Phil Austin, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 37 relations: AllMusic, Aneurysm, Bowdoin College, Broadway Play Publishing, Brunswick, Maine, California State University, Fresno, Cardiac arrest, Center Theatre Group, Colorado, Comedy, David Ossman, Denver, Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers, Everything You Know Is Wrong, Fox Island, Washington, Fresno High School, Fresno, California, Give Me Immortality or Give Me Death, How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You're Not Anywhere at All, KPFK, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times, Nick Danger, Peter Bergman (comedian), Philip Proctor, Ray Manzarek, Roller Maidens from Outer Space, Sketch comedy, Surreal humour, Surrealism, The Doors, The Firesign Theatre, The New York Times, United States, University of California, Los Angeles, Waiting for the Electrician or Someone Like Him, Word play.

2. Comedians from Denver
3. The Firesign Theatre

AllMusic

AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database.

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Aneurysm

An aneurysm is an outward bulging, likened to a bubble or balloon, caused by a localized, abnormal, weak spot on a blood vessel wall.

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Bowdoin College

Bowdoin College is a private liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine.

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Broadway Play Publishing

Broadway Play Publishing Inc (BPPI) was established in New York City in 1982 to publish and license the stage performance rights of contemporary American plays.

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Brunswick, Maine

Brunswick is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States.

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California State University, Fresno

California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) is a public university in Fresno, California, United States.

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Cardiac arrest

Cardiac arrest, also known as sudden cardiac arrest, is when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating.

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Center Theatre Group

Center Theatre Group is a non-profit arts organization located in Los Angeles, California.

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Colorado

Colorado (other variants) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Comedy

Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term originated in ancient Greece: In Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in theaters.

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David Ossman

David Ossman (born December 6, 1936, in Santa Monica) is an American writer and comedian, best known as a member of the Firesign Theatre and screenwriter of such films as Zachariah. Phil Austin and David Ossman are comedians from California and the Firesign Theatre.

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Denver

Denver is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado.

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Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers

Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers is the Firesign Theatre's third comedy album, released by Columbia Records in July 1970.

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Everything You Know Is Wrong

Everything You Know Is Wrong is the eighth comedy album by the Firesign Theatre.

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Fox Island, Washington

Fox Island is an island and census-designated place (CDP) in Pierce County, Washington, United States, in Puget Sound.

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Fresno High School

Fresno High School is a four-year secondary school located in Fresno, California.

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Fresno, California

Fresno is a major city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States.

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Give Me Immortality or Give Me Death

Give Me Immortality or Give Me Death is a comedy album by the Firesign Theatre that was released in 1998 on Rhino Records.

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How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You're Not Anywhere at All

How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You're Not Anywhere at All is the second comedy album recorded by the Firesign Theatre.

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KPFK

KPFK (90.7 FM) is a listener-sponsored radio station based in North Hollywood, California, United States, which serves Southern California, and also streams 24 hours a day via the Internet.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.

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Nick Danger

Nick Danger is a fictional character created by the comedy group The Firesign Theatre, portrayed by Phil Austin.

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Peter Paul Bergman (November 29, 1939 – March 9, 2012) was an American comedian and writer, best known as the founder of the Firesign Theatre. Phil Austin and Peter Bergman (comedian) are American male radio actors and the Firesign Theatre.

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Philip Proctor

Philip George Proctor (born July 28, 1940) is an American actor and a member of the Firesign Theatre. Phil Austin and Philip Proctor are American male radio actors and the Firesign Theatre.

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Ray Manzarek

Raymond Daniel Manzarek Jr. (Manczarek; February 12, 1939 – May 20, 2013) was an American keyboardist.

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Roller Maidens from Outer Space

Roller Maidens From Outer Space is a 1974 comedy album by Phil Austin, one of the members of the comedy group Firesign Theatre.

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Sketch comedy

Sketch comedy comprises a series of short, amusing scenes or vignettes, called "sketches", commonly between one and ten minutes long, performed by a group of comic actors or comedians.

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Surreal humour

Surreal humour (also called surreal comedy, absurdist humour, or absurdist comedy) is a form of humour predicated on deliberate violations of causal reasoning, thus producing events and behaviors that are obviously illogical.

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Surrealism

Surrealism is an art and cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists aimed to allow the unconscious mind to express itself, often resulting in the depiction of illogical or dreamlike scenes and ideas.

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The Doors

The Doors were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965, comprising vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore.

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The Firesign Theatre

The Firesign Theatre (also known as the Firesigns) was an American surreal comedy troupe who first appeared on November 17, 1966, in a live performance on the Los Angeles radio program Radio Free Oz on station KPFK FM.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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University of California, Los Angeles

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Waiting for the Electrician or Someone Like Him

Waiting for the Electrician or Someone Like Him is the first comedy album recorded by the Firesign Theatre.

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Word play

Word play or wordplay (also: play-on-words) is a literary technique and a form of wit in which words used become the main subject of the work, primarily for the purpose of intended effect or amusement.

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See also

Comedians from Denver

• Adam Cayton-Holland
• Ameenah Kaplan
• Andrew Orvedahl
• Bill Robison
• Dan Soder
• Frank Welker
• Hallie Haglund
• Jared Campbell
• Josh Blue
• Karith Foster
• Longmont Potion Castle
• Luka Jones
• Matt Iseman
• Mendy Pellin
• Nate Dern
• Patrick Harlan
• Phil Austin
• Ross Marquand
• T.J. Miller
• Tim Allen
• Vinny Thomas

The Firesign Theatre

• David Ossman
• Dear Friends (radio program)
• Peter Bergman (comedian)
• Phil Austin
• Philip Proctor
• The Firesign Theatre
• The Firesign Theatre's Big Book of Plays

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Austin