the grammys are on cbs tonight
when it comes to the grammys we seldom think of comedy
unless it’s some on-stage incident when somebody screws-up
special golden gramophone and join the ranks of legends
including george carlin and steve martin and richard pryor
in 1959 the first comedic prize went to a rodent serenade
called 'the chipmunk song'
but the next year, things changed when the prize went to
a very funny man named shelley berman, he was the first
comic to win a nonmusical comedy grammy, for his 1959
album 'inside shelley berman'
in 1961, comedian bob newhart bested every musical
offering to take the top grammy prize of album of the year
remember his album 'the button-down mind of bob newhart'
berman is quoted discussing the then-importance of the
comedy album
'there was a time when it was phenomenal,
when it suddenly became a very important medium
but tv took over, and the album performance lost its charm
i don’t think it’s in vogue, there are too many other ways
to be seen and heard'
that's right shelley, who listens to comedy without the pictures
i read it for the articles...
enjoy the show folks, it's a lot of songs, sung by singers
that i've only heard while at red lights here in long beach
who are this year's nominees...
and this years grammy goes to: weird al
