Thursday, July 27

We're on a Roll!!

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour

Scenes from the Daws Butler Workshop

We're on a roll!

Another station picked us up today:

WCOM 103.5 LPFM, Carrboro and Chapel Hill, NC

has licensed

COMEDY-O-RAMA: Scenes from the Daws Butler Workshop, #13


Hope they realize, they'll need part 14 too! It's a two-parter! Hee-hee!

Joe Bevilacqua
Executive Producer
Waterlogg Productions
P.O. BOX 374 Napanoch, NY 12458
www.waterlogg.com

Author: Daws Butler: Characters Actor
www.dawsbutler.com
(the official site of the voice of Yogi Bear)

Producer: Comedy-O-Rama
check out our latest comedy at:
www.comedyorama.com
visit our blog at:
www.comedyorama.blogspot.com/

THE COMEDY-O-RAMA HOUR is heard on
XM Satellite Sonic Theater Channel 163
at 5 am, 1pm, 9 pm on FRIDAYS (ET)
8 am and 8 pm on SUNDAYS (ET)
plus, public radio stations nationwide
and 24/7 at www.comedyorama.com

Great parodies of old time radio icons, classic moments with legendary comedians and wonderful voice-acting, The Comedy O Rama Hour picks up where great radio comedy left off decades ago. Heck, it's even produced in the Borscht Belt.

More Stations Join the Comedy-O-Rama Bandwagon!

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour

More Stations Join the Comedy-O-Rama Bandwagon!

WMUB-FM, 88.5, Dayton/Cincinnati, Oxford, OH

and

KGLT-FM, 88.5, 91.9 KGLT Bozeman - 91.9 FM, Helena - 98.1 FM, Livingston - 89.5 FM, Bozeman, MT

have licensed

COMEDY-O-RAMA: 23 RARE Stan Freberg and Daws Butler Records

And yes! Be sure to listen to the preniere of our musical fanatsy adventure: STINKY IN WINTERLAND, on this week's COMEDY-O-RAMA HOUR! More about THAT in my one of my next post.

Peace!

Joe Bevilacqua
Executive Producer
Waterlogg Productions
P.O. BOX 374 Napanoch, NY 12458
www.waterlogg.com

Author: Daws Butler: Characters Actor
www.dawsbutler.com
(the official site of the voice of Yogi Bear)

Producer: Comedy-O-Rama
check out our latest comedy at:
www.comedyorama.com
visit our blog at:
www.comedyorama.blogspot.com/

THE COMEDY-O-RAMA HOUR is heard on
XM Satellite Sonic Theater Channel 163
at 5 am, 1pm, 9 pm on FRIDAYS (ET)
8 am and 8 pm on SUNDAYS (ET)
plus, public radio stations nationwide
and 24/7 at www.comedyorama.com

Great parodies of old time radio icons, classic moments with legendary comedians and wonderful voice-acting, The Comedy O Rama Hour picks up where great radio comedy left off decades ago. Heck, it's even produced in the Borscht Belt.

Wednesday, July 26

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour Featured at the PRX again!



From The Comedy-O-Rama Hour
The Public Radio Exchange Home-page, 7/26/06:

Happy Birthday, Stan!
Stan Freberg turns 80 on August 7

23 Rare Stan Freberg and Daws Butler Records
Daws Butler, drop-in-length
From Joe Bevilacqua's library comes this collection of rarely heard performances.

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour's FREE RARE FREBERG & BUTLER RECORDS are here!


THE COMEDY-O-RAMA HOUR presents:

FREE TO ALL STATIONS:

23 RARE 45-RPM records made by STAN FREBERG and DAWS BUTLER from the 1950s to the 1980s, that have never been reissued, and two that are really heard to get.

*** Some of these were never issued at all, and many have never been played on the radio. Also, included is DAWS BUTLER"s very funny demo tape.

Each piece runs between 2 and 7 minutes long.

These can be used as stand-alone recordings or a companion to the DAWS BUTLER WORKSHOP series, which can be found at:

http://www.prx.org/my_prx/series/12651

PERFECT FOR MUSIC STATIONS WHO WANT TO ADD A BIT OF HUMOR TO THEIR PROGRAMMING!

Some of these are funny songs, others are comedy sketches.

Take a listen and use these as often as you like!!!

