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The Credibility Gap: The Bronze Age of Radio
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Author
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The Credibility Gap.
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Publisher
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Varese Sarabande
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Format
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1 audio CD
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ISBN
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3020668512
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Pages/Publication Date
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57'54/2007
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Daedalus Item Code
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07084
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Description
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Like the Firesign Theatre, the Credibility Gap—Harry Shearer, David L. Lander, Michael McKean, and Richard Beebe—created dense, counterculture humor that lampooned sacred cows and shibboleths alike. This 1977 release includes a rock 'n' roll version of the famous Abbott & Costello routine "Who's on First?"; ersatz radio ads based on ethnic stereotypes (with some potent racial slurs used satirically); parodies of government figures ("Tricia's Honeymoon," "The L.B.J. Tape," "Senator Kennedy's Next Speech"); and "The World's Greatest Man Pageant." Having used the Credibility Gap as a whetstone to sharpen his humor, Shearer went on to such projects as This is Spinal Tap, Best in Show, and A Mighty Wind.
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