Best of the Comedy-O-Rama Hour

Long before Sgt. Lefty and the Camp Waterlogg gang took over, The Comedy-O-Rama Hour residents were parody versions of Mysteries (Sherlock Holmes), Old-time Radio (The Shadow, The Lone Ranger, etc.), SCI-FI (Willoughby and the Professor), Superheroes (Teaman and Polfroon), and more. 'Those were the XM years,' explains Joe Bevilacqua (Joe Bev), who not only produced Comedy-O-Rama, but also wrote and voiced 80% of the productions, which aired four years on XM Satellite Radio. Joe Bev explains, 'The idea started in 1996 as a website paying tribute to old-time comedians. When XM Program Direct Steve Karesh asked me to turn the website into a weekly radio show, I wrote many hours of radio theater, complete with sound effects and music. Many others contributed and ended up making 60 hours worth!' The original scripted Comedy-O-Rama came to a conclusion in 2008, a victim of the SiriusXM merger. During the show's hiatus, Joe Bev created a number of other successful radio shows, including The Jazz-O-Rama Hour, The Joe Bev Experience, Cartoon Carnival, and The Joe Bev Audio Theater, all still produced and running today on many radio stations, as well as podcasts. In 2012, Joe Bev revamped The Comedy-O-Rama Hour as a totally improvised radio theater experience involving the fictional Camp Waterlogg.

The Camp Waterlogg Chronicles 4 contains six one-hour segments of the comic misadventures of Sgt. Lefty, Olive Pitts, Ellis the Boatkeeper, Squeaky Lkie, Stinky Peter, Mrs. Terwilliger, and all the wacky denizens of Camp Waterlogg, the dilapidated kids camp in the Catskills. The creation of husband and wife team Joe Bevilacqua (Joe Bev) and Lorie Kellogg, The Comedy-O-Rama Hour has evolved into a wacky mix of family friendly humor, radio theater, audio cartoons, and improvisation. The Camp Waterlogg Chronicles 4 includes: "The Honeymoon of Ellis and Elise," "Fireworks at Camp Waterlogg" parts 1 and 2, "Something Fishy at Camp Waterlogg or Ellis Goes Native," "The Beluga Battles," and "We've Lost the Kids but Gained Some Chickens!"

The Camp Waterlogg Chronicles 3 contains six one-hour segments of the comic misadventures of Sgt. Lefty, Olive Pitts, Ellis the Boatkeeper, Squeaky Lkie, Stinky Peter, Mrs. Terwilliger, and all the wacky denizens of Camp Waterlogg, the dilapidated kids camp in the Catskills. The creation of husband and wife team Joe Bevilacqua (Joe Bev) and Lorie Kellogg, The Comedy-O-Rama Hour has evolved into a wacky mix of family friendly humor, radio theater, audio cartoons, and improvisation. The Camp Waterlogg Chronicles 3 includes: "Yogi Bear A-Go-Go," "To Julie Newmar, with Love, Ellis," "Seedling Fever Hits Ranger Lorie," and "The Wedding of Ellis & Elise" parts 1, 2, and 3.

Part improvisation, part audio cartoon, The Camp Waterlogg Chronicles 7 is a collection of variety show productions, created by two radio-theater veterans. The Camp Waterlogg Chronicles 7 contains six one-hour segments of the comic misadventures of Sergeant Lefty, Olive Pitts, Ellis the Boatkeeper, Squeaky Lkie, Stinky Peter, Mrs. Terwilliger, and all the wacky denizens of Camp Waterlogg, the dilapidated camp for kids in the Catskills. The creation of husband and wife team Joe Bevilacqua (Joe Bev) and Lorie Kellogg, The Comedy-O-Rama Hour has evolved into a wacky mix of family friendly humor, radio theater, audio cartoons, and improvisation. The Camp Waterlogg Chronicles 7 includes: "Hurricane Sandy Comes to Camp Waterlogg," "Really Real Reality," "Hide and Seek," "The Return of Stinky," "In Training," and "The Adoption of Andy."

Ellis and Elise are installing security cameras around Camp Waterlogg as Andy and Lkie enjoy spooky stories by the guest's of Ranger Joe and Lorie's pre-Halloween party. Meanwhile, Sgt. Lefty and Olive Pitts meet the camp's new dog Sophie. .It's Halloween when Mrs. Terrwilliger, Sgt. Lefty and Olive Pitts think the camp is haunted by the ghost of Pierre Terrwilliger(played by special guest star Fred Frees). It is really Ellis and Elise accidentally playing his last will video over the camp's new security system. Meanwhile, Andy and Lkie get spooky stories instead if candy for trick or treat.Husband and wife team Joe Bev and Kellogg not only produce, direct and write the weekly comedy hour, except for guest star Fred Frees, they improvised all the character's voices, including four the radio cartoons: "Waking Nightmare", "The Evil Goblins", "The Crashed Martian", and "The Creature in the Attic" by Pedro Pablo Sacristan.