They are:

Good Godfrey
Bingo Ringo
All That Jazz (Blooper's Soap)
Bogo Bear
The Sixty-Four Million Dollar Question
Clementine
Configity-ential!
Daws Butler's Demo
Huck & Yogi: The Echo
Romney Tuff
The Flying Turtle
Sleepy Santa
The Flea
Who's Afraid of a Virginian's Wrath?
Chirpy Cricket
Yogi Meets The Celebrities
The Happy Grasshopper
Humphrey Hop
Inky Dinky
Margery Dickerson
The Lucky Pin
Peppy Possum
Mary's Lamb Revisited

Joe Bev.
joebev@waterlogg.com
http://www.comedyoram.com
http://www.dawsbutler.com

"The Comedy-O-Rama Hour is one of the most unique and original productions out there these days. With Joe's talent for different voices, I never know what's coming next, or what it will sound like. Another thing that makes these shows stand out is that it is quite obvious to the listener that Joe and his cast are having fun making these shows, and that makes them fun to listen to as well."
Steve Karesh
Program Director, Sonic Theater XM Satellite Radio

Saturday, July 22

Another rave review of The Comedy-O-Rama Hour

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour
Review of 'COMEDY-O-RAMA: Scenes from the Daws Butler Workshop'
Reviewed by BarbaraKaarina Turning
Rating: 4 oyt of 5 stars
Adjectives: Amusing, Engaging, Sentimental
Review Text:
Scenes from the Daws Butler Workshop, is a voice actors delight.
Perhaps because much of the cartoon characters in episodes 13 and 14 are closer to my contemporary experience, I found this radio-documentary both educational, delightful and thoroughly engaging. June Foray, Stan Freberg and Daws Butler re-living the fun, playful moments which created cartoon classics, as well as opening the experience for the listener to discover how these character voices were created. Inversely, I found the acting from the earlier episodes (circa 1940's) slightly less compelling: partially due to the flat female voice actors abilities.
This may be contributed to the era's styling, or to the lack of direction given the female voice actor. Regardless, Joe transports us into the "secret" world of the voice-over genre.

Notes to Producer:
I was just thrilled to listen to Daw's excited spirit. Very contagious. Reminds me of my colleague/ friend, John W. Galt. This was a real delight, Joe. Thank you.


To see the full review, follow this link:
http://www.prx.org/reviews/5809

Thursday, July 20

Lots of cool stuff happening up here at CAMP WATERLOGG!



Hello Comedy Lovers!

Lots of cool stuff happening up here at CAMP WATERLOGG!

THIS WEEK ON THE COMEDY-O-RAMA HOUR, its "The COMEDY-O-RAMA Summer Road Trip Special: Camp Waterlogg Searches for Lewis Black" with Lewis Black, me, Lorie, Ken Savoy, Jim Folly and Tom Giannazzo!!!

THE COMEDY-O-RAMA HOUR is heard on XM Satellite Sonic Theater Channel 163 at 5 am, 1pm, 9 pm on FRIDAYS (ET) 8 am and 8 pm on SUNDAYS (ET) plus, public radio stations nationwide and 24/7 at The Comedy-O-Rama Hour

Also, I'll be on the radio LIVE tomorrow (Friday, July 21) on WRNJ Radio, 1510-AM, from 4:00 to 5:00 pm, in Hackettstown, NJ. talking about Daws Butler, the Daws bio book, my new COMEDY-O-RAMA series: SCENES FROM THE DAWS BUTLER WORKSHOP, and performing voices and scripts LIVE on the air!

Hope you can tune in!

It will also be archived for listening online at:

WRNJ's TIme Travel

Join Dan Hollis and Jeff O'Boyle as they rev up their time machine the last Friday of each month from 4:00 - 5:00PM for Time Travel, an exciting show dedicated to the glory years of television, radio, film, animation, comicdom and other areas of pop culture and nostalgia!...Time Travel is possible!

Also, check out the new DAWS BUTLER series at:

THE PUBLIC RADIO EXCHANGE

Joe Bevilacqua
Executive Producer
Waterlogg Productions
P.O. BOX 374 Napanoch, NY 12458
www.waterlogg.com

Author: Daws Butler: Characters Actor
www.dawsbutler.com
(the official site of the voice of Yogi Bear)

Producer: Comedy-O-Rama
check out our latest comedy at:
www.comedyorama.com
visit our blog at:
www.comedyorama.blogspot.com/

THE COMEDY-O-RAMA HOUR is heard on
XM Satellite Sonic Theater Channel 163
at 5 am, 1pm, 9 pm on FRIDAYS (ET)
8 am and 8 pm on SUNDAYS (ET)
plus, public radio stations nationwide
and 24/7 at www.comedyorama.com

Great parodies of old time radio icons, classic moments with legendary comedians and wonderful voice-acting, The Comedy O Rama Hour picks up where great radio comedy left off decades ago. Heck, it's even produced in the Borscht Belt.

