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Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve was a popular character appearing regularly on The Fibber McGee & Molly Show. On August 31, 1941, the character landed his own situation comedy show, The Great Gildersleeve, becoming radio’s first spin-off. Gildy moved from the town of Wistful Vista to Summerfield, where he raised his orphaned niece and nephew, Marjorie (originally played by Lurene Tuttle and followed by Louise Erickson and Mary Lee Robb) and Leroy (Walter Tetley). The household also included a cook named Birdie (Lillian Randolph).

内容紹介【お昼のツキイチ落語会】のご案内東京は両国駅近くにある江戸東京博物館の小ホールで自主興行で毎月始めた【お昼のツキイチ落語会】14時開演、

「スタジオ録音の怪異談」 四代目 桂文我 スタジオ録音で「怪異談」を収録する作業は、毎月開催の猫間川寄席の会場となる、玉造・さんくすホールで行われていますが、収録が

「スタジオ録音の怪異談」 四代目 桂文我 スタジオ録音で「怪異談」を収録する作業は、毎月開催の猫間川寄席の会場となる、玉造・さんくすホールで行われていますが、収録が

「スタジオ録音の怪異談」 四代目 桂文我 スタジオ録音で「怪異談」を収録する作業は、毎月開催の猫間川寄席の会場となる、玉造・さんくすホールで行われていますが、収録が

Bob Sinfield spent 25 years scripting every star on the box, from Bob Monkhouse and Jasper Carrott to Tracey Ullman and Rory Bremner. Now he tells all about the life of a jobbing jokesmith and the celebs he tried to ‘gag’.

This sequel to The Tao of Improv drills down to the subatomic level of good scenes. It's a personal way of looking at improv, focusing on how to do more things without thinking so you can devote your brain power to extending your creativity. Loaded with real-word tips based on experience and analysis, as well as a sprinkling of nerdiness for those so inclined. Tao Two Quantum Impro is a helpful audiobook that proves one basic premise: This stuff is easy.

内容紹介
【お昼のツキイチ落語会】のご案内
東京は両国駅近くにある江戸東京博物館の小ホールで自主興行で毎月始めた【お昼のツキイチ落語会】

謡曲は能の音楽です。このオーディオブックでは能の演目の中から人気のある作品を選び、物語の解説や、曲中の名句をお聴きいただけます。収録されているのは「羽衣」「江口」「融」「井筒」「善知鳥(うとう)」「高砂」「海人(あま)」「葛城」の8曲で、その中の名句を題材に、謡曲のリズムや謡のポイントを学習できるように分かり易く解説しています。物語を理解し、謡のポイントを学び、手本となる謡を聴く事で、謡の技術が向上し、謡曲の理解が深まります。これから謡を学びたいという方にもお勧めの一冊です。

謡曲は能の音楽です。このオーディオブックでは能の演目の中から人気のある作品を選び、物語の解説や、曲中の名句をお聴きいただけます。収録されているのは「篭太鼓(ろうだいこ)」「玉葛」「田村」「天鼓(てんこ)」「班女」「敦盛)」「阿漕(あこぎ)」「西王母」の8曲で、その中の名句を題材に、謡曲のリズムや謡のポイントを学習できるように分かり易く解説しています。物語を理解し、謡のポイントを学び、手本となる謡を聴く事で、謡の技術が向上し、謡曲の理解が深まります。これから謡を学びたいという方にもお勧めの一冊です。

謡曲は能の音楽です。このオーディオブックでは能の演目の中から人気のある作品を選び、物語の解説や、曲中の名句をお聴きいただけます。収録されているのは「巻絹」「雲林院」「芦刈」「鞍馬天狗」「放下僧」「箙(えびら)」「鉢木」「殺生石」の8曲で、その中の名句を題材に、謡曲のリズムや謡のポイントを学習できるように分かり易く解説しています。物語を理解し、謡のポイントを学び、手本となる謡を聴く事で、謡の技術が向上し、謡曲の理解が深まります。これから謡を学びたいという方にもお勧めの一冊です。

Norman Wisdom's early years could easily have come straight from the pages of a Dickens novel. Left by their frightened mother and ill-treated by a brutal father, Norman and his brother were forced to fend for themselves, sleeping rough in London and stealing food to survive. This is a rags to riches tale of the man Charlie Chaplin said would take his mantle and who went on to make millions laugh around the world for over five decades.

In Five Minutes to Kill, actor and comedian Fred Stoller tells the story of the Young Comedians Special in 1989. He and five other talented, then-unknown comics took the stage with the hopes that their five-minute sets would propel them to fame and fortune. Some, like David Spade and Rob Schneider, hit it big; others didn’t. By turns hilarious and heart-wrenching, Five Minutes to Kill is the bittersweet story of what happened to six of America’s funniest people after their first big breaks.

Comedy of Doom is a collection of essays, parodies, and true stories covering every major topic in geek culture. Including smart, funny takes on video games, Star Wars, vampires, Doctor Who, Jane Austen, a complete guide to emotional preparation for the zombie apocalypse, instructions for the new sport called Competitive Hugging, and more.

Groucho Marx is your quizmaster and host to one of the funniest and most popular quiz shows from radio and television, You Bet Your Life! Created by John Guedel, You Bet Your Life was one of the best-loved quiz shows to air on both radio and television. It was hosted by Groucho Marx of the Marx Brothers, with announcer and assistant George Fenneman. It debuted on radio in 1947 and lasted until 1960. For much of this time it was also seen on television.

Beginning on the 4th of July and running until New Year's Eve 2002, The Firesign Theatre returned to their natural home, radio. Commenting, in its uniquely surreal audio comedy style, on property, propriety, surety, security, and the state of the States for National Public Radio's flagship news program, All Things Considered, The Firesign Theatre reminded old fans (and taught new listeners) of the dynamic power of audio to entertain, inspire, and intrigue the soul. And, they made us laugh.

Learning how easy improv is can be the hard part. There are important lessons in life that can lead to better improv scenes. And there are important lessons in improv that can lead to a better life. By putting improv techniques under an electron microscope of reason, The Tao of Improv: A Philosophy of Creating a Scene can improve the way we function, understand, and interact - on stage and off. Excerpts from the Tao Te Ching are woven into an overall philosophy of scenic improv acting.

Did you know that you can be stupid, incompetent and even moderately repulsive and still make a a fortune in television? It's done every day! Did you know that you can be a cowboy star without knowing how to ride a horse? That you can earn more than the president of a network merely by knowing how to open a refrigerator door? And that you can be a famous news commentator without knowing anything but how to sound worried? These and many more television careers await you, all described with loving detail....

Edna St. Vincent Millay’s popular one-act play is back as a musical in Aria Da Capo (Da Capo Con Musica). Songwriter, L. J. Schulz brings Millay’s evocation of the post-World War I spiritual "wasteland" up to the moment with a score in rock, folk, gospel, and show-tune styles.

Let's be real: customer service sucks. Being sandwiched between needy customers and incompetent leadership at a greedy corporation sets an impossible expectation. It's Tony's job to "reset the customer experience" with no tools other than his customer-oriented attitude and expression of the company's hip and trendy culture.