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1.Flight Of The Conchords by: Flight Of The Conchords May 12, 2008
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I had never heard of these but my boyfriend put this onto my ipod. I just could not stop laughing. "Can someone please remove these cutleries from my knees?" I laughed out loud on the tube.

2.The Very Best of Jake Thackray by: Jake Thackray April 14, 2003
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As a tiny lad in the late 60s I used to love Jake's tv appearances - I loved the sound of his guitar playing and his deadpan delivery and his vocals used to have me in stitches, though I couldn't have understood 99% of the lyrics! Then last year, four decades later, I read an article on the release of Jake's boxed set in Mojo magazine. Straight onto Amazon I ordered myself a copy of the Very Best of Jake Thackray. What a fabulous delight. I have since ordered another five copies which I've sent out to various friends, and here I am on Amazon again, ordering another three copies for further friends. Spreading the word. Jake, you're fab, unique and wonderful. There will never be anyone else like you. Wishing you were here.

3.Lah-Di-Dah by: Jake Thackray July 15, 1991
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this is musical and literary art. there is no other way to describe it. each track is a tiny masterpiece and Jake Thackray's performances are genuinely remarkable on each. and that's the whole review. you've either heard this man and appreciated his brilliant talent or you haven't. there is no way to do justice to him in 1000 words so 66 will have to do.

4.Jake in a Box: the EMI Recordings 1967-1976 by: Jake Thackray April 17, 2006
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I bought this set largely on word-of-mouth recommendation after I heard and greatly enjoyed a cover-performance of one of Jake Thackray's songs. The songs talk of love and life and are touching with an engaging boy-next-door earthiness. I can see why Jake Thackray has a cult following. Some of his songs are humourous in a mouth-twitching kind of way, although the meek melodies and sparsity of presentation lead the listener to lean heavily on the lyrics. However, to the uninitiated some of it may be a little inaccessible and, for someone so reliant on lyrics, dare I say it, on occasion pointless. I feel that Jake Thackray's appeal would have lain especially within his live performances and unfortunately this is now no longer possible with ... Read More:

5.Live Performance by: Jake Thackray April 17, 2006
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I never thought I would hear this - the full 29 songs from Jake's Nov 1970 concert at the QEH. The original LP (long deleted) only had 14 tracks. This is Jake at his best - just him and his guitar. A brilliant performer and much missed.

6.Something Like This by: Bob Newhart April 23, 2001
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My husband is a driving instructor so I felt this CD was a "must have" gift for him. We are both were familiar with Bob Newhart's brilliantly funny sketches from years back - once hard - never forgotten. It's not only what he puts into his sketches that are so funny, as what he leaves out, with well timed pauses skillfully setting the scene in the listener's imagination. The Driving Instructor is a pure classic - I defy anyone not to laugh have until they have tears rolling down their cheeks. The Grace L Ferguson Airline (and Storm Door co) is brilliantly funny also, as is the Retirement Party and the Bus Drivers' School. This is wonderfully funny humour which still works today and very cleverly constructed leaving so much ... Read More:

7.The Complete Flanders and Swann: at the Drop of a Hat/at the Drop of Another Hat/the Bestiary of Flanders & Swann by: Flanders & Swann October 14, 1991
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... of buying three CDs of two men singing comic songs. Don't be. Flanders and Swann's "comic songs" are different from most. They have bite, wit, character, fire and - just below the surface - sometimes profound meaning. These are no "ordinary" comic songs. Neither is Swann's accompaniment at the piano ordinary. These are CDs that contain true gems. Buy them.

8.Transport of Delight: the Best of Flanders & Swann by: Flanders & Swann August 15, 1994
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A reasonably-priced compilation featuring all their best; I purchased it for: Madeira M'dear The Gnu The gas man cometh The Hippopotamus Patriotic Prejudice There are some other gems on there, but the interspersed bits of stand-up are quickly tiring, and the subject matter of much of the satire has become obscure.

9.Tom Lehrer In Concert by: Tom Lehrer October 10, 1994
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Tom Lehrer is completely brilliant, and these songs that kept my parents laughing in the 1950s are just as relevant and entertaining today. The man is a wonderful musician and the musical jokes are as clever as the verbal ones. This CD is also excellent value with 23 of his finest songs for just £6.97. There's not a single duffer amongst them, which works out at a miniscule 30p per track. Unmatchable for laughs and value.

10.The Finest 'arvest of the Wurzels by: Wurzels August 13, 2001
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Never meant to be taken seriously, the Wurzels have nevertheless proved their longevity by keeping themselves busy making music over a period of more than forty years. For much of the time, they have been content to play local venues in Bristol and Somerset, but they have made an impact nationally (with a British number one hit) and internationally (with the same song becoming a Canadian number one hit). They actually scored hits with five different songs in the British charts. A re-mix of their biggest hit also charted. Wurzel music is difficult to classify. British stores such as HMV and Zavvi generally put it on the easy listening shelves, but I would say that the main influence is folk. The Wurzels like to call their music Scrumpy and Western, so perhaps they think their music should sit ... Read More:

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