The Very Best of Bob and Ray, Bob Elliott
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The Very Best of Bob and Ray
Legends of Comedy

Author: Bob Elliott, Ray Goulding, Bob Elliott, Ray Goulding

Narrator: Bob Elliott, Ray Goulding

Unabridged: 4 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HighBridge

Published: 09/28/2010

Categories: Nonfiction, Humor


Synopsis

Before Bob & Ray, comedians told jokes. After Bob & Ray, they told stories. When they first got together in 1946 on WHDH-AM Boston, no one guessed that their subtle, intelligent, deadpan brand of humor would revolutionize the comedic landscape. With a gift for an improvisation and a keen understanding of the absurd, Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding created a universe of wonderful characters and rewrote the rules for what's funny. Consider any important comedy star since-Bob Newhart, Garrison Keillor, Woody Allen, Johnny Carson, George Carlin, Jay Leno, David Letterman, Jerry Seinfeld-and you can hear the debt to Bob & Ray. This collection honors the two and only with selections from their early years (1950s, '60s, and '70s) and public radio years ('80s), their 1984 Carnegie Hall performances, and previously unreleased archival recordings.

Author Bio

Bob Elliott was an American actor and comedian, one-half of the comedy duo of Bob and Ray. He was the father of comedian/actor Chris Elliott and grandfather of actress and comedian Abby Elliott. He is most remembered by the character of Wally Ballou, a mild-mannered, but indefatigable radio reporter.

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