Monday, February 20, 2012

NEW TIME - The Comedy-O-Rama Hour on Cult Radio a Go GO 10am PST 1pm EST





NEW TIME!!!!! 10am (PST) / 1pm (EST) 

Listen live Saturdays
 
http://www.cultradioagogo.com
The Comedy-O-Rama Hour
 on Cult Radio-A-Go-Go!




Celebrity guests this season: Julie Newmar, Rick Overton, Stuart Pankin, Bob Camp, Judy Tenuta. 

The Comedy-O-Rama Hour airs weekly - exclusively on Internet radio network Cult Radio-A-Go-Go!

”Cult Radio prides itself on airing and honoring classic old time radio shows of yesterday," boasts Terry & Tiffany DuFoe, creators and owners of Cult Radio A-Go-Go!--"and now we are thrilled to welcome Comedy-O-Rama to our line up to give Cult Radio listeners a taste of classic programming with new comedic content. Joe Bevilacqua and Lorie Kellogg bring Sgt. Lefty and a cavalcade of characters to life as they welcome Cult Radio listeners into their exciting imaginarium."




"I am thrilled to be on Cult Radio-A-Go-Go!" exclaims Comedy-O-Rama producer and star Joe Bevilacqua (Joe Bev.). "We'll begin with further improvised woodsy adventures of Sgt. Lefty and the gang at Camp Waterlogg-A-Go-Go!"

On the new show, Ranger Joe Bevilacqua and Ranger Lorie Kellogg improvise radio theater stories, doing most of the voices themselves, from their cabin in Catskill Mountains.

The real-life husband and wife comedy team are joined in the fun by celebrity guest stars, who also ad-lib as characters at the Camp.

Upcoming guests include Julie Newmar (Batman), Rick Overton (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Stuart Pankin (HBO's Not Necessarily the News), Bob Camp (Ren & Stimpy) and Judy Tenuta (The Weird Al Show).

Bevilacqua says to "expect a lot of surprises on the new show! We'll have new performances of Vaudeville classics such as Abbott & Costello's 'Who's On First?' and Burns & Allen's 'Lampchops', new radio theaters of The Great Gildersleeve and My Friend Irma in front of a live audience, and a lot more celebrity guest stars improvising with us!"

This Saturday's Cult Radio broadcast is part one of "Cupid Comes to Camp Waterlogg", which The British Universities Film & Video Council called "a modernization of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Ranger Lorie is having a big Valentine's "Kiss-Off" square dance to help raise money to save her dilapidated kids camp in the Catskills. Cupid sends the Baby of the Woods (Puck) to bring all the star-crossed lovers together, and confusion ensues. Meanwhile, Ranger Joe (Bottom) makes an ass of himself, while performing in Las Vegas."

The hour also includes Cousin Kenny Savoy, Jim Folly, Tom Giannazzo, and Reagan Leonard.

What Other Say about Comedy-O-Rama...

"An atmosphere of folk art and sophisticated sound equipment merge to create radio theater of a distinctly upbeat, G-rated variety." (Deborah Medenbach, Times Herald-Record, Middletown, New York)

"Experimental, Humorous. The Comedy-O-Rama draws characters that everyone can relate to, just turned up a notch for chuckles. The production is slick and story engaging. (Tanya Ott, WBHM-FM, Birmingham, Alabama)

"The Comedy-O-Rama Hour is one of the most unique and original productions out there these days. With Joe's talent for different voices, I never know what's coming next, or what it will sound like. Another thing that makes these shows stand out is that it is quite obvious to the listener that Joe and his cast are having fun making these shows, and that makes them fun to listen to as well." (The New York Times)

"Great parodies of old time radio icons, classic moments with legendary comedians and wonderful voice-acting, The Comedy O Rama Hour picks up where great radio comedy left off decades ago. Heck, it's even produced in the Borscht Belt." (Steve Karesh, former XM Radio Program Director)

"If there was an award for best husband and wife narrating team, I think the clear winners would be Joe Bevilacqua and Lorie Kellogg. Come to think of it, why isn’t there an award for best husband and wife narrating team? Somebody needs to look into that. Anyway, individually, Joe an Lorie are both extremely talented voice artists. They can both do lots of entertaining voices, not just characterizations but whole personalities, and they both have a fine flair for drama, satire, and comedy. Put them together and, well, need I say more? If you haven’t heard these two at work, you’re missing out on something special." (Steven Brandt, audiobook-heaven.com)


Cult Radio-A-Go-Go! will be airing the "Best of Comedy-O-Rama" until March 31 when new "Camp Waterlogg-A-Go-Go!" episodes will begin. More details to come.

