Take this link to hear a short bit from “Don’t Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me The Pliers”
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The Firesign Theatre have won three Grammy nominations, two of them for Best Comedy CDs in 1998 and 2001. Both these works, "Give Me Immortality or Give Me Death" and "The Bride of Firesign," take place on-the-air, combining a mastery of audio production with the entertainment techniques of radio's historic "golden age."  

Firesign got its start on the surprise "underground" hit, "Radio Free Oz" in 1966. Within a few months, the "Oz" boys landed a record contract with Columbia and began writing, producing and performing a series of LP's (currently reissued on CD by laugh.com) that would strike the psychedelic funny bone of a generation. By the time they sold out Carnegie Hall in 1974, they had gone past cult status and were entering the language.  

Favorite bits from Firesign's 1970 radio series were collected on the best-selling LP (later CD), "Dear Friends." Collectors have scoured eBay for rare copies of the later "Let's Eat!" series and many other unreleased radio shows and broadcast performances. Long-time NPR listeners may remember Firesign's unconventional "Campoon Chronicles" coverage of the 1980 Presidential election for "Morning Edition."  

The quartet may be seen performing some of their classic sketches, including "Nick Danger" and "High School Madness," on the recent Rhino DVD, "Weirdly Cool." Some fifteen CDs, collecting thei r work from 1967 to 2001, are currently in print, several of them on labels from Australia and the U.K.

You can learn more about the Firesign Theatre at www.firesigntheatre.com.

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Monty Wolf