Cancel My Subscription: The Worst of NPR

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Summary: BONZO DOG BAND MEETS THE GOONS
Review: Anyone who is tired of the sanctimoniousness of NPR will find this recording a superb surprise. Here are all those voices we know and love, but they're actually being funny and satirical and spontaneous! Who knew that Alex Chadwick and Cokie Roberts could sing! A witty collection of sketches and songs: clever, smart, and sly.

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Summary: Inspired!
Review: I've been a fan of Moe Moskowitz and the Punsters for many years. This compilation is wonderful selection of songs and gags--some of which I've heard--and most of which are new to me. The musical parodies are delicious: Beach Boys, Steely Dan, Rodgers and Hammerstein. And the wild, surreal sketches filled with their improbable products (a child's toy called Hasta La Vista, Mother Earth: "Study everything there is to know about our planet, and then blow it up! Cosmic debris sold separately") are truly hilarious. Plus you get to hear a dozen NPR types making fun of themselves. Moe rules! He is the man!

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Summary: Inspired!
Review: If you're a fan of Firesign Theatre or the Goon Show : fast, verbal, surreal humor, this is a great recording. It's a slickly produced pop-culture parody that takes on everybody. It's tuneful and genuinely hilarious. "Jive in Jersey" is worth the price of the compact disk. "The Do-It-Yourself Big Hit Record" is also a five-star track.

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Summary: Hip!
Review: My brother and I listened to this recording. I thought it was hilarious; a great pop-culture send-up. He didn't get a word of it. But I think his cultural references ended with Tommy Dorsey. If you're a little hipper than that, you'll love this! It shreds everything: including NPR. Delicious satire!

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Summary: ..I usually like NPR Humor ....
Review: Sorry, an hours worth of comedy and I only laughed once.

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Summary: Fun and entertaining
Review: The NPR staff and Moe Moskowitz have produced pointed programs for over fifteen years, satirizing politics, music and the media -- Cancel My Subscription: Worst of NPR covers the history of NPR, from his hits to his classic observations of life and the ironies of society. Fun and entertaining.

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Summary: Nominated for Best Archival Recording
Review: This great title has been nominated for a 2001 Headset Award by AudioWorld for best Archival Recording...and no wonder. I loved it!

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Summary: Funny! Funny! Funny!
Review: This is a great hour of comedy! It's amazing to hear Bob Edwards, Cokie Roberts, etc. in such a wonderfully satirical package. Great songs, too.

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Summary: First-rate musical comedy
Review: You'd have to go back to the golden age of American songwriting (Frank Loesser, etc) to find the kind of rarefied wit that flows in abundance out of this recording. I listened for an hour with a smile on my face.

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Summary: First-rate musical comedy
Review: You'd have to go back to the golden age of American songwriting (Frank Loesser, etc) to find the kind of rarefied wit that flows in abundance out of this recording. I listened for an hour with a smile on my face.