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Earl Okin is a singer songwriter and comedy performer. This is his show.
Songs In The Key Of Laugh is an action packed podcast with Phil Nichol & David Tims. Soon to enter its third series, Songs In The Key of Laugh combines long-form interviews with notable musical comedians with informative, silly, and entertaining conversation between the hosts, a comedy song contest (with a cash prize) and laughs a-plenty. If you like music, comedy, musical comedy, or conversations with comedians, then this is the show for you! Musical comedy, and guests from the worlds of mu ...
Earl Okin's Gramophone Show No.167. To download or listen, please click HERE... (1) MANON LESCAUT –Puccini. In Quelle Trine Morbide. CELESTINA BONINSEGNA. (2) 'World Fair at St. Louis' Cylinders – 'Nellie'. (3) Steamboat - Lucas. THE DRIFTERS. (4) RIGOLETTO – Verdi. Lassu In Ciel. GRAZIELLA PARETO & TITTA RUFFO. (5) Lester Leaps In - Young. COUNT B…
Earl Okin's Gramophone Show No.166. To listen or download, please click HERE... (1) Broadway Rhythm – Brown/Freed. ANSON WEEKS ORCH. (2) LA FAVORITA – Donizetti. O Mio Fernando. ALICE CUCINI. (3) Hymne A L'Amour – Monnot/Piaf. ÉDITH PIAF. (4) Don't Have Any More, Mrs. Moore – Castling/Walsh. LILY MORRIS. (5) There's Rhythm In The River – Calloway. …
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Series 3 - Ep 9 - Competition Winners / The Nativity
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Better late than never, that's what they say, right? We're back with a slightly delayed finale to series 3 - apologies for the delay, live got in the way, Christmas happened, David got stuck in America, and circumstances generally became extraneous.... BUT - we can offer you now, the full version of our random word generated Nativity - see how word…
Earl Okin's Gramophone Show No.165. To listen or download, click HERE... (1) O Sole Mio – Di Capua/Capurro. FERNANDO DE LUCIA. (2) The Man Who Sells Insurance – Curtis/Crumit. FRANK CRUMIT. (3) Mississippi Mud – Barris. THE RHYTHM BOYS. (4) LA TRAVIATA – Verdi. Ah! Fors'E Lui. SELMA KURZ. (5) GENEVIEVE DE BRABANT – Offenbach. Gendarme Duet. MALCOLM…
It's nearly Christmas, but we're not getting festive just yet - we've got far more pressing business to attend to, including a return of Masters of The Scene to the Song Contest / Competition, another building block on the way to the Nativity, and Phil discovers how to write a song with AI. But most important of all, we speak to the amazing comedia…
It's Episode 7! We're back to talk more about the music found in animations, in part 2 of that particular conversation, another building block in our Nativity, and usher in a competition entry from Rhoderick Land NOT ONLY THAT - BUT ALSO! We speak to the multi talented songwriter, guitarist, singer, comedian and actor - the marvellous GERALDINE QUI…
It's EPISODE SIX! Welcome back to Songs In The Key Of Laugh - this week we delve into Electronica, take another chunk out of our Nativity, hear another song contest entry and receive a visit from one of the hottest new comedy music acts on the circuit, it's Archie Henderson - aka - JAZZ EMU!! Archie takes us through the process of creating Jazz Emu…
Earl Okin's Gramophone Show No.164. To listen or download, please click HERE... (1) RIGOLETTO – Verdi. Bella Figlia Dell'Amore. LUISA TETRAZZINI,ENRICO CARUSO, PASQUALE AMATO, JOSEPHINE JACOBY. (2) Blues In The Night – Arlen/Mercer. LARRY ADLER (with JOHN KIRBY). (3) The Taximeter Song - . BILLY WILLIAMS. (4) Lilacs – Rachmaninov. NINA KOSHETZ. (5)…
It's Episode 5 Already! Can't believe we're halfway through this series! Thanks for coming back for more - and you're in for a treat this week, it's the wonderful TIM VINE - joining us down the line from his prop filled home, we dig beyond the puns, and speak to Tim about the role music plays in his comedy, from his squeaky shoes, to his favourite …
It's Episode 4! And we have an interview with the wonderful FLAT AND THE CURVES (or at least 3 out of 4 of them, for what will become obvious reasons). Find out all about this amazing new band, and what Charlotte was listening to in the womb, as well as another building block in the improvised nativity musical, and another competition entry - this …
