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The Firesign Theatre are an improvisational comedy troupe consisting of Phil Austin, Peter Bergman, David Ossman, and Philip Proctor. Founded by Bergman, the troupe began as live radio performers in Los Angeles, California on radio station KPFK during the 1960s.
Called "The Beatles of Comedy" by their admirers, the Firesign Theatre have specialized in audio recordings, having had relatively little presence in television and movies. Over the course of their career, they have sold more audio recordings in total than any other comedy act. Their first four albums in particular are considered classics of recorded comedy. (Each of those four albums features a different one of the four members in a leading role.)
Because of their complexity, Firesign recordings tend to become funnier with repeated listenings as new jokes are revealed, and their high production values provide an additional layer of aesthetic pleasure that endears them to audiophiles.
Their recordings through 1975 were originally released by Columbia Records and may be currently available from Rhino Records.
See also Proctor and Bergman.
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