Kickstarter campaign is underway to keep The Comedy-O-Rama Hour on the air beyond 13 weeks. Go to: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/waterlogg/bring-back ...

Article about the return of The Comedy-O-Rama Hour: http://waterloggproductions.blogspot.com/2012/01/joe-bev ...

For more great audio, go to http://www.waterlogg.com.

Watch The Comedy-O-Rama Hour promo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAgRxCqP7hQ


Best to you all,

Joe Bev.

Joe Bevilacqua is a veteran award-winning actor, writer, author and producer. His audio is available at Amazon, iTunes, and Audible for Kindle, Blackberry, Android, iPhone, iPod or iPad download, or CD purchase or rental. Find out more!


# # #

Waterlogg Productions is a multimedia entertainment company founded by husband and wife team Joe Bevilacqua & Lorie Kellogg. Their combined talents spanning over 40 years have garnered many awards in radio.

There new radio program The Comedy-O-Rama Hour airs weekly on Cult Radio A-Go-Go!

In 2009 Waterlogg Production ventured into the world of audio books and in 2011 released over 600 hours of sound. Their work can also be found on Amazon, iTunes, and Audible for Kindle, Blackberry, Android, iPhone, iPod or iPad download, or CD purchase or rental.

Do you have great radio theater or audio documentary?
To publish your work with us contact: joebev (at) joebev (dot) com

Friday, February 17, 2012

"Camp Waterlogg-A-Go-Go!" Improvisational Radio Theater To Feature Celebrity Guest Stars




The 
Comedy-O-Rama Hour Returns After Four-Year Hiatus
Heard Exclusively on 

Cult Radio-A-Go-Go!
Starting This Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 11am (PST) / 2pm (EST) 



NEXT WEEK NEW TIME!!!!!
 10am (PST) / 1pm (EST) 


Celebrity guests: Julie Newmar, Rick Overton, Stuart Pankin, Bob Camp, Judy Tenuta. 


PRLog (Press Release) Feb 16, 2012 -

On Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 11am (PST) / 2pm (EST)--The Comedy-O-Rama Hour returns weekly, heard exclusively on Internet radio network Cult Radio-A-Go-Go!

”Cult Radio prides itself on airing and honoring classic old time radio shows of yesterday," boasts Terry & Tiffany DuFoe, creators and owners of Cult Radio A-Go-Go!--"and now we are thrilled to welcome Comedy-O-Rama to our line up to give Cult Radio listeners a taste of classic programming with new comedic content. Joe Bevilacqua and Lorie Kellogg bring Sgt. Lefty and a cavalcade of characters to life as they welcome Cult Radio listeners into their exciting imaginarium."




"I am thrilled to be on Cult Radio-A-Go-Go!" exclaims Comedy-O-Rama producer and star Joe Bevilacqua (Joe Bev.). "We'll begin with further improvised woodsy adventures of Sgt. Lefty and the gang at Camp Waterlogg-A-Go-Go!"

On the new show, Ranger Joe Bevilacqua and Ranger Lorie Kellogg improvise radio theater stories, doing most of the voices themselves, from their cabin in Catskill Mountains.

The real-life husband and wife comedy team are joined in the fun by celebrity guest stars, who also ad-lib as characters at the Camp.

Upcoming guests include Julie Newmar (Batman), Rick Overton (Curb Your Enthusiasm), Stuart Pankin (HBO's Not Necessarily the News), Bob Camp (Ren & Stimpy) and Judy Tenuta (The Weird Al Show).

Bevilacqua says to "expect a lot of surprises on the new show! We'll have new performances of Vaudeville classics such as Abbott & Costello's 'Who's On First?' and Burns & Allen's 'Lampchops', new radio theaters of The Great Gildersleeve and My Friend Irma in front of a live audience, and a lot more celebrity guest stars improvising with us!"

This Saturday's Cult Radio broadcast is part one of "Cupid Comes to Camp Waterlogg", which The British Universities Film & Video Council called "a modernization of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Ranger Lorie is having a big Valentine's "Kiss-Off" square dance to help raise money to save her dilapidated kids camp in the Catskills. Cupid sends the Baby of the Woods (Puck) to bring all the star-crossed lovers together, and confusion ensues. Meanwhile, Ranger Joe (Bottom) makes an ass of himself, while performing in Las Vegas."

The hour also includes Cousin Kenny Savoy, Jim Folly, Tom Giannazzo, and Reagan Leonard.