Series 3 is rattling along at quite a pace - we're at episode 3 already!!! And David & Phil are talking about Comedy lyrics this week - along with another building block on their 2022 Nativity. There's a song contest entry from Plastic Jesus, and we talk to the wonderful PAT CAHILL! We're trying something new this series, so here's the plan; We're …
Welcome back to Songs In The Key Of Laugh! Series 3 is rocking along with the wonderful AMY WEBBER! This week David & Phil look at the humour in the music of the 1950s, and revisit some of their favourite tracks of the era, before diving into the second part of this series' improvised Nativity. This week's interviewee is the multi talented AMY WEBB…
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Series 3 Ep 1 - Jonny & The Baptists
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Welcome back to Songs In The Key Of Laugh! David & Phil are back for a third series, and we've got an amazing interview lined up with JONNY AND THE BAPTISTS. But that's not all - we're starting another improv musical, this time, however - there's a structure - we're heading towards Christmas and so - welcome to the SITKOL NATIVITY! There's also the…
EARL OKIN'S GRAMOPHONE SHOW. No.163. To listen or download, please click HERE... (1) Vorrei? – Tosti. EMILIO DE GOGORZA. (2) Tiger Rag – ODJB. THE ORIGINAL DIXIELAND JAZZ BAND. (3) My Last Dollar – Williams. BERT WILLIAMS. (4) TOSCA – Puccini. Vissi D'Arte. EMMA EAMES. (5) Precious Lord - ??? ARETHA FRANKLIN. (6) Um Chorinho Pra Voce – Araujo. SEVE…
Earl Okin's Gramophone Show No.162. To listen or download, please click HERE... (1) The Proclamation of King George V. (2) AIDA – Verdi. Ritorna Vincitor. CELESTINA BONINSEGNA. (3) The Ying Tong Song – Milligan. THE GOONS. (4) She's Funny That Way – Moret/Whiting. SAM WOODING ORCHESTRA. (5) IL TROVATORE – Verdi. D'Amor Sull'Ali. GIANNINA ARANGI-LOM…
Earl Okin's Gramophone Show No.161. To listen or download, please click HERE... (1) OTELLO – Verdo. Credo. TITTA RUFFO. (2) Moments Like This – Lane/Loesser. MAXINE SULLIVAN. (3) Echoes Of Mistrelsy - ???. BILLY GOLDEN. (4) Texarkansas Baby – Rose/Clark. BOB WILLS. (5) UN BALLO IN MASCHERA – Verdi. Eri Tu. ARTHUR FEAR. (6) Let's Call The Whole Thin…
Earl Okin's Gramophone Show. No.159. To listen or download, please click HERE... 1) Snake Hip Dance - Ellington. DUKE ELLINGTON ORCHESTRA. (2) ERNANI – Verdi. O Sommo Carlo. GIULIO FREGOSI. (3) Chloe – Moret/Kahn arr. Katz. MICKEY KATZ. (4) Time On My Hands – Youmans/Adamson/Gordon. RUSS COLUMBO. (5) Snookey Ookums – Berlin. BILLY MURRAY. (6) Legge…
Welcome back to SONGS IN THE KEY OF LAUGH - with this bonus episode for series 2 - we present MONSOON - an improvised dictionary musical. For our second series, we improvised a song each episode. We'd take a dictionary, choose a word at random and write a song around that word. With each episode, and each new song, we built a narrative, and now we'…
Welcome back to our 'bonus' episode, where we reveal the winners of our Songs In The Key of Laugh Competition / Contest... Listen back to all the previous episodes to hear the entries in full - and tune in here to find out who we chose as the winners of this years' contest. We also speak to the winners of last year's contest - Canadians In Space, w…
Earl Okin's Gramophone Show No.158. To listen or download, please click HERE... (1) The Man I Love – Gershwin/Gershwin. SOPHIE BRASLAU. (2) Tudo Acabado - ???. DALVA DE OLIVEIRA. (3) Let's Go Into A Picture Show – Von Tilzer/McCree. BYRON G. HARLAN. (4) Love's Old Sweet Song – Molloy/Bingham. CLARA BUTT. (5) Moten Swing – Durham/Basie. BENNIE MOTEN…
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SERIES 2 EP 10 – SONG CONTEST/COMPETITION ROUNDUP
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As we reach the end of our second series, it's time to reflect on the entries to our song contest / competition. The winners will be announced in our bonus episode, which will land on the 1st June (co-incidentally, the 55th Anniversary of the release of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - if you want to start to get your conspiracy theories aro…
