A Prairie Home Companion: November 6, 2004

November 6, 2004
This week it's our Bonus Joke Show. Talk about hard work. We're always swimming in new jokes — of every conceivable kind, sent to us from comedians all around the world — and we make it our task to decide which ones are the winners. The returns are in: Join us with humorist Roy Blount, Jr., fiddler and saxophonist Andy Stein, and folk singer and guitarist "Spider" John Koerner.

Inspired? Read more jokes that are pretty good, and submit some of your own. >>

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Segment 1

00:00:00 Logo

00:00:11 Tishomingo Blues

00:03:14 GK talks about the election

00:05:15 "That'll Be Alright" — Pat Donohue and Shoe Band

00:09:17 GK talks about jokes, announces email submission address

00:10:20 Joke segment 1 — religious jokes

Segment 2

00:17:13 GK introduces Jearlyn Steele

00:18:00 "Jacob's Ladder" — GK/Jearlyn Steele

00:21:09 Lives of the Cowboys script

00:32:00 Powdermilk Biscuit Break, "Let Us Break Bread Together" — GK/Jearlyn Steele

Segment 3

00:35:24 Email joke submission announcement, lightbulb jokes

00:38:47 "Knock Knock" — Andy Stein and Guy's All-Star Shoe Band

00:42:17 Ole & Lena Jokes, listener submissions

00:43:40 Rodney Dangerfield one-liners

Segment 4

00:45:26 GK introduces John Koerner

00:46:36 "The Fox" — John Koerner

00:49:28 Guy Noir script

00:59:27 Intermission — "Everybody Loves My Baby"

Segment 5

01:03:30 Welcome back, listener submissions, greetings

01:07:14 GK tells John Koerner cat and dog jokes

01:08:13 "Good Time Charlie" — John Koerner and Andy Stein

01:11:08 GK tells a married-couple joke

01:11:50 Catchup script

Segment 6

01:14:28 GK reads more listener submissions

01:15:08 George W. Bush joke, more political jokes

01:17:46 "Wang Wang Blues" — The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band

01:20:14 Miscellaneous jokes, new Unitarian joke

01:21:35 Roy Blount, Jr.

01:29:44 "When First Unto This Country I Came" — John Koerner

Segment 7

01:31:58 The News from Lake Wobegon

Segment 8

01:42:30 GK talks with Jearlyn Steele

01:43:08 "Love Lifted Me" — GK and Jearlyn Steele

01:47:22 GK tells more listener jokes

01:47:52 "Bright Side" — Pat Donohue and the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band

01:50:39 GK tells more listener jokes

01:51:38 "Henay Mah Tov" — GK and Jearlyn Steele

01:53:49 Final jokes

01:56:28 Credits

01:57:23 "The Parting Glass" (with Penguin joke) — GK

01:58:21 "Weary and Farewell Blues"

Photos from the show

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Guitarist Pat Donohue and The Guy's All-Star Show Band, with "That'll Be Alright."		Gospel singer Jearlyn Steele, with the Powdermilk Biscuit Theme and "Let Us Break Bread Together."


Violinist Andy Stein and The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band set knock-knock jokes to music.		Garrison Keillor tells some pretty good jokes sent in by listeners over e-mail.


Garrison Keillor as Guy Noir, with actors Sue Scott and Tim Russell (center) and sound-effects man Tom Keith (right).		"Spider" John Koerner singing "Goodtime Charlie" with The Guys All-Star Shoe Band.

Guest Recordings "Spider" John Koerner Roy Blount, Jr.		Music Information Performers, music sources and credits

Guest Information Roy Blount, Jr. "Spider" John Koerner Jearlyn Steele Andy Stein		Scripts All the Jokes Guy Noir Catchup script Cowboys script

Lyrics

Tishomingo Blues

The Parting Glass

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Julian and
Catherine Glomb

Catherine Glomb of Chicago and her daughter, Theresa Miner of St. Paul (not pictured), thought it would be fun to surprise dad Julian Glomb with tickets to see Garrison at the November 6 joke show. When we asked why, Theresa said, "Because he's a curmudgeon." "Your dad or Garrison?" we asked, and without missing a beat, she replied, "Both." We hope we made him laugh, ladies.