★★★★★
Even if you could complain that Bob Newhart was starting to get a bit stingy with the amount of material on his albums by the mid-'60s, at least the quality level was remaining pretty high at the same time: "King Kong" imagines a security guard's first day on the job, trying to deal with a gigantic ape climbing his building, while another cut finds Clark Kent arguing with a dry cleaner who's managed to lose his Superman suit...
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2008-08-27
★★★★★
Though not the first standup comedian to release a live recording, Bob Newhart was probably the first to really capture the public's attention, thanks to this debut. Of the six pieces included on this album, five of them are set up as part of a conversation (usually by phone), something that became Newhart's trademark...
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2008-08-27
★★★★★
With his debut comedy album riding high on the album charts, Bob Newhart was quick to follow up with The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back, which was released later the same year. For the most part, it follows the patented Newhart style, being one half of a conversation or someone addressing a crowd. On this second collection, there is only one historical speculation, with Newhart wondering what a griper in George Washington's army might have complained about...
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2008-08-27
★★★★★
Newhart reprises his classic 1960 comedy album The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart on this concert set recorded in late 1995.
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2008-08-27
★★★★★
A good number of TV fans know Bob Newhart from the sitcom Newhart, and some older fans may remember the earlier sitcom The Bob Newhart Show; less people are aware that he had another show in 1961, also known as The Bob Newhart Show, but in this case it was more of a variety/sketch comedy show. The material on this album was taken from the best bits previously used on that show, and as a cream-of-the-crop collection, it's a step up from his previous album...
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2008-08-27
★★★★★
Is This It? This was Bob Newhart's last album of standup before he finally made his full-time switch to TV and the movies, having already dabbled in both. While the material is quite good, there's not much of it this time out: only 11 minutes on one side and 14 on the other. The bits here step into Newhart's usual "what if?" mode, putting a witch doctor into the position of a modern doctor, and taking a look into the mischievous thoughts of twins who are still in the womb...
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2008-08-27
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