What Other Say about Comedy-O-Rama...

"An atmosphere of folk art and sophisticated sound equipment merge to create radio theater of a distinctly upbeat, G-rated variety." (Deborah Medenbach, Times Herald-Record, Middletown, New York)

"Experimental, Humorous. The Comedy-O-Rama draws characters that everyone can relate to, just turned up a notch for chuckles. The production is slick and story engaging. (Tanya Ott, WBHM-FM, Birmingham, Alabama)

"The Comedy-O-Rama Hour is one of the most unique and original productions out there these days. With Joe's talent for different voices, I never know what's coming next, or what it will sound like. Another thing that makes these shows stand out is that it is quite obvious to the listener that Joe and his cast are having fun making these shows, and that makes them fun to listen to as well." (The New York Times)

"Great parodies of old time radio icons, classic moments with legendary comedians and wonderful voice-acting, The Comedy O Rama Hour picks up where great radio comedy left off decades ago. Heck, it's even produced in the Borscht Belt." (Steve Karesh, former XM Radio Program Director)

"If there was an award for best husband and wife narrating team, I think the clear winners would be Joe Bevilacqua and Lorie Kellogg. Come to think of it, why isn’t there an award for best husband and wife narrating team? Somebody needs to look into that. Anyway, individually, Joe an Lorie are both extremely talented voice artists. They can both do lots of entertaining voices, not just characterizations but whole personalities, and they both have a fine flair for drama, satire, and comedy. Put them together and, well, need I say more? If you haven’t heard these two at work, you’re missing out on something special." (Steven Brandt, audiobook-heaven.com)


Cult Radio-A-Go-Go! will be airing the "Best of Comedy-O-Rama" until March 31 when new "Camp Waterlogg-A-Go-Go!" episodes will begin. More details to come.

Kickstarter campaign is underway to keep The Comedy-O-Rama Hour on the air beyond 13 weeks. Go to: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/waterlogg/bring-back ...

Article about the return of The Comedy-O-Rama Hour: http://waterloggproductions.blogspot.com/2012/01/joe-bev ...

For more great audio, go to http://www.waterlogg.com.

Watch The Comedy-O-Rama Hour promo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAgRxCqP7hQ


Best to you all,

Joe Bev.

Joe Bevilacqua is a veteran award-winning actor, writer, author and producer. His audio is available at Amazon, iTunes, and Audible for Kindle, Blackberry, Android, iPhone, iPod or iPad download, or CD purchase or rental. Find out more!


# # #

Waterlogg Productions is a multimedia entertainment company founded by husband and wife team Joe Bevilacqua & Lorie Kellogg. Their combined talents spanning over 40 years have garnered many awards in radio.

There new radio program The Comedy-O-Rama Hour airs weekly on Cult Radio A-Go-Go!

In 2009 Waterlogg Production ventured into the world of audio books and in 2011 released over 600 hours of sound. Their work can also be found on Amazon, iTunes, and Audible for Kindle, Blackberry, Android, iPhone, iPod or iPad download, or CD purchase or rental.

Do you have great radio theater or audio documentary?
To publish your work with us contact: joebev (at) joebev (dot) com

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Why Raise Money for Comedy-O-Rama on Kickstarter?


http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/waterlogg/bring-back-the-comedy-o-rama-radio-hour


Why Raise Money for Comedy-O-Rama on Kickstarter?

Radio was once a happy playground for comedy, from Fibber McGee and Molly to Jack Benny.  The last true radio comedy show, The Stan Freeberg Show went off the air in 1957.  One of that shows co-stars and co-writer was Daws Butler, (voice of Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Capt. Crunch) Joe Bev’s mentor. Joe has been creating radio comedy now for 41 years, since he was 12.  During the 1980s and 90s Joe and others such as Bob & Ray kept comedy alive on public radio stations nationwide. More recently in 2005 NPR (National Public Radio) eliminated its Arts Department and today stations no longer are able or willing to pay for new radio comedy. In the past, stations have raised the money to produce shows themselves but those days are gone. Producers have to find the money themselves with no grants available for comedy.


Joe and his partner/wife Lorie Kellogg have been successfully selling there comedy directly to thier audience via the internet on iTune, Audible and Amazon. But radio comedy cost money to produce and Joe & Lorie create sound rich audio with live sound fx & music and they have a mortgage and bills to pay too. Too add to their expenses they have been booking famous guests and that also cost money to record. 

