Podcast appearances and mentions of Robert L Mills

To kick off summertime listening, Project Audion's June offering is a brand-new episode of "The Great Gildersleeve." What makes this one of the great radio comedies? Well, historically, it was the first-ever spinoff series, and its classic sitcom characters were more deeply and warmly drawn than its parent show "Fibber and McGee and Molly," but no less funny.  Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve was the unforgettably blustery Water Commissioner of Summerfield, portrayed with a famous laugh full of innuendo by Hal Peary (and later Willard Waterman). Gildy's interactions with his nephew Leroy and niece Marjorie; friends like Judge Hooker, Peavey the druggist, and Floyd the barber; and his romantic entanglements with Leila Ransom's and others delivered laughs every week. All the regulars are here in this new script penned by Robert L. Mills and recreated by some of Audion's most talented voices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To kick off summertime listening, Project Audion's June offering is a brand-new episode of "The Great Gildersleeve." What makes this one of the great radio comedies? Well, historically, it was the first-ever spinoff series, and its classic sitcom characters were more deeply and warmly drawn than its parent show "Fibber and McGee and Molly," but no less funny.  Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve was the unforgettably blustery Water Commissioner of Summerfield, portrayed with a famous laugh full of innuendo by Hal Peary (and later Willard Waterman). Gildy's interactions with his nephew Leroy and niece Marjorie; friends like Judge Hooker, Peavey the druggist, and Floyd the barber; and his romantic entanglements with Leila Ransom's and others delivered laughs every week. All the regulars are here in this new script penned by Robert L. Mills and recreated by some of Audion's most talented voices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Project Audion 67 - Our Miss Brooks Project Audion presents the delightful mid-century classic sitcom "Our Miss Brooks." Back in the 1950s, the character of Connie Brooks was everyone's favorite high school English teacher - sassy and smart, but starry-eyed in her unrequited desire for biology teacher Mr. Boynton. Actress Eve Arden's portrayal was so iconic she made the jump to television four years after the radio version launched in 1948 - and even filmed a movie adaptation in 1956. Robert L. Mills, comedy writer for Bob Hope, has crafted a fresh episode of the show just for Project Audion that matches the original radio episodes, laugh for laugh. We had a great time recording this one, and you'll have a great time listening to it!

Project Audion presents the delightful mid-century classic sitcom "Our Miss Brooks." Back in the 1950s, the character of Connie Brooks was everyone's favorite high school English teacher - sassy and smart, but starry-eyed in her unrequited desire for biology teacher Mr. Boyton. Actress Eve Arden's portrayal was so iconic she made the jump to television four years after the radio version launched in 1948 - and even filmed a movie adaptation in 1956. (Me, I remember her from endless TV reruns.) Robert L. Mills, writer for Bob Hope, has crafted a fresh episode of the show just for Project Audion that matches the original radio episodes, laugh for laugh. We had a great time recording this one, and you'll have a great time listening to it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Project Audion presents the delightful mid-century classic sitcom "Our Miss Brooks." Back in the 1950s, the character of Connie Brooks was everyone's favorite high school English teacher - sassy and smart, but starry-eyed in her unrequited desire for biology teacher Mr. Boyton. Actress Eve Arden's portrayal was so iconic she made the jump to television four years after the radio version launched in 1948 - and even filmed a movie adaptation in 1956. (Me, I remember her from endless TV reruns.) Robert L. Mills, writer for Bob Hope, has crafted a fresh episode of the show just for Project Audion that matches the original radio episodes, laugh for laugh. We had a great time recording this one, and you'll have a great time listening to it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Project Audion is back with the Jack Benny Program, returning with a delightful all-new radio episode penned by former Bob Hope staff writer Robert L. Mills just for Project Audion. (and as someone noted, "maybe there's some Corn in there too!") In this terrific recreation of a typical late-1940s Lucky Strike episode, Jack and his regular gang - Mary Livingston, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Rochester - send up the movie classic "Casablanca" with guest-starring help from some of the movie's original cast. Jack takes the Humphrey Bogart part, inevitably. Join Audion's transcontinental cast as they perform - in real time - this new episode of the Jack Benny Program. They had a great time and you will too:  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Project Audion is back with the Jack Benny Program, returning with a delightful all-new radio episode penned by former Bob Hope staff writer Robert L. Mills just for Project Audion. (and as someone noted, "maybe there's some Corn in there too!") In this terrific recreation of a typical late-1940s Lucky Strike episode, Jack and his regular gang - Mary Livingston, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Rochester - send up the movie classic "Casablanca" with guest-starring help from some of the movie's original cast. Jack takes the Humphrey Bogart part, inevitably. Join Audion's transcontinental cast as they perform - in real time - this new episode of the Jack Benny Program. They had a great time and you will too:  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jack Benny Program returns with a delightful all-new radio episode penned by former Bob Hope staff writer Robert L. Mills just for Project Audion. Jack and his regular gang - Mary Livingston, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, and Rochester - send up the movie classic "Casablanca" with  some of the movie's original cast in guest starring roles.  Jack takes the Humphrey Bogart part, inevitably. Join project Audion's talented transcontinental voice actors as they perform together in real time (like the old radio-drama days) this brand-new episode of the Jack Benny Program that sounds like it came from the 1940s! Our cast:   John Bell in Alabama Paul Patterson in Georgia Julie Hoverson in Washington Mel Rose in Pennsylvania Pete Lutz in Texas Scott McKinley in New Jersey Bob Beaumont in California Ken Jeffries in California Written and directed by Robert L. Mills in California Produced by Larry Groebe in Texas  