Tuesday, July 18

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour: We are mentioned on XM's website TWICE!

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour

Hello Comedy Lovers!

After four years on XM Satellite Radio, we are finally mentioned on their website, not once but TWICE, this week.

Check out:

http://www.xmradio.com/lol/index.jsp?refsrc=whatson_tp

and

http://www.xmradio.com/programming/programming_main.jsp

and you will see:

Comedian Lewis Black guest stars in The Comedy o Rama Hour
Sonic Theater - XM 163
1PM - 2PM ET
Tune in to here superstar comedian Lewis Black and the Comedy o Rama gang in a one-hour special called Finding Lewis Black.

and

The Comedy O Rama Hour
Fridays at 5AM, 1PM and 9PM ET & Sundays at 8AM and 8PM ET
Great parodies of old time radio icons, classic moments with legendary comedians and wonderful voice-acting, The Comedy O Rama Hour picks up where great radio comedy left off decades ago. Heck, it's even produced in the Borscht Belt.

Now, I can die happy!!!

Joe Bevilacqua
Executive Producer
Waterlogg Productions
P.O. BOX 374 Napanoch, NY 12458
www.waterlogg.com

Author: Daws Butler: Characters Actor
www.dawsbutler.com
(the official site of the voice of Yogi Bear)

Producer: Comedy-O-Rama
check out our latest comedy at:
www.comedyorama.com
visit our blog at:
www.comedyorama.blogspot.com/

THE COMEDY-O-RAMA HOUR is heard on
XM Satellite Sonic Theater Channel 163
at 7 am, 5pm, 9 pm on FRIDAYS
8 am and 8 pm on SUNDAYS
plus, public radio stations nationwide
and 24/7 at www.comedyorama.com

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour BLOG

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour: THE ADVENTRES OF TEAMAN

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour

Hi Gang!

Here's an e-mail I got today from MITCHELL PEARSON, the creator of THE ADVENTURES OF TEAMAN, which airs as part of THE COMEDY-O-RAMA HOUR! We did 12-half-hours before is troupe of actors disbanded.

Check it out:

Joe,
i can't tell you how much i admire your love of radio.
the idea of the voice.
the adventures of tman came from my disappointment with comedy at the time.
there was a comedy troupe in the nearest big city, philadelphia, that were up for it and it was recorded in the basement of two houses in that city.
the leader of the comedy troupe was cast as tman and the most talented performer was cast as polfroon. i let the rest of the troupe take the parts they felt appropriate.
the duchess was played by two actresses thats why there is a scene in 'gas video' where the two characters actually meet, the first actress introduces the second actress, but the gag in that scene 'wooly curtains' fell flat.
dr blom was played by three different actors, although we often struggled to fill that voice the performance was always outstanding.
i myself am in one episode with one line. it was a running gag and we didn't have enough actors to read the 5? line joke. i think that was recorded in an office building in new jersey.
the duchess was played by two actresses, but maggie mccann? really established the role
there are only 2 female characters, the duchess and edna the mad scientists assistant
although the duchess seems sexually available it is edna who has the most fun.
we recorded the first 6? episodes for you and when your show was taken off the air, due to your support we recorded 6 or 7 more.
i always recorded the scenes out of sequence because i didn't trust the actors, so every-time there was emotion.
i think i knew the troupe was breaking up so i took 2 scripts instead of the usual 1.
we did a normal run through of just scenes for the first script and then we laughed and hung out and i presented them with the 2nd script and we recordered it in about the length of it.
Fun.

M

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Joe Bevilacqua
Executive Producer
Waterlogg Productions
P.O. BOX 374 Napanoch, NY 12458
www.waterlogg.com

Author: Daws Butler: Characters Actor
www.dawsbutler.com
(the official site of the voice of Yogi Bear)

Producer: Comedy-O-Rama
check out our latest comedy at:
www.comedyorama.com
visit our blog at:
www.comedyorama.blogspot.com/

THE COMEDY-O-RAMA HOUR is heard on
XM Satellite Sonic Theater Channel 163
at 7 am, 5pm, 9 pm on FRIDAYS
8 am and 8 pm on SUNDAYS
plus, public radio stations nationwide
and 24/7 at www.comedyorama.com!

