{"product_id":"2940169607406","title":"The Comedy-O-Rama Hour: The XM Satellite Years","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow available in one collection for you to enjoy!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before Sgt. Lefty and the Camp Waterlogg gang took over, \u003ci\u003eThe Comedy-O-Rama Hour\u003c\/i\u003e residents were parody versions of Mysteries (Sherlock Holmes), Old-time Radio (\u003ci\u003eThe Shadow, The Lone Ranger\u003c\/i\u003e, etc.), SCI-FI (\u003ci\u003eWilloughby and the Professor\u003c\/i\u003e), Superheroes (Teaman and Polfroon), and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e¿Those were the XM years,¿ explains Joe Bevilacqua (Joe Bev), who not only produced Comedy-O-Rama, but also wrote and voiced 80% of the productions, which aired four years on XM Satellite Radio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoe Bev, explains, ¿The idea started in 1996 as a website paying tribute to old-time comedians. When XM Program Direct Steve Karesh asked me to turn the website into a weekly radio show, I wrote many hours of radio theater, complete with sound effects and music. Many others contributed and ended up making 60 hours worth!¿\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original \u003ci\u003escripted \u003c\/i\u003eComedy-O-Rama came to a conclusion in 2008, a victim of the SiriusXM merger. During the show¿s hiatus, Joe Bev created a number of other successful radio shows, including \u003ci\u003eThe Jazz-O-Rama Hour\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Joe Bev Experience\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCartoon Carnival\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Joe Bev Audio Theater\u003c\/i\u003e, all still produced and running today on many radio stations, as well as podcasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2012, Joe Bev revamped \u003ci\u003eThe Comedy-O-Rama Hour\u003c\/i\u003e as an totally improvised radio theater experience involving the fictional Camp Waterlogg. Over 70 hours of those have since been produced, and all are available, under separate titles, from Blackstone Audio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Blackstone Audio production.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098042089712,"sku":"2940169607406","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169607406_p0.jpg?v=1769897156","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169607406","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}