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Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, it's our sometimes annual Joke Show featuring jokes galore, musical guests John Koerner, Jeff Lang, and Dale Mendenhall, plus a Tom Keith & Fred Newman sound effects bonanza.

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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
00:11    Tishomingo Blues
03:13    GK talks about today's space shuttle tragedy
04:52    Joke segment 1
13:27    Penguin script
24:50    GK intros John Koerner
27:00    Black Dog - Outside John and the Sears Catalog
30:17    Powdermilk Biscuit Break
32:00    John Koerner tells a joke
32:28    Ezekiel Saw the Wheel - Outside John and the Sears Catalog
37:14    Joke segment 2
42:23    Statesboro Blues - Pat Donohue and band
46:26    Joke segment 3 - old jokes
49:40    Guy Walks Into A Bar and Lightbulb jokes
52:14    Guy Noir script
1:00:05    GK tells an insane asylum joke
1:00:55    Intermission - Undecided
1:04:56    Greetings
1:08:40    Joke segment 4- blonde jokes, Ole & Lena jokes, Irish jokes, men/women jokes, HMO joke, dying joke, lightbulb jokes,
1:17:04    GK intros Jeff Lang
1:18:55    I Still See You - Jeff Lang
1:23:11    Jeff Lang tells jokes
1:23:57    By Face Not Name - Jeff Lang
1:28:27    Monologue
1:41:11    Slapstick - Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
1:43:13    Radio SFX script
1:53:53    GK tells a boogar joke
1:54:30    Joke segment 5
1:56:11    Credits
1:57:08    Stealin' closer


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