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour BLOG

Monday, July 17

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour: "I Love Luigi"

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour

Hi Comedy Campers!

I am VERY excited about the recording session we did yesterday! Our good friend and talented comedian, Cousin Kenny Savoy visited us up here in the Catskills... and we wrote, improvised and recorded another very funny (if I do say so myself) CAMP WATERLOGG SPECIAL.

I am thinking of calling this one "I LOVE LUIGI" since Kenny played his 110-year old Italian man so well, the audience WILL fall in love with him. Of course, Luigi also falls in love in the story... to a sweet. kind, and STRANGE Mrs. Terwilliger, who runs "Save the Chipmunks", expertly played by my wife and creative partner, Lorie Kellogg.

We record all of the Camp Waterlogg segments of our show ON LOCATION, at our little home in the mountains and the surrounding woods, which, we hope, gives our crazy antics a bit of a realistic quality.

Oh and by the way, you Jim Folly fans will be happy to know, we got him into the act yesterday, by phone, when he played Marcello, Luigi's nutty partner and best friend.

Marcello and Luigi started as very minor one-shot characters in the COMEDY-O-RAMA Valentine's Special. You can here that one on our website here:

Valentine's Special

These two charming old men stole the show, so I gave them their own special: MARCELLO AND LUIGI GOES TO CAMP WATERLOGG, which will air on XM Satellite Radio sometime in August. I will keep you informed on the dates.

There'll be lots more new COMEDY-O-RAMA this year! In the meantime, there are plenty of new shows to hear right now at our website: The Comedy-O-Rama Hour

Ranger Joe Bevilacqua

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour BLOG

Wednesday, July 12

New Photos at Comedy-O-Rama Blog

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour

The follwing photos have been added to our profiles pages:

Lorie Kellogg

Joe Bevilacqua

Squeeky the Camper

Stinky The Camper

Joe Bevilacqua
Executive Producer
Waterlogg Productions
P.O. BOX 374 Napanoch, NY 12458
www.waterlogg.com

Author: Daws Butler: Characters Actor
www.dawsbutler.com
(the official site of the voice of Yogi Bear)

Producer: Comedy-O-Rama
check out our latest comedy at:
www.comedyorama.com
visit our blog at:
www.comedyorama.blogspot.com/

THE COMEDY-O-RAMA HOUR is heard on
XM Satellite Sonic Theater Channel 163
at 7 am, 5pm, 9 pm on FRIDAYS
8 am and 8 pm on SUNDAYS
plus, public radio stations nationwide
and 24/7 at www.comedyorama.com!

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour BLOG

Another Station Picks-up The Comedy-O-Rama Hour

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour

Hey gang!

We just picked up yet another station!

KIAL, Unalaska, AK (1450 AM, Channel 8 TV)
http://www.prx.org/station/kial
http://www.kial.org/

has licensed

"THE COMEDY-O-RAMA "LEWIS BLACK" SPECIAL"
http://www.prx.org/pieces/11736

The hysterical commentator from "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" teams up with veteran public radio comedy guru Joe Bevilacqua. Hilarity? Make no mistake; it ensues.
"I found myself laughing out loud." - Hokansen

Joe Bevilacqua
Executive Producer
Waterlogg Productions
P.O. BOX 374 Napanoch, NY 12458
www.waterlogg.com

Author: Daws Butler: Characters Actor
www.dawsbutler.com
(the official site of the voice of Yogi Bear)

Producer: Comedy-O-Rama
check out our latest comedy at:
www.comedyorama.com
visit our blog at:
www.comedyorama.blogspot.com/

THE COMEDY-O-RAMA HOUR is heard on
XM Satellite Sonic Theater Channel 163
at 7 am, 5pm, 9 pm on FRIDAYS
8 am and 8 pm on SUNDAYS
and public radio stations nationwide!

Tuesday, July 11

THIS WEEK ON THE COMEDY-O-RAMA RADIO HOUR

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour BLOG

THIS WEEK ON THE COMEDY-O-RAMA RADIO HOUR:

TEAMAN AND FRIENDS #7: "Eric the Singing Horse", written and directed by Michell Pearson
PERMAFROST #7, written and directed by Jerry Stearns and Brian Price
UNCLE DUNKLE AND DONNIE in "Murray the Magpie" written and performed by Daws Butler
DANCING IN THE DARK by Vivian Green, produced by Roger Hendricks Simon, directed by Joe Bevilacqua

Ranger Joe Bevilacqua
Waterlogg Productions
P.O. BOX 374 Napanoch, NY 12458
www.waterlogg.com
www.dawsbutler.com (the offical site of Daws Butler, the voice of Yogi Bear)
And be sure to check out our latest comedy at www.comedyorama.com
THE COMEDY-O-RAMA HOUR is heard on XM Sonic Theater Channel 163
at 7 am, 5pm, 9 pm on FRIDAYS and 8 am and 8 pm on SUNDAYS
(and public radio stations nationwide)

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour

Saturday, July 8

Joe Bevilacqua will be on WRNJ Radio Live! July 21, 4pm

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour

Hey gang!

