Harry Shearer
About this episode
The episode features an interview with Harry Shearer, exploring his career in comedy and voice acting.
Today we meet one of the sharpest satirists of the last 40 years, Harry Shearer. We could also say Mr. Burns or Kent Brockman -- two of the Simpsons characters he voices. Or we could say the the long term host of a weekly comedy and music program called Le Show, as well as the creator of great comedy albums with The Credibility Gap as well as solo. And oh yeah, Harry was part of the crew that came in to rescue SNL as it floundered after the original cast departed. Or, perhaps he is Derek Smalls, bassist for the mockumentary rock kings Spinal Tap. Check it out to find out more -- as always there are extra clips below and thanks for sharing our shows! Want more Harry Shearer? Harry provides so many great voices for the Simpsons it's hard to keep track, but here is a fun sampling. https://youtu.be/3X2JLl9U4Rw?si=eEDJiukahjM56VEw Harry has two short runs on SNL in the 1980s and while he didn't stay long his bits remains classic. This one features Harry and Martin Short as the world's first male synchronized swimming team. https://www.reddit.com/r/LiveFromNewYork/s/eTMzv1qmyw The Credibility Gap isn't as well known as the Firesign Theater, but they should be. A creation born of the LA…
People in this episode
Hosts: Randy Hodgins, Steve McLellan
Guest: Harry Shearer
Topics covered
- satire
- comedy
- voice acting
- SNL
- The Simpsons
- music
Keywords
- Harry Shearer
- The Simpsons
- SNL
- satire
- comedy albums
- voice acting
- Derek Smalls
- Le Show
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Le Show, The Credibility Gap, SNL, Firesign Theater, Abbott and Costello
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