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Laugh Tracks Legends of Comedy with Randy and Steve

Randy Hodgins and Steve McLellan

Randy Hodgins and Steve McLellan’s lifelong love of comedy was kindled when they met more than 40 years ago in graduate school in Seattle. While managing family and professional work responsibilities, they hosted a one hour comedy radio program on Saturday mornings for 10 years on a small radio station in Olympia, WA and also co-authored two books on northwest popular culture – Seattle on Film (1995) and Wet and Wired (2000). Stuck at home during the early days of the pandemic with hundreds of

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Fred Willard

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2023/02/14

Meet one of our personal favorites this week -- the great Fred Willard. A consummate improv, sketch, and film comedian, Fred got his start in a New York comedy duo, but it was after he spent time at Second City (alongside the likes of Robert Klein and Peter Boyle) that his career blossomed. From helping found the influential Ace Trucking Company comedy troupe, to Norman Lear's Fernwood 2 Night, to a long run as part of Christopher Guest's improv repertory company, Fred was a reliable and welcome

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Dan Ackroyd

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2023/02/07

He is an Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated actor and writer, an entrepreneur with a classic nightclub chain and a spooky vodka to his credit, and the only SNL cast member that Eric Idle said could be a Python. Of course, it's Dan Ackroyd who has placed a BIG footprint on pop culture and comedy over the last 50 years. From early work at the Second City, to being part of the original Saturday Night Live cast, to a string of hit comedy movies Dan has an amazing comedy resume. And besides -- how many

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Bill Burr

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2023/01/31

There is no one hotter in standup today than Bill Burr who has turned rage comedy into an art form. Bill speaks his mind (and then some), but always leavens it with a twinkle in the eye or a bit of self deprecation. Along the way, Bill has been a podcast pioneer, founding the All Things Comedy podcast network. He also has carved out a growing niche as a character actor in shows like the Mandalorian and films like The King of Staten Island. He also found time to voice the main character -- a guy

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Don Adams

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2023/01/24

OK fans of 1960s sitcoms, time to get out your shoe phone and deploy the cone of silence because this week we feature Don Adams, a great standup comic who scored the role of a career when he was tapped to play Maxwell Smart, Agent 86, in the Mel Brooks/Carl Reiner classic Get Smart. Before becoming the world's most confident (and least capable) secret agent, Don was a regular on tv talk shows with standup that mixed satire, snark, and great character voices. Later Don would use his voice acting

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Elayne Boosler

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2023/01/17

The New York Times once called Elayne Boosler a "comedy master who hasn't gotten her due." Well, let's correct that starting now! From her start in the 1970s, Elayne established herself as skilled practitioner of observational comedy, often centering on her life and challenges as a single woman. In 1985, she had the first cable comedy special headlined by a female comic -- and she had to pay the production costs herself. A frequent guest on tv variety and talk shows, Elayne continues to tour and

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Ben Elton

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2023/01/10

Meet Ben Elton, who has kept UK audiences (plus a huge worldwide fanbase) laughing with stellar standup, superb comedy writing, movies and tv shows, plays and musical theater projects, and 16 books. Busy lad! Ben was a comedy prodigy, becoming the BBC's youngest ever scriptwriter. Since then he has remained at the top of the pack, with his work on the classic "Blackadder" show, hosting Britain's late night show "Saturday Live, collaborating with Andrew Lloyd Webber, and mounting a triumphant return

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Morey Amsterdam

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2023/01/04

Back to the 1950s to meet an all-time tummler, a man known as the "human joke machine," Morey Amsterdam. A close brush with violence at one of Al Capone's Chicago speakeasies sent Morey packing for LA and a career than included being a comedy writer, stand-up star, and sitcom icon for his portrayal of comedy writer Buddy Sorrell on the Dick Van Dyke show. Morey even copped a role in the "beach movies" of the early 1960s! As always, find more Morey below and thanks for sharing our shows! Want more

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Allan Sherman

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2022/12/27

What better way to celebrate the holidays than with some Allan Sherman, the master of novelty songs who burned brightly (but quickly) in the 1960s? One of the few performers of the day who embraced his Jewish heritage, Allan had a knack for putting clever lyrics to popular tunes. After President Kennedy was overheard quoting a Sherman song (Sarah Jackman), his career ignited. A later song (Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah) captured the public imagination by capturing the summer camp experience that most

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Christmas Dragnet

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2022/12/20

Some holiday cheer this week with Stan Freberg's epic Christmas Dragnet! Stan Freberg is a comedy renaissance man -- a superb writer, a great voice actor, and a comedically fearless satirist. After building his reputation voicing cartoons, Stan talked Capitol records into issuing satirical singles. He started with song parodies, then turned his eye to the then-new medium of television. After scoring a hit with a Dragnet parody (St. George and the Dragonet), Stan quickly worked up a Christmas version