It's #SITKOL day, and this time we're getting the band back together! Long time listeners will know that David used to play keyboards for cabaret sensations, THE RUBY DARLINGS - and here we have one of those darlings joining us for Songs In The Key Of Laugh - it's LILY PHILLIPS!!! Beyond that, Phil & David get all scatalogical, continue work on the…
Two Davids for the price of one? This week Phil & David (Tims) are joined by DAVID EAGLE and his accordian. We take a look at some comedy song gems, attempt to do Sinatra in a Dawson style, continue writing our musical, and check out this week's competition entry - Venus from John Witcher. And on top of ALL THAT we take a deep dive into the world o…
Earl Okin's Gramophone Show No.157. To listen or download, please click HERE... (1) LA JUIVE – Halévy. Si La Rigueur (in Italian). VITTORIO ARIMONDI. (2) On A Cold And Frosty Morning – Hargreaves/Demerell. BOBBY COMBER. (3) Two Sleepy People – Carmichael/Loesser. ELLA LOGAN & HOAGY CARMICHAEL. (4) LA GIOCONDA – Ponchielli. Cielo E Mar. ALFRED PICCA…
This week we are joined by Irish whirlwind, FRED COOKE - hear all about Navan's football song, while David & Phil continue to write their musical and we have a competition / contest entry from Solfa Carlile & Alison Arnopp Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week David & Phil add to their musical, discuss comedy duos & hear the latest competition entry - this week it's from Eddy Johnson. All of that, and we take a step into the wonderful world of HUGE DAVIES ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What a week! David & Phil talk Chaucer, Shakespeare, Ancient Greeks & much more - there's a competition entry from Masters Of The Scene, there's something brewing in the latest part of Phil & David's improvised musical, and we talk to one of the greatest elder statesmen of musical comedy - the musical genius and sex symbol that is the incomparable,…
This week we travel to Australia to speak to the amazing JUDE PERL, who is coming to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival - we hear all about her Participation Award, her Christmas EP, and her advertising career, which isn't what it appears to be. Phil & David continue work on their musical whilst paying tribute to the Doug Anthony AllStars …
Earl Okin's Gramophone Show No. 156. To download, please click HERE... (1) Crépuscule – Massenet. AMELITA GALLI-CURCI. (2) Simon The Bootlegger – Hilliam. FLOTSAM & JETSAM. (3) Mickey Mouse And Minnie's In Town - Ronell. BEN BERNIE ORCH. (4) Oh! Could I In Song – Malashkin. OSKAR KAMIONSKY. (5) A Little Beauty – Carney. ART CARNEY. (6) The Wedding …
This week, David & Phil talk to the undisputed king of songs about wanking in travelodges. But he's so much more than that. Taking in two consecutive top 5 christmas singles, with what is - frankly - a statement of fact, and maintaining a hugely loyal fanbase through his brilliant youtube videos & live shows, we welcome KUNT AND THE GANG to Songs i…
ISY SUTTIE joins us for this latest episode, and we learn all about how she got her start in musical comedy, and hear some of her early work with Infinite Drift... It's a doozy! Also, hear our latest competition submission, as well as some of David & Phil's favourite sounds, and BEAN FACTS! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio…
Hi everyone, We're back for more! Thanks so much for listening to our first series, we've been busy since the new year making plans for this new season & lining up a wonderful array of guests. To kick things off, we have the amazing ADAM BUXTON who talks to us about his methods for creating his amazing jingles, some of his earlier work - and the si…
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Songs In The Key Of Laugh SERIES 2 COMING SOON
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We're coming back! Series 2 of Songs In The Key Of Laugh returns on MARCH 16TH 2022 - we've got loads of great interviews coming up, another round of our Comedy Song Contest / Competition and much more. Email us at songsinthekeyoflaugh@gmail.com or visit us at songsinthekeyoflaugh.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Series1 Ep11 - Harry Hill / Christmas / Competition Winners!