This comedy hour combines audio from classic Laurel and Hardy movie clips with a new radio theater production in which "the boys" open a fix-it shop and recall their past failures as they handle a barrage of wacky customers. In the new moments, full of funny sound effects and music, Joe Bev voices not only Stan and Ollie but James Finlayson, Billy Bletcher, Edgar Kennedy, and other characters, including a dog. All of the female roles, including Mae Busch, are voiced by Lorie Kellogg. Along the way listeners are treated to hilarious moments from Hal Roach's classic Laurel and Hardy sound films. Among the highlights of the special is when Bev intercuts a scene from the English film Blotto with the Spanish version, La vida nocturna, one of the films in which Laurel and Hardy spoke phonetically. The duo was one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy double acts of the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema. Composed of thin Englishman Stan Laurel and large American Oliver Hardy, they became well known during the late 1920s for their slapstick comedy, with Laurel playing the clumsy and childlike friend of the pompous Hardy. They made over one hundred films together, initially two-reelers (short films) before expanding into feature-length works in the 1930s. Their films include Sons of the Desert, the Academy Award—winning short film The Music Box, Babes in Toyland, and Way out West. Hardy's catchphrase, "Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into!" is still widely recognized.

The Joe Bev Holiday Treat is a joyful and surprising one-hour compilation of Christmas themed stories-some true, some fictional-hosted by veteran public radio producer Joe Bevilacqua. The stories included are "Sleepy Santa," "The Christmas I Saved Macy's," "Sherlock Holmes' Creepy Christmas in Scotland," "A Rockabilly Christmas," and "Willoughby and the Professor Spend Christmas in the Middle East." The Camp Waterlogg Summer Freeze Special, Stinky in Winterland is The Wizard of Oz meets The Little Rascals when a freak summer blizzard hits Camp Waterlogg, leaving poor arts and crafts counselor Olive Pitts, Sgt. Left, Chef Ron, Rasta-Lasta (the new music instructor), and twenty-seven camp kids trapped in the Abner Bibberman Memorial Barn. In act one, Olive tries to teach the kids some songs, Sgt. Lefty takes the kids on an "indoor" hike, Stinky has a crush on Rasta-Lasta, and the kids are caught "singing" in the latrine. In act two, the bored camp kids make up a musical fairy tale, Stinky in Winterland, with our hero saving the camp from the evil Iceman, with the help of Chippy the Chipmunk, Carla the Hummingbird, and the Wizard of Lunch. Cast: Stinky: Cousin Kenny Savoy Squeaky: Lorie Kellogg Little Jimmy: Jim Folly Lil' Orphan Andy: Joe Bevilacqua Olive Pitts: Lorie Kellogg Sgt. Lefty: Joe Bevilacqua Rasta Lasta: Carla Rozman Carla the Hummingbird: Carla Rozman Chef Ron Drysdale: The Wizard of Lunch: Jim Folly Ralph the Woodcutter: Tom Giannazzo Edward the Candle-Maker: Tom Giannazzo The Iceman: Joe Bevilacqua Announcer: Joe Bevilacqua

Part improvisation, part audio cartoon, The Camp Waterlogg Chronicles 10 is a collection of variety show productions, created by two radio-theater veterans. The Camp Waterlogg Chronicles 10 contains six one-hour segments of the comic misadventures of Sergeant Lefty, Olive Pitts, Ellis the Boatkeeper, Squeaky Lkie, Stinky Peter, Mrs. Terwilliger, and all the wacky denizens of Camp Waterlogg, the dilapidated camp for kids in the Catskills. The creation of husband and wife team Joe Bevilacqua (Joe Bev) and Lorie Kellogg, The Comedy-O-Rama Hour has evolved into a wacky mix of family friendly humor, radio theater, audio cartoons, and improvisation.

