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A Marx Brothers Festival by Joe Bevilacqua

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A Marx Brothers Festival

Publish Date
28 May 2019
Run Time
2 hours 43 minutes
Format
Audiobook
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A Marx Brothers Festival is a hilarious collection of tributes, parodies, and rarities—written, produced, and performed by Joe Bevilacqua. Bonus tracks feature remastered radio and TV performances by Groucho, Chico, and Harpo.

In this set:

The Uncle Lefty ShowA Comedy of ErrorsShe Fell DownAt the BistroWith Apologies to William What’s-His-NameFlywheelHollywood AgentsDr. HackenbushJack BennyBurns and AllenAt the Shamrock InnFriars Roast

The Marx Brothers were an American family comedy act that was successful in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in motion pictures from 1905 to 1949. Five of the Marx Brothers’ thirteen feature films were selected by the American Film Institute (AFI) as among the top 100 comedy films, with two of them, Duck Soup (1933) and A Night at the Opera (1935), in the top twelve.

Joe Bevilacqua, also known as Joe Bev, is a public radio producer and radio theater dramatist. However, his career has taken him into every aspect of show business, including stage, film, and television as a producer, director, writer, author, actor, journalist, documentarian, and even cartoonist. He is also a member of the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York City.

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Details

Author
Joe Bevilacqua
Narrator
Joe Bevilacqua
Duration
2 hours 43 minutes
Release Date
28 May 2019
ISBN
9781094008400
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Radio / podcasts, Comedy and stand-up

Synopsis

A Marx Brothers Festival is a hilarious collection of tributes, parodies, and rarities—written, produced, and performed by Joe Bevilacqua. Bonus tracks feature remastered radio and TV performances by Groucho, Chico, and Harpo.In this set: The Uncle Lefty ShowA Comedy of ErrorsShe Fell DownAt the BistroWith Apologies to William What’s-His-NameFlywheelHollywood AgentsDr. HackenbushJack BennyBurns and AllenAt the Shamrock InnFriars RoastThe Marx Brothers were an American family comedy act that was successful in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in motion pictures from 1905 to 1949. Five of the Marx Brothers’ thirteen feature films were selected by the American Film Institute (AFI) as among the top 100 comedy films, with two of them, Duck Soup (1933) and A Night at the Opera (1935), in the top twelve.Joe Bevilacqua, also known as Joe Bev, is a public radio producer and radio theater dramatist. However, his career has taken him into every aspect of show business, including stage, film, and television as a producer, director, writer, author, actor, journalist, documentarian, and even cartoonist. He is also a member of the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York City.

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