Peter Bergman 1939 - 2012 - Firesign Theatre

[UberNeuman]

Peter Bergman, one of the forces of Firesign Theater has passed....

http://firesigntheatre.com/peterbergman/index.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/10/arts/peter-bergman-satirist-at-firesign-theater-dies-at-72.html

rip, dear sir...

 

[dmcowen674]

The little guys lost a good one

 

[kranky]

Sad news.

I listened to FT so many times... I could still quote hundreds of lines. Nobody likes audio-only comedy any more so their stuff probably won't stand the test of time.

"What kind of a fool do you take me for?"
"First-class!"

"Hiya, friends! Ralph Spoilsport, Ralph Spoilsport Motors - the world's largest new used and used new automobile dealership - Ralph Spoilsport motors - right here in the city of EMPHYSEMA! Let's just look at the extras on this fabulous car! Wire-wheel spoke fenders and two-way sneeze through wind vents, star-studded mud guard, sponge-coated edible steering column, chrome fender dents - and factory air conditioned air from our fully factory-equipped air conditioned factory! It's a beautiful car friends, with doors to match! For you friends a complete price: only two-ninety-five hundred dollars in easy monthly payments of twenty dollars a week, twice a week and never on Sunday!"

 

[Spacehead]

One of my favorite movies

RIP Peter

 

[Zedtom]

Great comedian, but also was an economics major and instructor at Yale. Here's part of his speech as Principal Poop at a pep rally at Morse Science High School.

All of us want to know, just as much as I want to know, who's responsible. And until we do, I must make my dirty... er... duty clean... clear. Ahem. And announce the suspendering of the upcoming graduation exercises which cannot... and will... which aren't taking place. But don't worry, don't worry. Your food, housing, insecurity will be guaranteed by your Department of Redundancy Department and the Natural Guard. And remember — trusswrappers will be persecuted. So please, stay where you are. Don't panic. Don't take off your shoes. Jobs is on the way!

 

[Markbnj]

Sad news.

I listened to FT so many times... I could still quote hundreds of lines. Nobody likes audio-only comedy any more so their stuff probably won't stand the test of time.

"What kind of a fool do you take me for?"
"First-class!"

"Hiya, friends! Ralph Spoilsport, Ralph Spoilsport Motors - the world's largest new used and used new automobile dealership - Ralph Spoilsport motors - right here in the city of EMPHYSEMA! Let's just look at the extras on this fabulous car! Wire-wheel spoke fenders and two-way sneeze through wind vents, star-studded mud guard, sponge-coated edible steering column, chrome fender dents - and factory air conditioned air from our fully factory-equipped air conditioned factory! It's a beautiful car friends, with doors to match! For you friends a complete price: only two-ninety-five hundred dollars in easy monthly payments of twenty dollars a week, twice a week and never on Sunday!"

So awesome to read that . I remember listening to that bit sitting in my friend's loft, blazed out of our minds, in 1977 or so.

 

[caddlad]

One less Bozo on this bus.

This gives me sad.