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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Whatever Works - Official Website

NPR’s “Fresh Air” – Woody Allen on Life, Films, and Whatever Works

Woody Allen and the New Orleans Jazz Band

The Magic Castle in Hollywood

This week, Chris and Jimmy welcome Mr. and Mrs. “Scene” into the studio to review Woody Allen’s latest comedy, Whatever Works.  Tune in folks, it’s a family affair…

In the aforementioned issue of “Rolling Stone,” writer Gavin Edwards made a surprisingly accurate comparison between two of my favorite artists, Woody Allen and Prince.

In the introduction to his review of Prince’s new THREE-DISC album, “MPLSoUND” / “LOtUSFLOW3R” / “Elixir,” Gavin writes:

“Leaving aside the Super Bowl halftime show and the assless pants, Prince is like Woody Allen:  They’re both reclusive, sex-obsessed geniuses who release new material relentlessly without any regard to the law of diminishing returns.”

Spot on, mate…spot on.