We need your help here on Kickstarter to make these new shows for Cult Radio a Go-Go so we can also later sell them directly to the audience. We are beginning the program as a sustaining program for 13 weeks but in order to go beyond that (26 weeks) we need your help.


Help us bring back The COMEDY-O-RAMA RADIO HOUR! 

Thursday, February 9, 2012

KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN for the COMEDY-O-RAMA RADIO Hour!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/waterlogg/bring-back-the-comedy-o-rama-radio-hour

It is an hour long comedy improvisation/radio theater program. Returning after a 4 year hiatus after a 4 year run on XM Radio. 

If you donate/support our Kickstarter campaign you will get our radio shows and audio books for FREE and your NAME will be spoken in the weekly Kickstarter ad during the show.
PAST GUESTS: Lewis Black, Shelley Berman and Al Franken. 


CAMP WATERLOGG SEGMENT: We live at a kids camp in the Catskills called Camp Waterlogg and comedy guest improvise with our characters.

LISTEN TO OUR PILOT EPISODE with BOB CAMP of REN & STIMPY: campwaterloggagogo01.mp3



PAST SPECIALS: http://goo.gl/wzH3p 
NEW GUESTS: Bob Camp (Animator, Ren & Stimpy), Julie Newmar (Catwoman), Stuart Pankin (HBO's Not Necessarily the News), and Rick Overton (Comedian & Actor) 




FREE RADIO SHOW/PODCAST to STATIONS - It will be first released on Cult Radio A-Go-Go! March 31st, 2012. Later it will be offered as podcast on iTunes, and for Kindle, Blackberry, Android, iPhone, iPod or iPad.
OUR FIRST SHOW WILL AIR MARCH 31, 2012

http://www.cultradioagogo.com/


Joe Bevilacqua is a veteran award-winning actor, writer, author and producer. His audio is available at Amazon, iTunes, and Audible for Kindle, Blackberry, Android, iPhone, iPod or iPad download, or CD purchase or rental. Find out more!

Our work gets great press & reviews...
Yabba Dabba Doo! The Alan Reed Story
"Clip-filled tribute to a master character actor...
Movie clips, too, and it's amazing to hear all the
parts Alan played over the years. Joe Bevilacqua,
who turns up doing some narration, puts in
backing music and various clips which make this a nostalgia trip into the Golden Age of Radio. "

Ancient Rising
"Ancient Rising is a non-stop thrill ride through the world of the ancients."
25 Spanish Children’s Stories
"Your children will delight in these winsome and fanciful tales."


Spanish Halloween Stories for Children
"Kids will immediately identify with the
funny and crazy voices of Joe and Lorie.
I always get a kick out of listening to
them myself; they always remind me of
the Saturday morning cartoons I used to watch as a kid."
The New Stories of Old-Time Radio
"If you yearn for simpler times and
your moral compass is set straight,
you’ll definitely enjoy this new collection from Waterlogg Prod.. Give it a try!"

The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes
"Fans of the legendary figure of Sherlock Holmes are sure to get a kick out of this."
Daws Butler’s Halloween Happening
"If you haven’t heard these two at work, you’re missing out on something special."
Uncle Dunkle and Donnie
"This is 5 hours of listening pleasure that you won’t regret."
Old-time Radio Parodies
"We’re talking three hours of non-stop laughs here. Don’t miss out!"




http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/waterlogg/bring-back-the-comedy-o-rama-radio-hour





_______JOE's ADDITIONAL BIO  ____________


In 2011 Joe Bevilacqua signed a new deal with Audible to distribute all of his audio books including radio drama, science fiction, documentary, comedy and biography. And Joe signed a deal with Sirius/XM Sirius XM Radio to broadcast his work on the Book radio Ch. 80.


For 25 years Joe Bevilacqua was a frequent contributor to National Public Radio, and, in 2004, was awarded a Silver Reel Award from the National Federation of Community Broadcasters for his personal essay A Guy Named Joe Bevilacqua, and two New York Festivals awards for "Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady" in 2001 and the NPR [1] All Things Considered tribute to Joe Barbera in 2006.


From 2002- 2006 Bevilacqua and his wife Lorie Kellogg co-produced the Comedy-O-Rama hour XM Radio, Sonic Theater ch. 160, which is now Sirius/XM Sirius XM Radio Book Ch. 80.


He co-edited, with Ben Ohmart, a book of Daws Butler scripts entitled Scenes for Actors and Voices in 2003 and in 2004 co-wrote the authorized biography: Daws Butler: Characters Actor.


Joe studied voice acting and writing from Daws Butler the voice of Yogi Bear.