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Standup Comic: 1964-1968 (Remaster) (CD)

By: Woody Allen (Artist)
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DISC 1 for Standup Comic: 1964-1968 (Remaster) (CD) Album By Woody Allen (Artist)
1   Vodka Ad, The
2   Vegas
3   Second Marriage
4   Great Renaldo, The
5   Mechanical Objects
6   Moose, The
7   Kidnapped
8   Unhappy Childhood
9   Science Fiction Film, The
10   Eggs Benedict
11   Oral Contraception
12   European Trip
13   Lost Generation, The
14   Private Life
15   Brooklyn
16   Army, The
17   Pets
18   My Grandfather
19   My Marriage
20   Bullet In My Breast Pocket
21   N. Y. U.
22   Love Story, A
23   Police, The
24   Down South
25   Summing Up
 
Review

Q (7/99, p.132) - 4 stars (out of 5) - "...In full flow...he's almost untouchable; a breathless, wheezing fund of surreal anecdotes and self-lacerating one-liner's that's always two steps ahead of the audience."
Alternative Press (12/00, p.128) - Included in AP's "10 Essential Comedy Albums" - "...In the '60s Allen's stage show was fantastic....showcases the now-familiar Allen personality...that he would later splash across the big screen..."

Title Note

Compilation producers: Woody Allen, Steve Tyrell.

Engineers include: Don Geis, George Horn, Jerry DeClerq.

Recorded at Mr. Kelly's, Chicago, Illinois in March 1964; The Shadows, Washington D.C. in April 1965; Eugene's, San Francisco, California in August 1968.

Originally released seperately as Woody Allen, Colpix (518); Woody Allen 2, Colpix (488); The Third Woody Allen Album, Capitol (2986).

Before he gained renown as an actor/director, Woody Allen stalked the planks of comedy clubs across America as a standup comedian. This album documents those years (the performances here are from 1964 to '68) with uproarious samplings of Allen's live act. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Allen's standup persona differed little from the one he presented in his early films--that of a sarcastic, self-effacing nebbish confounded by the most basic functions of everyday life.

As in his movies, Allen plays up his Jewishness (a possible holdover from the borscht belt days) for maximum comedic effect, using stereotypical Jewish neuroses as a powerful comedic building block. Besides being a hilarious comedy album, STANDUP COMIC also provides a peek into Allen's writing process, as some of the jokes here would resurface years later in Allen's cinematic efforts.

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