Part improvisation, part audio cartoon, The Camp Waterlogg Chronicles 9 is a collection of variety show productions, created by two radio-theater veterans. The Camp Waterlogg Chronicles 9 contains six one-hour segments of the comic misadventures of Sergeant Lefty, Olive Pitts, Ellis the Boatkeeper, Squeaky Lkie, Stinky Peter, Mrs. Terwilliger, and all the wacky denizens of Camp Waterlogg, the dilapidated camp for kids in the Catskills. The creation of husband and wife team Joe Bevilacqua (Joe Bev) and Lorie Kellogg, The Comedy-O-Rama Hour has evolved into a wacky mix of family friendly humor, radio theater, audio cartoons, and improvisation. The Camp Waterlogg Chronicles 9 includes: "Lefty & Olive's Bollywood Wedding," "Lefty & Olive's Bollywood Honeymoon," "Lefty & Olive's Bollywood Movie," "The Bollywood Debacle Continues," "Yogurt Pudding Love," and "Camp Waterlogg is ... Waterlogged."

Part improvisation, part audio cartoon, The Camp Waterlogg Chronicles 8 is a collection of variety show productions, created by two radio-theater veterans. The Camp Waterlogg Chronicles 8 contains six one-hour segments of the comic misadventures of Sergeant Lefty, Olive Pitts, Ellis the Boatkeeper, Squeaky Lkie, Stinky Peter, Mrs. Terwilliger, and all the wacky denizens of Camp Waterlogg, the dilapidated camp for kids in the Catskills. The creation of husband and wife team Joe Bevilacqua (Joe Bev) and Lorie Kellogg, The Comedy-O-Rama Hour has evolved into a wacky mix of family friendly humor, radio theater, audio cartoons, and improvisation. The Camp Waterlogg Chronicles 8 includes: "2012, a Year in Review," "Andy in the Underground, Stinky in the Cheese," "Thingamabob!," "Mustangs & Beans," "When Two Parties Collide," and "Marriage Fever Hits Camp Waterlogg-A-Go-Go!"

Part improvisation, part audio cartoon, The Camp Waterlogg Chronicles 6 is a collection of variety show productions, created by two radio-theater veterans. The Camp Waterlogg Chronicles 6 contains six one-hour segments of the comic misadventures of Sergeant Lefty, Olive Pitts, Ellis the Boatkeeper, Squeaky Lkie, Stinky Peter, Mrs. Terwilliger, and all the wacky denizens of Camp Waterlogg, the dilapidated camp for kids in the Catskills. The creation of husband and wife team Joe Bevilacqua (Joe Bev) and Lorie Kellogg, The Comedy-O-Rama Hour has evolved into a wacky mix of family friendly humor, radio theater, audio cartoons, and improvisation.

Part improvisation, part audio cartoon, The Camp Waterlogg Chronicles, Seasons 1—5 is a five-volume collection of the successful comedy show created by two radio-theater veterans. Each volume contains six one-hour segments of the comic misadventures of Sergeant Lefty, Olive Pitts, Ellis the Boatkeeper, Squeaky Lkie, Stinky Peter, Mrs. Terwilliger, and all the wacky denizens of Camp Waterlogg, the dilapidated camp for kids in the Catskills. The creation of husband and wife team Joe Bevilacqua (Joe Bev) and Lorie Kellogg, these episodes are part of the Comedy-O-Rama Hour, a successful radio theater show on Sirius XM Radio.

This variety pack includes comedy sketches and audio dramatizations that will keep you entertained throughout. Deconstructing Laurel & Hardy A Comedy-O-Rama tribute Abbott & Costello in the Catskills This is an authentic recreation of a 1930s Borscht Belt variety show recorded before a live audience in the Catskills. In this New Oldtime Radio Hour, Lou Costello (Bob Greenberg) follows Bud Abbott (Joe Bevilacqua) to the Catskills when Abbott is hired as sole Master of Ceremonies of a Borscht Belt variety show. Meanwhile, guest stars George Burns and Cab Calloway miss their train, forcing Abbott to sing and dance in their place! A Waterlogg Double Feature This double feature from husband and wife team Joe Bevilacqua and Lorie Kellogg includes The Joe Bev Valentine Treat, a charming hour of stories (real and fictional) about love; and The Comedy-O-Rama Hour Valentine Special: Cupid Comes to Camp Waterlogg, a comic one-hour radio play performed by Joe Bevilacqua and Lorie Kellogg. Streets of Staccato, Episode One: "Stench of the City" In the first episode of Victor Gates' hilariously naughty '70s cop show with a modern sense of humor, Sergeant Staccato and his men battle it out with stinky pirates as Father Kelly from Belfast tags along. Craziness ensues as events lead to an epic showdown at Mr. B's Ballroom. Streets of Staccato, Episode Two: "Vice Grip" In the second episode of Victor Gates' hilariously naughty '70s cop show, Chief Kilvinski gives Staccato a new assignment: saving a wayward woman from porn magnate Huge Heffer. Staccato decides to fight fire with fire-with naked turnip juggling?

