Kwur Theater Of The Air

Episode 9: As fate would have it, this episode was broadcast LIVE on election night! We spent the night talking about the unlikely campaign a young Democratic senator waged against the more experienced, jowly Republican candidate, played some of the year’s biggest hits, and had plenty of chances for listeners to call in to the […]

Episode 8: OMG the election is coming! Who will victoriously ascend the steps of the White House? And who will return to Wasilla in shame and defeat? David, David, and Alex present a pair brand new politically-minded improv sketches, a musical review comprised entirely of former Washington staffers, and some Firesign Theater.

Episode 7: It is a good week here on KWUR Theater of the Air. Why’s that? Because we’ve got a heaping helping of 1960s comedy duo Mike Nichols and Elaine May! Mostly, this involves improv sketches about doctors. Plus, we have some more original, 100% homegrown KWUR Improv Theater of the Air sketches for your […]

Episode 6: Have you ever wanted to hear a comedian at a comedy club, but hate the thought of leaving your computer? Problem solved! David, David, and Alex present the comic stylings of Maria Bamford, Emo Philips, and Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner. Full disclosure: we also debated calling this one The Weird Voices Episode.

Episode 5: This week we have readings from David Sedaris and John Hodgeman. Believe it or not, these men wrote books, and then read those books into microphones. Naturally, hilarity ensued. Plus, David, David, and Alex present a short advertisement from the original radio theater archives.

Episode 4: Join corpulent detective Nero Wolfe for The Case of the Dear, Dead Lady! Can our hero solve a deadly murder without leaving his home? Yes. The answer is yes. The gang also pulls out the classic video game parody Legendary Squink Adventures and a villainous luncheon from the original radio theater archives.

Epsiode Three: The gang pull out Blackstone the Magic Detective from the musty shelves of 1948 and Leroy and Curtis, cowboy cryptozoologists, from their own original radio theater archives.

Episode Two: David, David, and Alex dig into the surreal noir stylings of the Firesign Theater’s Nick Danger, Third Eye, and present two original mystery comedies.

Epsiode One: David, David, and Alex present the work of voice actor/comedian/radio personality/advertising director Stan Freberg.