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Recap[]

Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, the Fourth Annual Joke Show with Robin and Linda Williams, and humorist Paula Poundstone.

Guests[]

  • Robin and Linda Williams
  • Paula Poundstone

Opening[]

"Oh, hear that old piano from down the avenue.
I smell the [noun], I look around for you.
Oh my sweet, sweet old someone, coming through that door.
It's Saturday and the band is playing.
Honey, could we ask for more?"
        – Tishomingo Blues

Broadcast Rundown[]

00:00    Logo
00:12    Tishomingo Blues
01:34    Chicken Crossing the Road
02:12    Opening Joke Sequence
11:04    Next Joke Sequence
21:25    Ta-Ra-Ra Boom De Ay Playoff, GK Segue
21:50    Knock, Knock Song
24:32    Applause-GK Intro Robin and Linda Williams/Banjo Jokes/Cripple Creek
26:28    Applause-Linda Intro Next Tune
26:58    Honey Babe, I'm Bound to Ride
28:51    Applause-R And L Segue
29:33    Mississippi Delta Blues
39:04    Applause - GK Segue/Intro Paula Poundstone
33:40    Applause Into Paula Talking
43:41    Thank You, Paula
44:15    Guy Noir
55:52    Applause Into Bill Gates Joke
1:01:51    GK Segue to Intermission
1:02:06    I'll See You in My Dreams
1:05:50    Welcome Back to the Second Hour
1:06:29    Bill and Monica Jokes/Lightbulb Jokes/Computer Jokes/Economist Jokes
1:11:00    Iowa Jokes
1:12:23    Yo Mamma Jokes
1:16:21    Third Grade Jokes
1:18:10    Ta Ra Boom Deay Playoff
1:18:25    Greetings
1:21:22    Brain Surgery
1:23:38    Applause-GK Segue
1:24:05    Bar Jokes
1:28:30    Mississippi Mud
1:29:57    Applause - GK Segue
1:30:45    Climbing Jacob's Ladder with New Lyrics
1:33:45    Applause-GK Talk with Robin and Linda
1:34:42    Too Late
1:37:56    Applause
1:38:11    Monologue
1:47:37    Arkansas Traveler
1:49:35    Applause GK Back Announce
1:50:10    Famous Celebrities: Jokes 1999
1:53:15    GK Talk with Paula Poundstone
1:55:03    Final Credits
1:57:03    Getting Some Fun out of Life Playoff

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