Mel Brooks
Comedy Albums
Punk Rock
Woody Allen
SNL
100
This 1974 film was co-written by Richard Pryor.
What is "Blazing Saddles."
100
This was the first of Steve Martin's four comedy albums.
What is "Let's Get Small"?
100
This band from Queens, NY, arguably kicked off the entire movement with their self-titled album from 1976.
Who are the Ramones?
100
1977: "Oh, there's the winner of the Truman Capote look-alike contest."
What is "Annie Hall"?
100
He was the first cast member to leave, after just one full season.
Who is Chevy Chase?
200
This film, also from 1974, had a brief appearance from Gene Hackman.
What is "Young Frankenstein."
200
This comedian rose to popularity with such routines as Mudbone, and the album "...Is it Something I Said?"
Who is Richard Pryor?
200
Rolling Stone called this the best album of the 1980s, although it was technically first released in late 1979.
What is "London Calling" by The Clash?
200
1973: "My brain: it's my second-favorite organ."
What is "Sleeper"?
200
He was, and still is, the executive producer.
Who is Lorne Michaels?
300
This was the only actor to have a line - the single word "no" - in "Silent Movie."
Who is Marcel Marceau.
300
This was the first solo comedy album released in the 1970s by George Carlin.
What is "FM & AM"?
300
Paul Weller fronted this three piece, who fronted the mod revival at the time.
What is "The Jam"?
300
1972: "Is sex dirty? Only if it's done right."
What is "Everything You Have Always Wanted to Know About Sex...But Were Afraid to Ask"?
300
He was, and still is, the original announcer.
Who is Don Pardo?
400
This was the number of roles Mel Brooks played in "Blazing Saddles."
What is two?
400
1972 saw the year of this comedienne's "This is a Recording," a comedy album featuring her famous, obnoxious telephone operator, "Ernestine."
Who is Lily Tomlin?
400
While the Sex Pistols may be more infamous, this punk rock band released their debut in February of 1977, months before that of Johnny Rotten and his gang. That's pretty neat, neat neat.
What is The Damned?
400
1975: "Where did you go to finishing school? On a pirate ship?"
What is "Love and Death"?
400
This cast member "replaced" Chevy Chase after his departure.
Who is Bill Murray?
500
This television actor, known for his performance as Mr. Carlin on "The Bob Newhart Show," was the front desk clerk in "High Anxiety."
Who is Jack Riley.
500
This was a Monty Python album recorded in April of 1976, live at a New York venue.
What is "Monty Python: Live at City Center"?
500
This Irish punk band was first signed to the Good Vibrations label, where their single "Teenage Kicks" propelled them to punk rock stardom.
What is The Undertones?
500
1976: "Swimming's not a sport. Swimming's what you do so that you shouldn't drown."
What is "The Front"?
500
He was the first host.
Who is George Carlin?
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