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Profiles in Barbeque Sauce - The Psychedelic Firesign Theatre On Stage
More Stoner Comedy From The Firesign Theatre
“Profiles in Barbeque Sauce” brings together sixteen of the Firesign Theatre’s stage, recordings and broadcast performance scripts from the earliest years of their long collaboration. From 1967, the Summer of Love-In, to the “Not Insane!” Martian Space Party of 1972, Firesign performed on stage at small clubs and large venue benefit concerts, over AM and FM radio and on the road.
“Profiles” collects the group’s timely political satire along with the most surreal, psychedelic and politically incorrect humor from the high times of the “Beatles of Comedy.”
“You’ll have a psychic orgasm over Firesign… Their satire is so sharp that it cuts through layers of bullshit in a split second.”
—Time Out, London, 12/12/70
“Their purpose in life is to tell you what they aren’t saying.”
—UCSB Daily News, 11/24/70
“Profiles in Barbeque Sauce” brings together sixteen of the Firesign Theatre’s stage, recordings and broadcast performance scripts from the earliest years of their long collaboration. From 1967, the Summer of Love-In, to the “Not Insane!” Martian Space Party of 1972, Firesign performed on stage at small clubs and large venue benefit concerts, over AM and FM radio and on the road.
“Profiles” collects the group’s timely political satire along with the most surreal, psychedelic and politically incorrect humor from the high times of the “Beatles of Comedy.”
“You’ll have a psychic orgasm over Firesign… Their satire is so sharp that it cuts through layers of bullshit in a split second.”
—Time Out, London, 12/12/70
“Their purpose in life is to tell you what they aren’t saying.”
—UCSB Daily News, 11/24/70
- GenresHumor
294 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 5, 2013
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David Ossman
47 books10 followersDavid Ossman is an American writer and comedian, best known as a member of The Firesign Theatre and screenwriter of such films as Zachariah.
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July 31, 2018
Wonderful collection of 16 scripts from some of their best shows. Some of the best humor going. Brilliant. Ranks with the Goons and Beyond the Fringe. Surrealist and funny at the same time these are classic theater that has had a profound influence. A must read in anyones collection. Each time will be nude, er...new, and growing in range and depth. One of my long time favorites is temporarily bbn Humboldt county, but they are all wonderful. Another striking feature is the timeliness of the political satire. At the time it was avanti garde. It remains so today. Worth the read just for that. Can't praise this volume highly enough. Not a simple read, but a great trip.
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