Jack Benny’s Lost Radio Broadcasts Volume One: May 2 – July 27, 1932

Name: Jack Benny’s Lost Radio Broadcasts Volume One: May 2 – July 27, 1932
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Book Synopsis: For the first time in almost 90 years, we can experience the origins of Jack Benny's radio comedy genius. Jack Benny's Lost Radio Broadcasts, brought up from Benny's subterranean vault [or the UCLA archives, almost as difficult to access!] finally share scripts of his earliest live radio programs—for which no recordings exist.

See how the soon-to-be-king of radio comedy moved from his vaudeville stand-up comedy background to invent the workplace situation comedy.

In these first shows of 1932, Jack plays a “Broadway Romeo,” a genial, self-deprecating comedian, who is not yet the famously cheap “fall guy” he would become over the next two years. Jack claims that it’s his bandleader, George Olsen, who’s the tightwad.

Highlights of Volume One include:

Jack’s commercials for Canada Dry Ginger Ale- the funniest, and most controversial, advertising parodies he would ever perform.
Jack’s panic as he realizes he has used up every vaudeville routine he’d ever performed on stage, and this is a twice-a-week program.
The initial Introduction of Mary Livingstone, the radio fan from Plainfield, New Jersey.
An introduction by Kathy Fuller-Seeley that sets the stage for why these historic shows are so important to understand Benny’s career.

These 26 hilarious radio scripts offer Jack Benny at his early creative best.

Kathryn Fuller-Seeley is the author of Jack Benny and the Golden Age of Radio Comedy (2017) and books on early motion pictures and nickelodeon audiences. She teaches media history at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Experience the comedic genius of Jack Benny like never before with Jack Benny’s Lost Radio Broadcasts Volume One: May 2 – July 27, 1932. This captivating book transports you back almost 90 years to witness the origins of Benny’s legendary radio comedy. Unearthed from Benny’s subterranean vault or the UCLA archives, these scripts provide a rare glimpse into his earliest live radio programs, for which no recordings exist. You won't want to miss this opportunity to explore how Benny transitioned from his vaudeville stand-up comedy background to revolutionize workplace situation comedy.

Discover a different side of Jack Benny as you delve into these captivating shows from 1932. Experience laugh-out-loud moments as Benny portrays a "Broadway Romeo" and showcases his genial yet self-deprecating comedic skills. Witness his evolution as he transforms from a charming comedian to the famously frugal "fall guy" over the course of the next two years. Don't forget to keep an ear out for his hilarious and controversial advertising parodies for Canada Dry Ginger Ale.

As Benny faces the challenge of a twice-a-week program, watch as he panics realizing that he has exhausted every vaudeville routine he once performed onstage. Experience the excitement as Mary Livingstone, the beloved radio fan from Plainfield, New Jersey, is introduced for the first time. To shed light on the significance of these historic shows in Benny's career, the book also features an informative introduction by media history expert Kathryn Fuller-Seeley, author of Jack Benny and the Golden Age of Radio Comedy.

Step back in time and immerse yourself in the early creative brilliance of Jack Benny with these 26 hilarious radio scripts. Act now and secure your copy of Jack Benny’s Lost Radio Broadcasts Volume One: May 2 – July 27, 1932. Embrace the nostalgia of a bygone era and unravel the roots of radio comedy genius. Visit our website to order now!

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