Bob Newhart - Something Like This: The Bob Newhart Anthology *

Artist:

Newhart, Bob

Description:

Producers include: Jimmy Hilliard.
Compilation producer: Bill Inglot.
Engineers include: Lee Herschberg.
Recorded between 1960 & 1967.
Includes liner notes by Bill Inglot and Judy Brown.
Unique among even the most cutting-edge standup comics of the `60s, Bob Newhart entertained his audiences not with snappy patter and jokes, but with long monologues in which his voice represented one side of a conversation, the other side left to the listener`s imagination. This idiosyncratic format proved endlessly adaptable, as Newhart spun seemingly endless scenarios from it. Before he became a beloved TV star with the Bob Newhart Show, he released several popular comedy albums, from which the best moments have been culled for inclusion on this definitive two-disc compilation. Whether he`s advising Abraham Lincoln, confronting King Kong, or getting blitzed at a retirement party (among other comedic situations to be found here), Newhart employs his patented mild-mannered, "button-down" personality to subtle but sharp comic effect.

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Abe Lincoln vs. Madison Avenue
2. Cruise of the U.S.S. Codfish, The
3. Merchandising the Wright Brothers
4. Driving Instructor (Pilot Script For a New TV Series)
5. Grace L. Ferguson Airline, The (And Storm Door Co.)
6. Bus Drivers School
7. Retirement Party
8. Ledge Psychology
9. Rocket Scientist
10. Uncle Freddie Show, The

DISC 2:

1. Introducing Tobacco to Civilization
2. Siamese Cat, The
3. Defusing a Bomb
4. Friend With a Dog, A
5. Expectant Father, The
6. On Poodles and Planes
7. Man Who Looked Like Hitler, The
8. King Kong
9. Returning a Gift
10. Buying a House
11. Ben Franklin in Analysis
12. Daddy of All Hangovers
13. On Trains and Planes
14. Modern Witch Doctor

Album Information

Release Date:

03/20/2001

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Comedy

Subgenre:

Spoken Comedy

Label:

Warner Archives

Catalog Number:

76742

Original Release Year:

2001

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Mixed

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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