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	Allan Sherman with Dean Martin and Vic Damone Posted by: voxpopulai Video duration: 390 seconds From The Dean Martin Show, Oct. 7, 1965. They sing Pop Hates the Beatles and other parodies by Sherman. Related: allan, damone, dean, dino, martin, parody, sherman, shticks, vic

	Tom Lehrer (I Got It From Agnes) Posted by: voxpopulai Video duration: 97 seconds From The Michael Parkinson Show in England, 4 Oct 1980. A super rare video of the master singing one of his lesser known songs. This goes out with thanks to 6funswede for sharing his Tom Lehrer treasure trove with us! Related: agnes, lehrer, parkinson, satire, tom

Shangri Las - Leader of the Pack Posted by: voxpopulai Video duration: 190 seconds Possibly the greatest of the Brill Building classics. Someone put this up awhile back but it disappeared, so here it is again. Robert Goulet was just goofing around but Steve Allen put down rock and roll every chance he could. Well, he's gone now and Mary Weiss is still singing. So there. Related: brill, las, morton, shadow, shangri

Spike Jones featuring Mickey Katz (1947) Posted by: voxpopulai Video duration: 218 seconds This clip gives us a rare and wonderful look at Spike Jones hilarity, with the added delight of seeing Mickey Katz (the short, bald guy playing clarinet) goofing around with the band and even doing his trademark "glugg-glugg". Mickey went on from there to write his Yiddish parodies and the rest is history, Related: jones, katz, mickey, spike

Annie Ross - Twisted (1959) Posted by: voxpopulai Video duration: 180 seconds Actress and singer Annie Ross set some hipster jive to a Wardell Grey sax solo and Twisted became a jazz classic. Along with fellow singers Dave Lambert and Jon Hendricks (who sit this one out) the trio Lambert Hendricks and Ross recorded a number of hit albums in the early 60s and is generally regarded as the greatest Jazz vocal group of all time. Related: annie, hendricks, jazz, lamert, ross, vocal, wardell

Allan Sherman - Harvey and Sheila Posted by: voxpopulai Video duration: 226 seconds Could this be one of the greatest parodies of all time? Compare the beginning to Harry Belafonte's recording of Hava Nagila and you'll see that Sherman was inspired by the original Belafonte version. Hey, it's BETTER than the original IMO. I did the video myself. No big deal, but I hope you enjoy it. Related: allan, hava, nagila, parody, sherman, spoof

	Tom Lehrer (Poisoning Pigeons) Posted by: voxpopulai Video duration: 144 seconds Recorded in England. Unfortunately there are no other Lehrer in concert videos that I know of, besides the ones on YouTube. Enjoy. Related: humor, lehrer, parody, spoof, tom

Nichols & May 'Telephone Operator' Sketch Posted by: voxpopulai Video duration: 426 seconds The greatest comedy duo of all time? It depends whether you go for brainy (Nichols and May) or bawdy (Reiner and Brooks). This classic early 60s Nichols and May sketch about a guy losing his last dime in the payphone is beyond brilliant. (Thanks to BettyByte for digging up the lost footage...I re-synced the audio and added the missing first part from the record.) Related: comedy, improv, satire

	Lambert Hendricks & Ross (1959) Posted by: voxpopulai Video duration: 197 seconds LH&R with the Count Basie rhythm section. Scat singing doesn't get any better than this. Related: basie, count, hendricks, jazz, lambert, ross, scat, vocal

	The 2000 Year Old Man Posted by: voxpopulai Video duration: 166 seconds Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks. Comedy Trailblazers. Related: 2000, brooks, carl, mel, reiner

	Dan Bern - Jerusalem Posted by: voxpopulai Video duration: 255 seconds Live in Portland, 10-30-04 Related: bern, dan, dylan, folk, songwriter

	Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks Posted by: voxpopulai Video duration: 349 seconds A sketch from their very first album, (introduced by a familiar face.) Related: brooks, carl, mel, parody, reiner, sketch, spoof, stand-up

	David Bromberg - Demon in Disguise Posted by: voxpopulai Video duration: 223 seconds The guitar demon himself, with John Sebastian on harp. Iowa State U. 1-22-85 Related: blues, bromberg, david, folk, guitar, john, sebastian

	Jack E. Leonard Posted by: voxpopulai Video duration: 400 seconds One of the best of the Borsht Belt comics of the 1960s. He did a lot of 'insult humor', which inspired many imitators such as Don Rickles, but Jack E. Leonard did it better. Related: belt, borsht, comedian, stand-up

	Totie Fields Posted by: voxpopulai Video duration: 193 seconds One of the very first successful female standup comics, in her heyday. Related: belt, borsht, shtick, standup

	Kinky Friedman - They Ain't Makin Jews Like Jesus Anymore Posted by: voxpopulai Video duration: 211 seconds Ah, Kinky...one of the greatest musical satirists of the past half-century...if you like this - and what's not to like? - then buy the DVD "Proud to Be an Asshole from El Paso" at http://www.kinkyfrie dman.com/ Related: country, ethnic, jewboys, jewish, satire, slurs, texas, western

	Jim Carrey does Sammy Davis Jr. Posted by: voxpopulai Video duration: 157 seconds The young Jim Carrey does this great impression, from way back in his stand-up days.... Related: bojangles, carrey, davis, jim, mr., sammy, spoof, stand-up

	Don Mclean - Dreidel (1974) Posted by: voxpopulai Video duration: 232 seconds Here is the great Don McLean performing his follow-up single to American Pie. The song expresses his frustrations in dealing with instant super-stardom after the fluke success of American Pie in 1972, and he sings the hell out of it. Related: don, dreidel, dreidle, mclean

	Peter Paul and Mary - When the Ship Comes In Posted by: voxpopulai Video duration: 172 seconds An early Dylan classic. The opening song of a live concert on Australian TV, 14 June 1967. Brought to you by the good people at British Petroleum. Related: australia, bob, dylan, mary, paul, peter

	Roseanne's Infamous National Anthem Posted by: voxpopulai Video duration: 76 seconds This is a classic. I stitched it together from 2 sources. If anyone has the entire video, please post it. Related: anthem, national, padres, roseanne, spoof

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