The Jack Benny Program returns with a delightful all-new radio episode penned by former Bob Hope staff writer Robert L. Mills just for Project Audion. Jack and his regular gang - Mary Livingston, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, and Rochester - send up the movie classic "Casablanca" with  some of the movie's original cast in guest starring roles.  Jack takes the Humphrey Bogart part, inevitably. Join project Audion's talented transcontinental voice actors as they perform together in real time (like the old radio-drama days) this brand-new episode of the Jack Benny Program that sounds like it came from the 1940s! Our cast:   John Bell in Alabama Paul Patterson in Georgia Julie Hoverson in Washington Mel Rose in Pennsylvania Pete Lutz in Texas Scott McKinley in New Jersey Bob Beaumont in California Ken Jeffries in California Written and directed by Robert L. Mills in California Produced by Larry Groebe in Texas  

In terms of sheer fun and laughter during radio's classic mid-century era, it's hard to beat the Phil Harris/Alice Faye show. A spinoff from Jack Benny, bandleader Phil Harris and his family found themselves in classic sitcom predicaments week after week. Now, Robert L. Mills, former writer for Bob Hope, has created another fresh script that brings all those characters -- including Frankie Remley, Julius, brother Willie, your friendly Rexall druggist and others -- back to life. Project Audion's talented voice actors came together live with a virtual studio audience to create a delightful - and delightfully accurate - recreation of a radio comedy classic: PETE LUTZ in Texas (Phil) ANGELA YOUNG in Florida (Alice and Nurse Syringe) DUANE NOCH in New Jersey (Remley) JULIE HOVERSON in Washington (Julius) BOB BEAUMONT in California (Willie/Doctor) MEL ROSE in Pennsylvania (Phyllis/Little Alice/Store Patron) HARRY MIDDLEBROOKS in California (Admiral) RANDY KERDOON in Washington (Announcer) ROBERT L. MILLS, in California, who also scripted the show (Druggist) Production was handled in Texas by Larry Groebe

