulson Optimistic Economy Will Turn Around - Cites encouraging e-mail from Nigeria

NEWS OF THE WEIRD
A wonderful collection of bizzare stories from actual news sources.  Updtaed weekly,