Al Franken And Bob Edwards To Appear On The Comedy-O-Rama Election Special"

Al Franken And Bob Edwards To Appear On The Comedy-O-Rama Election Special" -Tuesday, Nov. 2 From 6:00 -- 8:00 Am, 2:00 -- 4:00 Pm, And 10:00 Pm - Midnight; Saturday, Nov. 6 From 7:00 - 8:00 Am And 7:00 - 8:00 Pm (All Times Eastern) On Xm Satillite Radios Sonic Theater Channel 163 And Public Radio Stations Around The Country

Napanoch, NY (PRWEB) September 25, 2004 -- Spend this Election Day laughing when satirist and radio talk show host Al Franken and veteran public radio host Bob Edwards portray themselves on "The Comedy-O-Rama Election Special". The two-hour special begins with "Homeland Security Comes To Camp Waterlogg", which producer, Joe Bevilacqua, calls "hybrid radio" (equal parts radio theater, satirical sketch comedy, improvisation and interview), and concludes with a set of Daws Butler stories. The special airs multiple times beginning November 2, 2004 on
XM Satellite Radio's Sonic Theater Channel 163, and on public radio stations around the country. The special will also be made available streamed on the web at http://www.comedyorama.com.

"We're trying to have a little fun - something that today's radio is
not exactly known," explains Bevilacqua, a protege of Daws Butler (the voice of Yogi Bear), who provides many of the voices on the series and has been writing, producing and performing radio comedy since 1979. He likens his work to the modern equivalent of Fred Allen, Jack Benny and Fibber McGee and Molly. "In the 1930's and 1940's, these shows weren't just funny. They created entire imaginary worlds that tickled the imagination," adds Bevilacqua.

Radio listeners will spend the first hour with Ranger Joe and Ranger Lorie at their dilapidated Catskills kids camp, "Camp Waterlogg", located in the bucolic woods of Napanoch, New York. While Ranger Joe is off talking with Al Franken, Ranger Lorie must contend with a wacky cabal of nutcases (mostly played by Bevilacqua), the day before the Presidential election. Meanwhile, Bob Edwards reports on the events occurring at the fictional camp.

Bob Edwards says he is thrilled to be on Election Day special and
reminds listeners that it is their "patriotic duty to laugh!" When
introducing his own new talk show (which premieres October 4, 2004, on the XM Public Radio Channel 133), Edwards beamed, "XM is the most exciting thing happening in radio. I think XM is reviving and reinventing radio. It's something entirely new, and at the same time it brings radio back to its past glory."

In addition to Franken and Edwards, the special will feature some of the best new political humor in the country, from The New Liquid Comedy improv group (featuring Joe Bevilacqua, Lorie Kellogg, Cousin Kenny Savoy, Jim Folly, and Tom Giannazzo), musical satirists JibJab.com, writer-actor Sharon Greene of The Neo-Futurists theater troupe, radio theater producer Jeff Ward, actor-impressionist Matt Hurwitz, singer-songwriter Hugh Blumenfeld, and others. In addition, there will be a look at political satire of the past with a rare 1956
Stan Freberg-Daws Butler sketch that eerily predicts television's
future impact on political conventions.

About The Comedy-O-Rama Hour
The Comedy-O-Rama Hour is a weekly audio magazine of humor and stories about humor, written, produced and hosted by veteran radio producer Joe Bevilacqua. The show includes original sketch comedy, radio theater, satire, parodies, monologues, storytelling, standup comedy, songs, mini-documentaries and interviews, and airs five times a week
on XM Satellite Radio's Sonic Theater Channel 163, as well as public radio stations around the country.

Al Franken appears courtesy of Air America Radio. The Al Franken Show airs weekdays from noon to 3 pm Eastern time, on XM Satellite Radios America Left Channel 167.

For a schedule of upcoming Comedy-O-Rama Shows, go to:
www.comedyorama.com

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