February 1, 2003
Live from the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minnesota, it's our sometimes annual JOKE SHOW featuring jokes galore, musical guests John Koerner, Jeff Lang, and Dale Mendenhall, plus a Tom Keith & Fred Newman sound effects bonanza.

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00:00Logo
00:11Tishomingo Blues
03:13GK talks about today's space shuttle tragedy
04:52Joke segment 1
13:27Penguin script
24:50GK intros John Koerner
27:00Black Dog - Outside John and the Sears Catalog
30:17Powdermilk Biscuit Break
32:00John Koerner tells a joke
32:28Ezekiel Saw the Wheel - Outside John and the Sears Catalog
37:14Joke segment 2
42:23Statesboro Blues - Pat Donohue and band
46:26Joke segment 3 - old jokes
49:40Guy Walks Into A Bar and Lightbulb jokes
52:14Guy Noir script
1:00:05GK tells an insane asylum joke
1:00:55Intermission - Undecided
1:04:56Greetings
1:08:40Joke segment 4- blonde jokes, Ole & Lena jokes, Irish jokes, men/women jokes, HMO joke, dying joke, lightbulb jokes,
1:17:04GK intros Jeff Lang
1:18:55I Still See You - Jeff Lang
1:23:11Jeff Lang tells jokes
1:23:57By Face Not Name - Jeff Lang
1:28:27Monologue
1:41:11Slapstick - Guy's All-Star Shoe Band
1:43:13Radio SFX script
1:53:53GK tells a boogar joke
1:54:30Joke segment 5
1:56:11Credits
1:57:08Stealin' closer

Photos from the show
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John Koerner Jeff Lang
Tom Keith and Fred Newman GK with John Koerner and the Sears Catalog
Pat Donohue Playing a jug

Guest Recordings
  • John Koerner
  • Jeff Lang
  • Music Information
    Performers, music sources and credits
    Guest Information
  • John Koerner
  • Jeff Lang
  • Dale Mendenhall
  • Scripts
  • Penguin
  • Guy Noir
  • SFX
  • "Our Favorite Jokes"

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