MR. GILHOOLEY'S COFFIN, a short audio comedy by Matthew Powell
About this episode
In this episode, a cheerful Mr. Gilhooley visits a funeral home to purchase a coffin for himself, blending humor with themes of mortality.
A cheerful Mr. Gilhooley breezes into O'Dell's funeral home to buy a coffin--- for himself.
People in this episode
Host: Matthew Powell
Topics covered
- comedy
- funeral
- self-reflection
- humor
- life and death
Keywords
- comedy
- funeral home
- coffin
- humor
- life
- death
- Mr. Gilhooley
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: O'Dell's funeral home
Books & works: MR. GILHOOLEY'S COFFIN
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