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Podcast title Comedy Classics Podcast
Website URL http://www.talkshoe.com/talksh...
Description Part of ComedyClassics.org . This feed contains both uncut and edited episodes. This podcast is for fans of classic comedy such as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Laurel & Hardy, Marx Brothers, Abbott & Costello, Martin & Lewis, Smothers Brothers, and more. We talk about movies, classic television, old time radio. And take part in our forums! Find our edited only feed at feeds.feedburner.com/ComedyClassicsPodcast This Podcast was created using www.talkshoe.com
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Episodes

1. Special Announcement
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Description: Update to say that I have not quit doing the podcast, just very busy with life. I hope to do a real show soon :).

2. Special Announcement
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Description: Where did I go? Listen to find out. And no I have not given up on podcasting! :) Be sure to visit SmilePodcastNetwork.com

3. CCP #13 Charlie Chaplin birthday Pt2
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Description: I'll continue to talk about Chaplin's life and films beginning with Modern Times. Come and share your input on one of the great pioneers of film and comedy!

4. CCP #12 - Charlie Chaplin birthday! Pt 1
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Description: I talk about Chaplin's life and Angie and HTTK from the forums (comedyclassics.org) joins and adds in their thoughts. I end at Modern Times. Part 2 will begin there.

5. CCP #11 - Smile on American Idol; Chico Marx's birthday; Twitter
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Description: I talk about Chaplin's song Smile being on American Idol, Cico Marx's 120th birthday, and about the latest internet fad Twitter

6. CCP #10 - (unedited) Happy 81st Birthday Jerry Lewis!
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Description: I go into Jerry's life and career, mostly his teaming with Dean Martin and talk about Jerry's 2005 book "Dean & Me: A Love Story". I also talk about Bill Marx's (Harpo's son) website for his new book, "Son of Harpo Speaks". Full shownotes can be found at ComedyClassicsPodcast.blogspot.com

7. CCP #9 - (unedited) Abbott & Costello
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Description: In honor of Lou's 101st birthday, I talk about Abbott and Costello and about my family's small connections with Lou. Since I wasn't feeling to great, this is a short episode.

8. CCP #8 - (unedited) Comedy Classics Podcast
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9. CCP #7 - (EDITED) Whyaduck.com for sale, Topper remake, my visit to England
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Description: (I finally finished edited and uploading this episode. Sorry for the wait!) I talk about the selling of Whyaduck.com and more information on Topper. Angie joins us again! I talk about Classic Comedy Teams documentary hosted by Steve Allen and go into a little of the teams listed there. I talk about visited Ulverston England (Stan Laurel's birthplace) and the part of London that Chaplin as from. Judd joins us again! We talk about an NPR article (spending some time trying to find it), and a little more off-topic about Judd's Toastmaster podcast. To listen this and future edited versions only, please subscribe to feeds.feedburner.com/ComedyClassicsPodcast

10. CCP #6 (final cut) Buster Keaton's death; Chaplin's Modern Times & studio;
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Description: Apologies for no show the previous week; Buster Keaton's anniversary of his passing; Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times & a little history of his studio; upcoming birsthdays of Lou Costello and Jerry Lewis; some off topic talk about 8-tracks, records and CDs and also Toastmasters as a good podcasting training ground. Links and better shownotes can be found at the show's blog: comedyclassicspodcast.blogspot.com

11. CCP #6: (uncut) Buster Keaton's death; Chaplin's Modern Times & his studio;
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Description: This is the uncut version of #6.. I plan to edit it soon. I talk about the belated anniversary of Buster Keaton's passing (Feb 1), Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times and his studio; Topper (a hauntingly funny series from radio and movies); upcoming birthdays of Jerry Lewis and Lou Costello; and a off topic discussion about Toastmasters. Edited version will be released later with better shownotes including links, and I'll make the Toastmaster discussion a separate episode since it's off topic but can be very useful to people.

12. #5 - Tom Smothers 70th birthday, Abott & Costello radio show, Chaplin docs
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Description: I talk about the recent Abbott & Costello's February radio show available from their official website, Chaplin documentaries "Unknown Chaplin" and "Forgotten Years", and we'll have a little birthday tribute to Tom Smothers on his 70th birthday

13. #4 - Buster Keaton and Groucho Marx books; some more OTR, a Chaplin reading
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Description: I talk about Buster Keaton: Tempest in a Flat by Edward M. Pherson, Groucho: a Photographic Journey by Arthur Marx, Angie talk a little more about her DVDs, I talk about Abbott & Costello, particularly the Chaplin/Costello connection. We talk about old time radio a little more. After Angie loses her phone connection I talk about Victor Borge and read a little from Chaplin's autobiography, My Autobiography. Remember to vote for us on Digg.com!

14. #3 - What did you get for Chirstmas? DVDs!
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Description: I start out on my own for the first few minutes and talk about my Marx Brothers and Three Stooges 75th Anniversary DVD sets. When Angie joins, she talks about getting ALF which included a Chaplin inspired episode (after the show I researched it, "Like an Old Time Movie", aired April 17, 1989, a day after Chaplin's 100th birthday!), a set of Buster Keaton DVDs, and the Marx Brothers "A Night at the Opera", and Chaplin's "The Circus" and "Modern Times" (she also has a threaded discussion about it at the forums). We give reviews for them and a couple others.

15. #2 - Chaplin and a good chunk of Old Time Radio chatter
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Description: We had another great episode. Angie joined again, and a new person, Kain, who runs his own podcast Old Tyme Radio also at Talkshoe. Another regular from the forums, HTTK, joined in but didn't realize that the show started 9pm Eastern rather than Central. Hope you can make it next time HTTK! We mention the 29th anniversary of Charlie Chaplin's death that comes up on Christmas. And we spent most of the show talking about old time radio, not only the comedies but also some others like Orson Welles' classic War of the Worlds, and a few others.

16. #1 - Our first episode!
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Description: Angie, a member of the ComedyClassics.org Forums joins in and we talk about Charlie Chaplin (a little of The Kid, Great Dictator, City Lights, Monsieur Verdoux), and how she became a fan.