Part improvisation, part audio cartoon, The Camp Waterlogg Chronicles, Seasons 6—10 is a five-volume collection of the successful comedy show created by two radio-theater veterans. Each volume contains six one-hour segments of the comic misadventures of Sergeant Lefty, Olive Pitts, Ellis the Boatkeeper, Squeaky Lkie, Stinky Peter, Mrs. Terwilliger, and all the wacky denizens of Camp Waterlogg, the dilapidated camp for kids in the Catskills. The creation of husband and wife team Joe Bevilacqua (Joe Bev) and Lorie Kellogg, these episodes are part of the Comedy-O-Rama Hour, a successful radio theater show on Sirius XM Radio.

Comedy and mystery are happy bedfellows in The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes. Veteran award-winning radio producer Joe Bevilacqua's ten-part radio theater series pays humorous homage to the classic characters of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The stories are filled with sly references to the original "Canon," and even the Baker Street Irregulars and other Holmesian groups and scholars have enjoyed this about the series.

This collection from husband-wife team Joe Bevilacqua and Lorie Kellogg includes five audio programsover six hours of audio entertainment! A Waterlogg Double Feature. The Joe Bev Holiday Treat and The Camp Waterlogg Summer Freeze Special, Stinky in Winterland, Written by Joe Bevilacqua and Lorie Kellogg, Produced and directed by Joe Bevilacqua, Music performed by Carla Rozman, and the Napanoch "No Pants" Pops. Featuring the improvisations of Liquid Comedy, Joe Bevilacqua, Lorie Kellogg, Cousin Kenny Savoy, Jim Folly, and Tom Giannazzo. The Joe Bev Holiday Treat is a joyful and surprising one-hour compilation of Christmas themed storiessome true, some fictional, hosted by veteran public radio producer Joe Bevilacqua. The stories included are "Sleepy Santa," "The Christmas I Saved Macy's," "Sherlock Holmes' Creepy Christmas in Scotland," "A Rockabilly Christmas," and "Willoughby and the Professor Spend Christmas in the Middle East." The Camp Waterlogg Summer Freeze Special, Stinky in Winterland is The Wizard of Oz meets The Little Rascals when a freak summer blizzard hits Camp Waterlogg, leaving poor arts and crafts counselor Olive Pitts, Sgt. Left, Chef Ron, Rasta-Lasta (the new music instructor), and twenty-seven camp kids trapped in the Abner Bibberman Memorial Barn.In act one, Olive tries to teach the kids some songs, Sgt. Lefty takes the kids on an "indoor" hike, Stinky has a crush on Rasta-Lasta, and the kids are caught "singing" in the latrine. In act two, the bored camp kids make up a musical fairy tale, Stinky in Winterland, with our hero saving the camp from the evil Iceman, with the help of Chippy the Chipmunk, Carla the Hummingbird, and the Wizard of Lunch.

From award-winning NPR producer Joe Bevilacqua comes a rare and exciting collection of radio documentaries, features, and dramas. One Song at a Time This radio performance includes many stories about the Kerrville Folk Festival, the longest continuously running music festival in North America. Lady Bird Johnson One of the most licensed audiobooks on the Public Radio Exchange and iTunes, Lady Bird Johnson is an award-winning audio documentary examining the challenges and achievements of this extraordinary woman. From Moonshine to Armadillos Veteran NPR producer Joe Bevilacqua hosts this hour long program outlining the history of Threadgill's and Armadillo World Headquarters, which contributed to the birth of the Austin music scene. Louis Armstrong's New Orleans, with Wynton Marsalis Recorded in the French Quarter of New Orleans, this radio program features jazz great Wynton Marsalis, and others, who talk on the origins of jazz, and the life and music of legendary trumpeter, Louis Armstrong. Healthy Living in the Catskills In this radio documentary, a husband and wife explore the rural byways within four miles of their home in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York, and find local business owners working to promote healthy lifestyles that have a national impact. Radio Tales for the Road, Volume One Combining storytelling, documentary, radio drama, and original music, Radio Tales for the Road are vivid recollections of the 1960s. All Things Joe Bev This radio production is a collection of sixteen short audio features created for public radio by award-winning producer Joe Bevilacqua, also known as Joe Bev. We Take You Now to Grover's Mill This 1988 documentary looks at how the landmark broadcast came about and examines its impact on broadcast history. The program includes rare interviews with Mercury Theater producer John Houseman and writer Howard Koch, actor Arthur Anderson and the people of Grover's Mill, New Jersey who lived through the "Martian invasion."