I'll be the guest of Dan Hollis on WRNJ, 1510-AM in Hackettstown, NJ on Friday, July 21 from 4:00 to 5:00 pm!

We'll talk about DAWS BUTLER, play rare recordings, talk about the state of comedy in general and even I'll perform at least one Daws script live o the air!

Hope you can tune in! It will also be archived at:

WRNJ's TIme Travel

Join Dan Hollis and Jeff O'Boyle as they rev up their time machine the last Friday of each month from 4:00 - 5:00PM for Time Travel, an exciting show dedicated to the glory years of television, radio, film, animation, comicdom and other areas of pop culture and nostalgia!...Time Travel is possible!

Joe Bevilacqua
Waterlogg Productions
P.O. BOX 374 Napanoch, NY 12458
www.waterlogg.com
www.dawsbutler.com (the offical site of Daws Butler, the voice of Yogi Bear)
And be sure to check out our latest comedy at www.comedyorama.com
THE COMEDY-O-RAMA HOUR is heard on XM Sonic Theater Channel 163
at 7 am, 5pm, 9 pm on FRIDAYS and 8 am and 8 pm on SUNDAYS

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour BLOG

COR Radio Featured at PRX!!

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour

THE COMEDY-O-RAMA HOUR is currently featured on THE PUBLIC RADIO home-page (www.prx.org)!

Lewis Black
The Comedy-O-Rama "Lewis Black" Special

(for station download at:

http://prx.org/piece/11736)

Joe Bevilacqua, 59:30

The hysterical commentator from "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" teams up with veteran public radio comedy guru Joe Bevilacqua. Hilarity? Make no mistake; it ensues.
"I found myself laughing out loud." - Hokansen

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour BLOG

ANOTHER Station Picks Up The Comedy-O-Rama Hour

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour BLOG

Hey gang!

We just picked up another station!

KDNK (Carbondale, CO)
http://www.prx.org/station/kdnk

has licensed

"THE COMEDY-O-RAMA "LEWIS BLACK" SPECIAL"
http://www.prx.org/pieces/11736

More to come!

Ranger Joe
The Comedy-O-Rama Hour

Saturday, July 1

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour on XM THIS SUNDAY, 8AM & 8 PM!!

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour BLOG

Hey Waterloggians Everywhere!

THE COMEDY-O-RAMA HOUR JULY FOURTH SPECIAL
will be heard on XM Sonic Theater Channel 163
at 8am and 8pm on SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2006!

If you don't have XM, you can here it online, anytime, at: www.comedyorma.com

"The Comedy-O-Rama July 4th Special"
Produced and directed by Joe Bevilacqua (59:00)
This one hour humorous radio theater was recorded on-location in the woods of Napanoch, NY, and written, produced and directed by Joe Bevilacqua and also features a rare recording by Daws Butler: WHO'S AFRAID OF A VIRGINIAN'S WRATH.
Reviving a dilapidated kids camp in the middle of the Catskills, may be fun but its no picnic for Rager Lorie (Kellogg). Join her, Ranger Joe, Junior Ranger Rich, Ellis the Boatkeeper, Steven the Security Guard, Sgt. Lefty, Everett & Virginia (the Kelloggs!) Cousin Kenny and lots of other crazy characters for THE THIRD ANNUAL "CAMP WATERLOGG" JULY FOURTH PICNIC AND FIREWORKS!

Happy Listening!

Joe Bevilacqua
Waterlogg Productions
P.O. BOX 374 Napanoch, NY 12458
www.waterlogg.com
www.dawsbutler.com (the offical site of Daws Butler, the voice of Yogi Bear)
And be sure to check out our latest comedy at www.comedyorama.com
THE COMEDY-O-RAMA HOUR is heard on XM Sonic Theater Channel 163
at 7 am, 5pm, 9 pm on FRIDAYS 8 am and 8pm on SUNDAYS

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour