RFS: The Devil's Mischief

The Devil’s Mischief #678 The Devil’s Mischief celebrates its 20th anniversary! In this first of many specials for the occasion, Bill looks back at the 2004 “Best of Blasphemy” collection, featuring every wonderful religion-bashing track extracted from the show’s first year of episodes.

Bill presents a selection of zany comedy from GEORGE CARLIN, GILDA RADNER, LILY TOMLIN, and more.

Happy Birthday to Bill! Hear a selection of birthday-related comedy and novelty clips from FATHER GUIDO SARDUCCI, GEORGE CARLIN, PATTON OSWALT, ARROGANT WORMS, DON JAMIESON and more!

It’s a double-Bob of comedy with rare and unreleased stand-up from BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT, along with classic 1960s stand-up from BOB NEWHART.

It’s that time of the year again for holiday-wrecking comedy and novelty, featuring TOM LEHRER, PATTON OSWALT, RED PETERS, BOB RIVERS, and more!

Bill presents a tribute and defense of one of the industry’s most wrongly hated (and recently departed) comedians, GALLAGHER. Also a look at the GEORGE CARLIN compilation book “A Modern Man”.

Time for the Devil’s Mischief’s annual THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS special! Hear the clips that didn’t make it into this year’s previous episodes, including some great blasphemy begrudgingly left out of episode #666 (DOUG STANHOPE, BILL HICKS, GEORGE CARLIN), the 2022 Halloween episode, the LOUIE ANDERSON tribute, and more!

Happy Halloween! Hear a choice selection of Halloween comedy and novelty from EDDIE MURPHY, LEWIS BLACK, SCREAMIN’ JAY HAWKINS, THE DEAD BEAT JACKS, and more!

Hear a double-dose of comedic blasphemy with stand-up from BILLY CONNOLLY, and prank calls from BUBBA THE LOVE SPONGE.

An episode ending in “69” is a good excuse for some raunchy comedy from SAM KINISON. Also, some unlikely comedy from acts Bill recently saw in concert.

Join Bill in celebration of the 50th anniversary of GEORGE CARLIN’s famously controversial album “Class Clown”, featuring the historic “Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television” along with Carlin’s first routines on religion. Also, the 25th anniversary of his book “Brain Droppings”, containing arguably Carlin’s most Satanic piece written.

Tribute to LOUIE ANDERSON (1953-2022)! Hear a complete, excusive, unreleased performance from Louie Anderson, along with biographical notes and Bill’s own personal memories of spending time with him. Also, some details on upcoming episodes of The Devil’s Mischief.

Celebrate the 666th episode of The Devil’s Mischief with comedy all about…SATANISM ITSELF! Hear carefully selected clips for each and every one of the 9 Satanic Statements, the 9 Satanic Sins, and Pentagonal Revisionism. Also, news about Bill’s brand NEW podcast, Satansplain.

The Devil’s Mischief #665 Anticipation! That really best describes the number 665. So while we await episode 666, hear some selected comedy tracks from LEWIS BLACK and DON KNOTTS on the topic of anticipation, along with brand new novelty from mash-up band BEATALLICA. Plus, Bill shares some news on an all NEW program in the works.

Celebrating the unwholesome side of the late BOB SAGET, with some stand-up, excerpts from “The Aristocrats”, and interview clips. Also hear some rare and unreleased comedic blasphemy from GILBERT GOTTFRIED.

‘Tis the season for a holiday special, Devil’s Mischief style. Hear comedy from NEIL HAMBURGER and PATTON OSWALT, along with novelty from BOB RIVERS, the very offensive JOHN VALBY, and more. Hail Santa!

Can you still believe there are superstitious people in the 21st century? JIM FLORENTINE shares his rants on this. Meanwhile, PATTON OSWALT on a theoretical jump from atheism to mega polytheism, plus the tasteless novelty music of ANTHRAX.

Bill brings you the 2021 THANKSGIVING LEFTOVERS special! Hear the comedy and novelty clips that had to be left out of various past episodes of The Devil’s Mischief, including some even from the 2014 “Black Mass” episode, #500. Also some tracks on the Thanksgiving theme itself. Turkey may spoil, but good comedy doesn’t!

The Devil’s Mischief presents a 1940s HALLOWEEN special! Don’t miss this ghoulish hour of vintage comedy and swingin’ novelty, with old-time radio from ABBOTT & COSTELLO (guest star Peter Lorre), along with JACK BENNY, GLENN MILLER, BING CROSBY, SPIKE JONES, and more!

Tragedy in the world of comedy and novelty! Enjoy a special tribute episode to the late, great NORM MACDONALD (1959-2021). Also to the music of COMMANDER CODY (1944-2021).

When a tragedy turns the world upside-down, sometimes the world responds with comedy.On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Bill reflects on the past zeitgeist with special selections from DOUG STANHOPE (brand new!), DAVID CROSS, LEWIS BLACK, TODD BARRY, JOHN VALBY, and more.

Bill is back from a 1970s comedy vinyl hunt and shares some of his findings, such as classic STEVE MARTIN stand-up and the bizarre world of NATIONAL LAMPOON. What happened when he played that record backwards? Listen and find out!

The comedy gets “jazzy” this time with the NATIONAL LAMPOON RADIO (featuring Bill Murray), PAUL F. THOMPKINS and DEAD ALEWIVES. Also misanthropic stand-up from BOBBY SLAYTON.

It seems impossible to believe that we haven’t played any DOUG STANHOPE on The Devil’s Mischief in a year, so it’s about time we hear some tracks from his from “The Dying of a Last Breed”. Also the refreshing political incorrectness of NICK DI PAOLO, and audio weirdness from LARD.

Indulge yourself in a whole lot of carnal comedy as Bill celebrates the new developments of his definitive GEORGE CARLIN website, GeorgeCarlin[.]net! Hear some of the more ruthless selections from Carlin’s book “Napalm & Silly Putty”, which hit its 20th anniversary this year. Also, a collection of classic blasphemous excerpts from ALL IN THE FAMILY.

Join Bill in celebrating the 20th anniversary of GEORGE CARLIN’s book, “Napalm & Silly Putty” with some excerpts read by the author himself. Also travel back to 1948 with comedy from THE MILTON BERLE SHOW, cigarette ads and all!

Sure, survival is the strongest primal instinct, but how effectively do most humans execute that carnal nature when an intruder invades their lair? DARA O BRIAIN presses the audience for answers. Also stand-up from heckler-slamming STEVE HOFSTETTER and the bizarre novelty of LARD.

Join Bill as he digs into his vinyl comedy collection with classic surreal stand-up from STEVE MARTIN and the irreverent BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT. Also a look at some brand new humor from ALICE COOPER.

Can the political comedy of the year 1960 teach us anything about 2021? There’s only one way to find out. Join Bill in opening this comedic time capsule with classic comedy from stand-up pioneer MORT SAHL and the famously controversial LENNY BRUCE.

How risky can jokes get with an audience? JIMMY CARR tests the limit. Also hear comedy from RICH VOS, the demented metal novelty of PSYCHOSTICK, and a 1980s public service announcement that most likely backfired.

Bill ushers in the new year in a twisted 1970s Mother Goose way as GILDA RADNER talks to the animals, live and uncensored. Plus politically incorrect fairy tales from CHEECH AND CHONG, and even tasteless nursery rhymes from GEORGE CARLIN.

Hail Santa! Hear rare recordings from the NATIONAL LAMPOON RADIO HOUR. Also a unique selection of tinsel-wrapped comedy and novelty treats that haven’t been played on the show in over ten years, from BOB RIVERS, LEWIS BLACK, BOB & DOUG MCKENZIE, WEIRD AL YANKOVIC, and more.

From the Devil’s Mischief archives comes a tribute to MITCH HEDBERG (1968-2005). Unheard since its first airing in 2006, this episode included selected stand-up, prank calls, and interviews from the surreal mind of Hedberg. Listen now!

Bill keeps the comedy and novelty going for a very “musical” episode, with special selections from GEORGE CARLIN, CHEECH AND CHONG, NEIL HAMBURGER, comedic mash-up songs, prank calls, and more!

Hop in the time machine with Bill M. for a 1970s HALLOWEEN NOVELTY special! The Devil’s Mischief turns focus from comedy to novelty with a unique selection of 13 Halloween-fitting songs from the 1970s, plus vintage TV commercials, horror movie trailers, and more! Did the decade have its own sub-genre of Halloween rock? Listen and decide!

Hear some improvised comedy from DAVID CROSS and “Archer” star JON BENJAMIN, a reading from PENN JILLETTE, a classic from CHEECH & CHONG, and more!

Hear the unique stand-up of NORM MACDONALD. Learn why MacDonald is not just “that guy from Saturday Night Live”, but a comedian’s comedian, with comedy from both today and in the later days of the Satanic Panic — closing with some relevant material!  

Part 2 of the two-part “1960” comedy & novelty special. Hear a full performance from MORT SAHL, plus the blasphemous comedy of LENNY BRUCE, the dry genius of BOB NEWHART, the dirty ditties of TOM LEHRER, and more!    

The Devil’s Mischief #640 Hear a special two-part episode of comedy and novelty from the year 1960. What makes this decade cusp year so special? Find out with selections from BOB NEWHART, JONATHAN WINTERS, TOM LEHRER, LENNY BRUCE, and ANDY GRIFFITH. Plus, finally making their Devil’s Mischief debuts after all these years, it’s the stand-up of MORT SAHL, along with improv duo MIKE NICHOLS & ELAINE MAY.

Hear some samples from the newest DOUG STANHOPE special, “The Dying of a Last Breed”! Also blasphemy from NICK DI PAOLO, novelty of a ninja variety, and reflections on BEAVIS & BUTT-HEAD.  

  Hear previously unreleased material from BILL HICKS, with variations on his classic Easter blasphemy, tasteless humor about Waco & The Davidians, and a slew of other topics. Also the stand-up of DARA Ó BRIAIN, plus novelty songs sung by Bill M. himself!  

Just because the world is going to hell with COVID-19 and its panic doesn’t mean we can’t laugh. Hear a special selection of macabre humor all about diseases and disasters, including previously unreleased material from GEORGE CARLIN, along with MEL BROOKS, bathroom tissue supplied by FRANTIC TIMES, novelty from WEIRD AL YANKOVIC, and a lot more!