Piggy-backing on the Whatever Works episode...
I'll be the first to admit, the last ten years have not been kind to Mr. Woody Allen.
Of course, there's flashes of greatness - Match Point, Sweet and Lowdown, and Vicky Cristina Barcelona - but those gems are unfortunately sandwiched between such embarrassing debacles as Anything Else, Curse of the Jade Scorpion, Hollywood Ending, Celebrity, Small Time Crooks, and Melinda and Melinda.
With this in mind, I ask you to reconsider Woody Allen...standup comic. Next time you find yourself planning a road trip, seek out this collection of his standup years between 1964 and 1968.
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Even the most stringent Woody hater will appreciate his razor sharp comedic timing, absurd stories of hilarity, and self-deprecating one-liners. One of my favorites - "Here's a good example of oral contraception. I asked a girl to go to bed with me, and she said 'No.'"
What I love most about this album, is that you can actually hear the man SMILING through these recordings. Unfortunately, the album's not available on iTunes...so you'll have to go out and find a hard copy. Trust me, it's worth it.
Here's a clip of his classic "Moose" bit...
I'll be the first to admit, the last ten years have not been kind to Mr. Woody Allen.
Of course, there's flashes of greatness - Match Point, Sweet and Lowdown, and Vicky Cristina Barcelona - but those gems are unfortunately sandwiched between such embarrassing debacles as Anything Else, Curse of the Jade Scorpion, Hollywood Ending, Celebrity, Small Time Crooks, and Melinda and Melinda.
With this in mind, I ask you to reconsider Woody Allen...standup comic. Next time you find yourself planning a road trip, seek out this collection of his standup years between 1964 and 1968.
For the rest of the article and a CLIP, follow the jump...
Even the most stringent Woody hater will appreciate his razor sharp comedic timing, absurd stories of hilarity, and self-deprecating one-liners. One of my favorites - "Here's a good example of oral contraception. I asked a girl to go to bed with me, and she said 'No.'"
What I love most about this album, is that you can actually hear the man SMILING through these recordings. Unfortunately, the album's not available on iTunes...so you'll have to go out and find a hard copy. Trust me, it's worth it.
Here's a clip of his classic "Moose" bit...
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He never made a film called “Something Else.” Your probably thinking of “Anything Else.” And Small Time Crooks, Hollywood Ending and Scorpion are all very funny movies!
Good catch Avi…”Anything Else.” I’m a huge Woody Allen fan, but that was a forgettable film (apparently even the title was bland and generic).
In regards to the others you mentioned, I must disagree. I love the guy, but those seemed whipped out and stretched…one human can only have so many jokes in him over four decades.
Cassandras Dream never came up during the podcast. Not the Usual Woody Allen style comedy, more suspense/thriller like Match Point
He’s a pretty good stand up comedian. Occasionally I hear him on the comedy channels on Sirius/XM.
Hillarious.