Flash Past Episode 8
Comedians of the past.
Flash Past: A look and discussion of events of the past
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Show Notes
- Steve Martin
- Red Skelton
- George Carlin
- Bill Cosby
- David Brenner
- Red Fox
- Johnny Carson
- Robin Williams
- Jerry Lewis
- Cheech and Chong
- Richard Pryor
- Billy Crystal
- Andy Kaufman
Last weeks Question:
Q: Who coined the phrase “Global Warming”?
A: Dr Wallace Broecker the world’s premier authority on abrupt
Global climate change and a long-time researcher at Columbia University’s
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.
In 1975, worldwide temperatures had been falling for 20 years (Chicago’s too) and the concern was that the planet was heading into a new ice age. Broecker dismissed that concern and, in the same year, published a paper titled, “Climate Change: Are We on the Brink of a Pronounced Global Warming?” The phrase caught on.
This week’s question:
Q: This controversial comedian was a former evangelical preacher who performed the darker side of comedy. He was notorious for shouting and going on diatribes with his humor. Who is this?
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