In terms of sheer fun and laughter during radio's classic mid-century era, it's hard to beat the Phil Harris/Alice Faye show. A spinoff from Jack Benny, bandleader Phil Harris and his family found themselves in classic sitcom predicaments week after week. Now, Robert L. Mills, former writer for Bob Hope, has created another fresh script that brings all those characters -- including Frankie Remley, Julius, brother Willie, your friendly Rexall druggist and others -- back to life. Project Audion's talented voice actors came together live with a virtual studio audience to create a delightful - and delightfully accurate - recreation of a radio comedy classic: PETE LUTZ in Texas (Phil) ANGELA YOUNG in Florida (Alice and Nurse Syringe) DUANE NOCH in New Jersey (Remley) JULIE HOVERSON in Washington (Julius) BOB BEAUMONT in California (Willie/Doctor) MEL ROSE in Pennsylvania (Phyllis/Little Alice/Store Patron) HARRY MIDDLEBROOKS in California (Admiral) RANDY KERDOON in Washington (Announcer) ROBERT L. MILLS, in California, who also scripted the show (Druggist) Production was handled in Texas by Larry Groebe

Time to celebrate the winding down of summer... For this Labor Day weekend, Project Audion drops a BONUS episode! The Phil Harris/ Alice Faye show returns with a new Audion original episode this Friday, August 30 at 9 PM! In terms of sheer fun and laughter during radio's classic mid-century era, it's hard to beat the Phil Harris/Alice Faye show. A spinoff from Jack Benny, bandleader Phil Harris and his family found themselves in classic sitcom predicaments week after week. Now, Robert L. Mills, former writer for Bob Hope, has created another fresh script that brings all those characters -- including Frankie Remley, Julius, brother Willie, your friendly Rexall druggist and others -- back to life. Project Audion's talented voice actors came together live with a virtual studio audience to create a delightful - and delightfully accurate - recreation of a radio comedy classic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time to celebrate the winding down of summer... For this Labor Day weekend, Project Audion drops a BONUS episode! The Phil Harris/ Alice Faye show returns with a new Audion original episode this Friday, August 30 at 9 PM! In terms of sheer fun and laughter during radio's classic mid-century era, it's hard to beat the Phil Harris/Alice Faye show. A spinoff from Jack Benny, bandleader Phil Harris and his family found themselves in classic sitcom predicaments week after week. Now, Robert L. Mills, former writer for Bob Hope, has created another fresh script that brings all those characters -- including Frankie Remley, Julius, brother Willie, your friendly Rexall druggist and others -- back to life. Project Audion's talented voice actors came together live with a virtual studio audience to create a delightful - and delightfully accurate - recreation of a radio comedy classic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PROJECT AUDION EPISODE 56 - The Jack Benny Program w/guest star James Stewart (orig. rel. 6/14/24) Project Audion once again brings you laughs, with an all-new original episode of the Jack Benny Program sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes. This Audion Original was written for us by former Bob Hope staff writer Robert L. Mills. Jack Benny was his childhood comedy inspiration, and once again Mr. Mills has recreated that classic Benny style and humor so faithfully, it's like discovering a lost episode! This week, Jack has snagged Jimmy Stewart as his guest star, so the Benny gang (Mary Livingston, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Mel Blanc, and the rest) can stage their send-up of the Alfred Hitchcock film "The Man Who Knew Too Much." Also, after a trying violin lesson with Professor LeBlanc, Jack faces a tax audit which requires a trip to the IRS to explain some of his more mysterious deductions. Performing live in our virtual Zoom studio, our coast-to-coast cast and crew once again capture the sound of the Benny show right down to the studio audience. Tune in and join in the laughter!   JOHN BELL (as Jack) In Alabama SCOTT MCKINLEY (as James Stewart) in New Jersey ANGELA YOUNG (as Mary) in Florida PAUL PATTERSON (as Rochester) in Georgia PETE LUTZ (as Mel Blanc/Phil Harris) in Texas  BOB BEAUMONT (as Dennis Day/Frank Nelson) in California  RACHEL PULLIAM (as child) in Missouri  KEN JEFFRIES (as Don Wilson) in California LARRY GROEBE produced and directed from Texas

PROJECT AUDION EPISODE 56 - The Jack Benny Program w/guest star James Stewart (orig. rel. 6/14/24) Project Audion once again brings you laughs, with an all-new original episode of the Jack Benny Program sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes. This Audion Original was written for us by former Bob Hope staff writer Robert L. Mills. Jack Benny was his childhood comedy inspiration, and once again Mr. Mills has recreated that classic Benny style and humor so faithfully, it's like discovering a lost episode! This week, Jack has snagged Jimmy Stewart as his guest star, so the Benny gang (Mary Livingston, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Mel Blanc, and the rest) can stage their send-up of the Alfred Hitchcock film "The Man Who Knew Too Much." Also, after a trying violin lesson with Professor LeBlanc, Jack faces a tax audit which requires a trip to the IRS to explain some of his more mysterious deductions. Performing live in our virtual Zoom studio, our coast-to-coast cast and crew once again capture the sound of the Benny show right down to the studio audience. Tune in and join in the laughter!   JOHN BELL (as Jack) In Alabama SCOTT MCKINLEY (as James Stewart) in New Jersey ANGELA YOUNG (as Mary) in Florida PAUL PATTERSON (as Rochester) in Georgia PETE LUTZ (as Mel Blanc/Phil Harris) in Texas  BOB BEAUMONT (as Dennis Day/Frank Nelson) in California  RACHEL PULLIAM (as child) in Missouri  KEN JEFFRIES (as Don Wilson) in California LARRY GROEBE produced and directed from Texas

Project Audion once again brings you laughs, with an all-new original episode of the Jack Benny Program sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes. This Audion Original was written for us by former Bob Hope staff writer Robert L. Mills. Jack Benny was his childhood comedy inspiration, and once again Mr. Mills has recreated that classic Benny style and humor so faithfully it's like discovering a lost episode! This week, Jack has snagged Jimmy Stewart as his guest star, so the Benny gang (Mary Livingston, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Mel Blanc, and the rest) can stage their send-up of the Alfred Hitchcock film "The Man Who Knew Too Much." Also, after a trying violin lesson with Professor LeBlanc, Jack faces a tax audit which requires a trip to the IRS to explain some of his more mysterious deductions. Performing live in our virtual Zoom studio, our coast-to-coast cast and crew once again capture the sound of the Benny show right down to the studio audience. Tune in and join in the laughter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Project Audion once again brings you laughs, with an all-new original episode of the Jack Benny Program sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes. This Audion Original was written for us by former Bob Hope staff writer Robert L. Mills. Jack Benny was his childhood comedy inspiration, and once again Mr. Mills has recreated that classic Benny style and humor so faithfully it's like discovering a lost episode! This week, Jack has snagged Jimmy Stewart as his guest star, so the Benny gang (Mary Livingston, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Mel Blanc, and the rest) can stage their send-up of the Alfred Hitchcock film "The Man Who Knew Too Much." Also, after a trying violin lesson with Professor LeBlanc, Jack faces a tax audit which requires a trip to the IRS to explain some of his more mysterious deductions. Performing live in our virtual Zoom studio, our coast-to-coast cast and crew once again capture the sound of the Benny show right down to the studio audience. Tune in and join in the laughter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Project Audion returns with more Benny! Just premiered for the International Jack Benny Society annual convention, and now available to all: a "new" episode of the classic Jack Benny radio show newly penned exclusively for Project Audion by Bob Hope comedy writer Robert L. Mills. Here, Jack and the gang do a send up of the movie "Witness for the Prosecution" - with W. C. Fields in a guest-starring role.  Here's what Mr Mills said after hearing the final product: "This as near perfection as any living humans could possibly recreate a 75-year-old radio show. You performed miracles producing this and the program will take its place among the best work you've ever done." As Jack would say... "Well!” That's a tribute to the cast and crew. Go ahead - join our virtual studio audience and laugh at the efforts of these talented voice actors... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Project Audion returns with more Benny! Just premiered for the International Jack Benny Society annual convention, and now available to all: a "new" episode of the classic Jack Benny radio show newly penned exclusively for Project Audion by Bob Hope comedy writer Robert L. Mills. Here, Jack and the gang do a send up of the movie "Witness for the Prosecution" - with W. C. Fields in a guest-starring role.  Here's what Mr Mills said after hearing the final product: "This as near perfection as any living humans could possibly recreate a 75-year-old radio show. You performed miracles producing this and the program will take its place among the best work you've ever done." As Jack would say... "Well!” That's a tribute to the cast and crew. Go ahead - join our virtual studio audience and laugh at the efforts of these talented voice actors... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just premiered for the International Jack Benny Society annual convention, and now available to all: a "new" episode of the classic Jack Benny radio show newly penned exclusively for Project Audion by Bob Hope comedy writer Robert L. Mills. Here, Jack and the gang do a send up of the movie "Witness for the Prosecution" - with W. C. Fields in a guest-starring role.    Here's what Mr. Mills said after hearing the final product: "This as near perfection as any living humans could possibly recreate a 75-year-old radio show. You performed miracles producing this and the program will take its place among the best work you've ever done." As Jack would say... "Well!” That's a tribute to the cast and crew. Go ahead - join our virtual studio audience and laugh at the efforts of these talented voice actors...   John Bell in Alabama Pete Lutz in Texas Ken Jeffries in California Carl Thomas in Texas Bob Beaumont in California Angela Young in Florida Harry Middlebrooks in CA Norman Cline in Kentucky Bob Mills wrote the script in LA While back in Texas,  Larry Groebe oversaw the production

