Recap[]
It's the Annual Joke Show, the performance when we expose our live audience and radio listeners to near-toxic levels of pure, uncut jokes. We have help from comedian Paula Poundstone, and Vince Giordano plays his bass saxophone with Rich Dworsky and the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band.
Guests[]
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 | |
| 02:21 | GK opens, talks about joke show | |
| 03:32 | Control freak knock knock joke | |
| 04:00 | Joke segment 1, GK announces email joke submission | |
| 13:43 | GK talks to Vince Giordano | |
| 14:23 | "Hyena Stomp" - Vince Giordano and Shoe Band | |
| 16:55 | GK and Paula Poundstone tell jokes | |
| 26:34 | Powdermilk Biscuit Break | |
| 28:55 | GK talks about Pat's national steel guitar | |
| 29:24 | "Downtown Breakdown" - Pat Donohue and Shoe Band | |
| 31:56 | GK reads jokes from the email submissions | |
| 32:50 | Joke Segment 2 | |
| 38:47 | Catchup script | |
| 41:36 | GK reads more jokes from email submissions | |
| 43:33 | "Friendship" - GK and Paula Poundstone | |
| 46:17 | Paula Poundstone stand-up segment | |
| 57:18 | "Friendship reprise" - GK and Paula Poundstone | |
| 57:57 | Intermission - "It's A Sin to Tell A Lie" | |
| 1:01:55 | GK reads more email submission jokes | |
| 1:03:33 | "While We're Young" - GK and band | |
| 1:05:12 | News From Lake Wobegon | |
| 1:20:08 | "Long Time No See" - Pat Donohue and band | |
| 1:22:49 | GK reads more jokes from email submissions | |
| 1:24:00 | Greetings | |
| 1:27:50 | Joke Segment 3 | |
| 1:38:06 | Guy Noir script | |
| 1:50:48 | Last minute jokes | |
| 1:52:35 | GK tells Vince an Ole and Lena joke | |
| 1:53:30 | Credits, another Ole and Lena joke | |
| 1:56:53 | "Goodnight Ladies"/ "Hyena Stomp" closer |
Summary[]
Scripts[]
- Catchup Advisory Board/2004-04-17
- Guy Noir/2004-04-17
- Read all the jokes from the show/2004-04-17
- Music Information/2004-04-17
Links[]
- Listen to the 2004-04-17 broadcast at PrairieHome.org
- Check out the 2005-07-16 rebroadcast at PrairieHome.org
Trivia[]
- 8th Annual Joke Show.