The National Lampoon Radio Hour

Repeat of the California Show

English · Humor, Radio, Satire

The National Lampoon Radio Hour brings the irreverent humor of the National Lampoon magazine to radio. Its comedy is performed by an ensemble of actors and comedians, with voices and characters shifting across sketches rather than following a single central storyline.

The program mixes satirical scenes, comic characters, and musical material, drawing on the show’s countercultural sensibility and willingness to parody familiar institutions and conventions. The title identifies this recording as a repeat of the California Show.

Fast-changing and deliberately unconventional, the show offers a collage of sharp-edged comedy and performance. Its appeal lies in the variety of voices and comic situations, and in the distinctive, often provocative humor associated with National Lampoon.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.