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Songs In The Key Of Laugh - Episode 11 - CHRISTMAS SPECIAL - Harry Hill / Winners Announcement. Songs In The Key Of Laugh is a lighthearted, action-packed podcast hosted by Corky and the Juice Pigs founder, Phil Nichol and musical maestro David Tims. Each week, they will delve in to the world of comedy songs and musical comedians. There will be lau…
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Series1 Ep10 - Song Contest/Competition Roundup
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Songs In The Key Of Laugh - Episode 10 - Song Contest/Competition Roundup Songs In The Key Of Laugh is a lighthearted, action-packed podcast hosted by Corky and the Juice Pigs founder, Phil Nichol and musical maestro David Tims. Each week, they will delve in to the world of comedy songs and musical comedians. There will be laughs, gaffs, parody gam…
Songs In The Key Of Laugh - Episode 9 - Rich Hall Songs In The Key Of Laugh is a lighthearted, action-packed podcast hosted by Corky and the Juice Pigs founder, Phil Nichol and musical maestro David Tims. Each week, they will delve in to the world of comedy songs and musical comedians. There will be laughs, gaffs, parody games and heaps of fun alon…
Songs In The Key Of Laugh - Episode 8 - The Midnight Beast Songs In The Key Of Laugh is a lighthearted, action-packed podcast hosted by Corky and the Juice Pigs founder, Phil Nichol and musical maestro David Tims. Each week, they will delve in to the world of comedy songs and musical comedians. There will be laughs, gaffs, parody games and heaps of…
Songs In The Key Of Laugh - Episode 7 - Kirsty Newton Songs In The Key Of Laugh is a lighthearted, action-packed podcast hosted by Corky and the Juice Pigs founder, Phil Nichol and musical maestro David Tims. Each week, they will delve in to the world of comedy songs and musical comedians. There will be laughs, gaffs, parody games and heaps of fun …
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Series 1 Ep 6 - Sooz Kempner & Richard Thomas
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Songs In The Key Of Laugh - Episode 6 - Sooz Kempner & Richard Thomas Songs In The Key Of Laugh is a lighthearted, action-packed podcast hosted by Corky and the Juice Pigs founder, Phil Nichol and musical maestro David Tims. Each week, they will delve in to the world of comedy songs and musical comedians. There will be laughs, gaffs, parody games a…
Songs In The Key Of Laugh - Episode 5 - Tim Minchin Songs In The Key Of Laugh is a lighthearted, action-packed podcast hosted by Corky and the Juice Pigs founder, Phil Nichol and musical maestro David Tims. Each week, they will delve in to the world of comedy songs and musical comedians. There will be laughs, gaffs, parody games and heaps of fun al…
Songs In The Key Of Laugh - Episode 4 - Ria Lina Songs In The Key Of Laugh is a lighthearted, action-packed podcast hosted by Corky and the Juice Pigs founder, Phil Nichol and musical maestro David Tims. Each week, they will delve in to the world of comedy songs and musical comedians. There will be laughs, gaffs, parody games and heaps of fun along…
Songs In The Key Of Laugh – Episode 3 – Rob Rouse. Songs In The Key Of Laugh is a lighthearted, action-packed podcast hosted by Corky and the Juice Pigs founder, Phil Nichol and musical maestro David Tims. Each week, they will delve in to the world of comedy songs and musical comedians. There will be laughs, gaffs, parody games and heaps of fun alo…
Songs In The Key Of Laugh - Episode 2 - Jess Robinson. Songs In The Key Of Laugh is a lighthearted, action-packed podcast hosted by Corky and the Juice Pigs founder, Phil Nichol and musical maestro David Tims. Each week, they will delve in to the world of comedy songs and musical comedians. There will be laughs, gaffs, parody games and heaps of fun…
Songs In The Key Of Laugh - Episode 1 - Nick Helm. Songs In The Key Of Laugh is a lighthearted, action-packed podcast hosted by Corky and the Juice Pigs founder, Phil Nichol and musical maestro David Tims. Each week, they will delve in to the world of comedy songs and musical comedians. There will be laughs, gaffs, parody games and heaps of fun alo…
Welcome to Songs In The Key Of Laugh, a brand new podcast from Phil Nichol and David Tims. Each week David & Phil delve into their favourite comedy songs, favourite comedy songwriters, and interview some of the best musical comedians in the world today. Guests coming up in Series 1 of this new podcast include Nick Helm, Tim Minchin, Jess Robinson &…