Just premiered for the International Jack Benny Society annual convention, and now available to all: a "new" episode of the classic Jack Benny radio show newly penned exclusively for Project Audion by Bob Hope comedy writer Robert L. Mills. Here, Jack and the gang do a send up of the movie "Witness for the Prosecution" - with W. C. Fields in a guest-starring role.    Here's what Mr. Mills said after hearing the final product: "This as near perfection as any living humans could possibly recreate a 75-year-old radio show. You performed miracles producing this and the program will take its place among the best work you've ever done." As Jack would say... "Well!” That's a tribute to the cast and crew. Go ahead - join our virtual studio audience and laugh at the efforts of these talented voice actors...   John Bell in Alabama Pete Lutz in Texas Ken Jeffries in California Carl Thomas in Texas Bob Beaumont in California Angela Young in Florida Harry Middlebrooks in CA Norman Cline in Kentucky Bob Mills wrote the script in LA While back in Texas,  Larry Groebe oversaw the production

In the late 1940s and early 1950s the Phil Harris-Alice Faye radio series was a master class in radio comedy. Harris (charming, egotistical, smooth, Southern) and Faye (grounded, smart, and only occasionally the movie star) were surrounded by eccentric regulars like Elliot Lewis as Phil's band buddy Remley, and Walter Tetley as the little kid Julius - and each week the happy result could be heard in the gales of laughter from the live studio audience. Today, Harris is best remembered as the voice of Balloo the Bear in Walt Disney's Jungle Book, but former Bob Hope comedy writer Robert L. Mills fondly recalls the Harris-Faye radio shows of his youth, and has penned a pitch-perfect recreation for our coast-to-coast Project Audion cast to perform. We promise you a half-hour's classic entertainment! Our cast -- Pete Lutz (Phil Harris) JoAnne Kurman (Alice Faye) John Bell (Frank Remley) Bob Beaumont (Willie / Mr. Scott) Angela Young (Julius / Miss Bluecross / Customer) Ken Jeffries (Announcer) Robert L Mills (Druggist, Scriptwriter) Larry Groebe (Producer/Director)