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Mark Russell

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2022/12/13

With a style that owed a lot to vaudeville -- using sheer enthusiasm to blow past limited piano and singing skills -- Mark Russell playfully roasted politics and pop culture for over 60 years. Setting up shop at Washington DC's Shoreham Hotel in the 1960s, Mark came from an era in which a politician could take a joke and he gleefully doled them out, often on one of his regular PBS television specials or as a special guest on Good Morning America or as a co-host on Real People in the 1980s. Find more

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Paula Poundstone

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2022/12/06

Meet standup stalwart Paula Poundstone this time out. Since emerging as a comedy star in the 1980s (including an American Comedy Award win), Paula has remained a favorite on tv talk shows, game shows, and the standup stage. Her comedy is thoughtful but pointed, calling out the absurdities of daily life and popular culture. As always, find additional cuts below. Want an easily searchable archive of past shows? Check out our YouTube Channel (Laugh Tracks Legends of Comedy). And thanks for sharing our

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Dennis Miller

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2022/11/29

Set the snark phasers to stun -- Dennis Miller is in the house. A Pittsburgh lad, Miller was a smart standup comic, full of obscure (yet perfect) pop culture references when Lorne Michaels spotted him and offered him Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update anchor chair. He followed that with an Emmy-winning HBO show, radio talk shows, several best-selling books, and the occasional standup gig. Find extended cuts below and thanks for sharing our shows! Want more Miller? Dennis Miller's breakout standup

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David Brenner

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2022/11/22

A master of observational comedy, David Brenner was much more over a career lasting nearly 50 years. Starting as a documentary filmmaker, Brenner took a left turn into standup and never looked back. Along the way he penned several best-selling books, hosted his own talk show(s), and set the record for most appearances on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show. Find more cuts below and thanks for sharing our shows! Want more David Brenner? David Brenner holds the record for most appearances on Johnny Carson's

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Frank Gorshin

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2022/11/15

For those of us of a certain age (ok, our age), Adam West was our first Batman and the legendary Frank Gorshin was our first Riddler. A gifted comic impressionist, Gorshin built a long career as a standup comic and character actor. And while his maniacal Riddler is best known, you couldn't have watched television in the 1960s and 70s without catching Frank in a sitcom, on a talk show, or logging time on The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts. As always, find longer clips below and thanks for sharing our

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Jimmie Walker

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2022/11/08

Meet Jimmie Walker, who turned an "explosive" catch phrase into comedy gold back in the 1970s. When Jimmie was hired to play the son of Esther Rolle and John Amos on Norman Lear's Good Times he was intended to be a a supporting actor who would periodically lighten the mood. Instead, driven by his infectious enthusiasm, he became THE breakout star (much to the consternation of Amos and Rolle). Jimmie still is a road warrior over 40 years into a career that began with a bit of "Dyn-o-mite"! As always,

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Who’s on First

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2022/11/01

This week we serve up a "changeup" and focus on a legendary comedy routine instead of a comedian. And with the World Series going on, what better choice than Bud Abbott and Lou Costello's classic wordplay routine "Who's on First?" Bud and Lou borrowed the basic concept from a number of wordplay routines making the vaudeville circuit, but their all-American spin using a baseball team as the focus made it an instant hit. It also was a masterclass in slow burn comedy, with Lou becoming more and more

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Richard Ayoade

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2022/10/25

Richard Ayoade is one of the modern masters of UK comedy, honing his craft at Cambridge (where he was President of the Footlights Society performing group -- which also include John Oliver). Since then he has become a staple on British tv with great roles in classic sitcoms such as The Mighty Boosh and The IT Crowd. He now hosts a clever travel show called "Travel Man" in which he explores a different city each episode with a celebrity guest. Find extended clips below and thanks for sharing our

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Flight of the Conchords

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2022/10/18

It's "Business Time" here at Laugh Tracks Legends -- and by that we mean it's time to salute Flight of the Conchords, a musical comedy duo from New Zealand who took a song with that title to the top of the charts in the mid-2000s. Bret McKenzie and Jermaine Clements met in college where they honed a "folk duo" act, blending sharp satire with great musical chops. They won raves at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Melbourne International Comedy Competition which launched a career that includes

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Catherine O’Hara

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2022/10/11

If you've watched comedy, even casually, over the last 40 years you know Catherine O'Hara. An icon of contemporary comic acting, Catherine was a founding cast member of SCTV, a frequent guest star in hit movies (Beetlejuice, Waiting for Guffman), and a co-star (with Eugene Levy) on the Schitt's Creek series. No wonder Canada honored her with her own postage stamp in 2014. As always, find extra cuts at laughtracksradio.com and thanks for sharing our shows!

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Dom DeLuise

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2022/10/05

Meet Dom DeLuise, a fixture on tv variety and talk shows during the 1970s and 80s and a frequent comic costar in the movies, particularly in a string of (first) Mel Brooks' and (then) Burt Reynolds' flicks including classics such as Blazing Saddles and Smokey and the Bandit. Whether goofing with Dean Martin as floundering magician "Dominick the Great", trying to get down from a mountain as Father Fyodor in The Twelve Chairs, or even teaching you how to make great Italian dishes in his warm and funny

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