Stand-Up Comic: 1964-1968

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Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
Compiled from Woody Allen's legendary standup routines of the mid 1960s, IStandup Comic/I is an absolute necessity for any acolyte of the man's solid work from his ICasino Royale/I and INew Yorker/I phase. p "Here's a good example of oral contraception. I asked a girl to go to bed with me, and she said 'No.'" p Between a youthful stint as a TV gag man and his groundbreaking films of the 1970s, Allen tried his hand at standup. He was, predictably, a success. Taken from nightclub dates in 1964, 65 and 68, IStandup Comic/I shows how stylistically similar he was to contemporaries like Bill Cosby but also how his absurd flights of imagination made him utterly unique. p "I took a puff of the wrong cigarette at a fraternity dance once. The cops had to come and get me. I broke two teeth trying to give a hickey to the Statue of Liberty." p Now that he's a junior-varsity Ingmar Bergman, it's easy to forget that Allen's first public face was that of a world-class shlub--a rumpled redhead who shared stories of analysis, sexual frustration and failure. The long-form tales featured on IStandup Comic/I (including Allen's famous bit featuring a moose and a cocktail party) provide plenty of laughs as well as an early glimpse at this protean comic genius. I--Mike Gerber/I

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Customer reviews

review by: Sherlock Holmes and the Underpants of Death date: 2008-08-04 rating:
Fantastic, funny material
This is like one of Allen's best movies from his early (ie funniest) period. The lines are superb, quotable gems that cause a good deal of laughter, and his bizarre scenarios are worth hearing again and again. One of the funniest CDs I own.

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review by: date: 2008-05-14 rating:
wonderfully funny
This is wonderfully funny. br /Great anecdotes, great one liners, classic Woody Allen. The most amazing thing about this timeless collection is that people who don't actually like that "irritating Woody Allen guy", generally find this incredibly funny.

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review by: Jari date: 2007-01-20 rating:
terribly funny
I have had quite many laughs over the years while listening to this cd. I've had this cd ten years now and every year or two I just have to listen to it. One of those cd's for deserted island. br /If you like Woody's earlier comedic films (bananas, sleeper...) you'll probably love this. Too bad that Woody stopped doing stand up shows. He surely was gifted. br /The sound quality is great and you can hear the audience enjoying themselves and Woody seems to have very good time also.

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review by: date: 2006-11-05 rating:
Fantastic
I bought this album off the back of his films and i was expecting it to be good but it exceeded my expectations. Some great srrueal anecdotes. You can really see how he inspired some other great comedians. (Emo Philips for example.)


review by: date: 2006-03-04 rating:
Fantastic Woody Allen comedy.
Far from limiting himself to movie roles and directing, Allen has a rich past of musicality and stand-up, as well as fiction writing (have you read his Complete Prose?). brThis is a CD of some fantastic early material, featuring the wonderful and individual style of comedy that is unmistakable Allen: he's abstract, fantastic, imaginative, creative and caustic all at once.brThis is a real treat to anyone interested in outlandish and frivolous comedy - please sample it, it's simply brilliant.

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