Episode notes
We continue our journey into The Sound of Young America’s vast audio archive with this program from The Sound of Young America Classics.
This episode features a couple of old fogies. You probably know him best as Larry David’s dad on Curb Your Enthusiasm – but Shelley Berman has been a legend in the comedy world since the 1950’s. He was a co-founder of Second City and his debut album Inside Shelley Berman won the first non-music Grammy Award…ever.
We also talk with Don Herbert AKA Mr. Wizard AKA Donny Hizza. He was the host and creator of the 1950’s children’s program Watch Mr. Wizard and its 1990’s Nickelodeon revival Mr. Wizard’s World. He eats the whole time he’s being interviewed.
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