Post by endlessjoe on Jul 8, 2008 2:39:46 GMT -5
A couple of years ago, when I was still fairly new to the radio station I currently work at ... I was asked to join a fledgling late night comedy show called "The French Evolution". Hosted by Daniel French, along with another producer by the name of Justin Pitard, and myself ... the goal was to do sort of a throwback to old-time radio when sketches and bits were still used, but with a much more modern and rapid fire spin to it.
Before the show could really take off, turmoil and in-fighting caused Justin to take off, leaving just French and I. Consequently, I became much more involved and started doing most of the voice work, writing, and a good chunk of the production of the show. It was a fucking blast and a nightmare at the same time. We basically stole late night air time, would get half drunk while making the show, and drive ourselves to the brink of insanity trying to pre-produce and mix live elements at the last possible minute.
Because of the insane nature of the thing, and the fact that we were doomed from the start for being on a (then) conservative talk format station ... it didn't last long. But for all the Wazoo Productions fans who would like to hear the archives of this radio madness, you can find them at:
randomburn.com/endlessjoe/
They're posted all out of order there, but if you download them all, they're labeled and you're all smart cookies. I'm sure you can figure it out.
Recently, the show has seen a re-birth, however as a completely different beast. French now does the show solo from 5 AM - 5:30 AM every weekday, sometimes joined by Youtube's own Jennfabulous. No more sketches or rapid-fire bits (although I do remotely contribute the occasional 20's Guy sketch still), pretty much just live banter. You can check out the podcasts of the new version of the show at: www.wistradio.com
French and I have been discussing ways to bring it back to the days of yore without losing our damn minds. Possibly some sort of format compromise. Time will tell. I will keep you all posted as this develops.
*salute*
Before the show could really take off, turmoil and in-fighting caused Justin to take off, leaving just French and I. Consequently, I became much more involved and started doing most of the voice work, writing, and a good chunk of the production of the show. It was a fucking blast and a nightmare at the same time. We basically stole late night air time, would get half drunk while making the show, and drive ourselves to the brink of insanity trying to pre-produce and mix live elements at the last possible minute.
Because of the insane nature of the thing, and the fact that we were doomed from the start for being on a (then) conservative talk format station ... it didn't last long. But for all the Wazoo Productions fans who would like to hear the archives of this radio madness, you can find them at:
randomburn.com/endlessjoe/
They're posted all out of order there, but if you download them all, they're labeled and you're all smart cookies. I'm sure you can figure it out.
Recently, the show has seen a re-birth, however as a completely different beast. French now does the show solo from 5 AM - 5:30 AM every weekday, sometimes joined by Youtube's own Jennfabulous. No more sketches or rapid-fire bits (although I do remotely contribute the occasional 20's Guy sketch still), pretty much just live banter. You can check out the podcasts of the new version of the show at: www.wistradio.com
French and I have been discussing ways to bring it back to the days of yore without losing our damn minds. Possibly some sort of format compromise. Time will tell. I will keep you all posted as this develops.
*salute*