Project Audion returns with some great laughs! Even if you don't recall Phil Harris, you would know his voice from Disney movies. But he was Jack Benny's radio bandleader for years, and then he and his real-life movie-star wife, Alice Faye, got their own spinoff radio series. In the late 1940s and early 1950s the Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show was a masterclass in radio comedy. Harris (charming, egotistical, smooth, Southern) and Faye ( grounded, smart, and only occasionally the movie star) were surrounded by eccentric regulars like Elliot Lewis as Phil's band buddy Remley, and Walter Tetley as the little kid Julius - and each week the happy result could be heard in the gales of laughter from the live studio audience. Former Bob Hope comedy writer Robert L. Mills was a fan of the show growing up, and has penned a pitch-perfect recreation for our coast-to-coast Project Audion cast to recreate! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Project Audion returns with some great laughs! Even if you don't recall Phil Harris, you would know his voice from Disney movies. But he was Jack Benny's radio bandleader for years, and then he and his real-life movie-star wife, Alice Faye, got their own spinoff radio series. In the late 1940s and early 1950s the Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show was a masterclass in radio comedy. Harris (charming, egotistical, smooth, Southern) and Faye ( grounded, smart, and only occasionally the movie star) were surrounded by eccentric regulars like Elliot Lewis as Phil's band buddy Remley, and Walter Tetley as the little kid Julius - and each week the happy result could be heard in the gales of laughter from the live studio audience. Former Bob Hope comedy writer Robert L. Mills was a fan of the show growing up, and has penned a pitch-perfect recreation for our coast-to-coast Project Audion cast to recreate! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Project Audion revisits one of the funniest, most beloved radio comedies of the 20th century. Fibber McGee and Molly tickled the radio audience for so long - more than a quarter of a century - that it spawned the very first-ever spinoff shows... and recurring gags like Fibber's hopelessly overstuffed closet, and quips like Molly's "t'ain't funny, McGee", remained part of shared American pop culture long after the series left the airwaves. Part vaudeville act, part sitcom, the series stared real-life couple Jim and Marion Jordan who were indeed former vaudeville comics. Don Quinn's scripts and a large cast of supporting characters who stopped by 79 Wistful Vista kept the laughs rolling. Now, Robert L. Mills (former comedy writer for Bob Hope) has wonderfully recreated the style of the show at its peak in a new script penned just for Project Audion. In it, Fibber thinks he's come up with a brilliant and practical new invention - for once, does his boasting have merit? Listen to our transcontinental cast and laugh! Our cast: Fibber McGee: John Bell, AL Molly / Teeny: Holly Adams, NY Harlow Wilcox: Ken Jeffries, CA Wallace Wimple: Dana Gonsalves, TX Mayor LaTrivia: Bob Beaumont, CA Doc Gamble: Frank Guglielmeli, PA Old Timer: Harry Middlebrooks, CA Gildersleeve: Larry Groebe, TX Leroy: Carolyn Threlkeld, KY Produced, directed, and mixed by Larry Groebe

Project Audion revisits one of the funniest, most beloved radio comedies of the 20th century. Fibber McGee and Molly tickled the radio audience for so long - more than a quarter of a century - that it spawned the very first-ever spinoff shows… and recurring gags like Fibber's hopelessly overstuffed closet and quips like Molly's "t'ain't funny, McGee" remained part of shared American pop culture long after the series left the airwaves. Part vaudeville act, part sitcom, the series stared real-life couple Jim and Marion Jordan who were indeed former vaudeville comics. Don Quinn's scripts and a large cast of supporting characters who stopped by 79 Wistful Vista kept the laughs rolling. Now, Robert L. Mills (former comedy writer for Bob Hope) has wonderfully recreated the style of the show at its peak in a new script penned just for Project Audion. In it, Fibber thinks he's come up with a brilliant and practical new invention - for once, does his boasting have merit? Listen to our transcontinental cast and laugh! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Project Audion revisits one of the funniest, most beloved radio comedies of the 20th century. Fibber McGee and Molly tickled the radio audience for so long - more than a quarter of a century - that it spawned the very first-ever spinoff shows… and recurring gags like Fibber's hopelessly overstuffed closet and quips like Molly's "t'ain't funny, McGee" remained part of shared American pop culture long after the series left the airwaves. Part vaudeville act, part sitcom, the series stared real-life couple Jim and Marion Jordan who were indeed former vaudeville comics. Don Quinn's scripts and a large cast of supporting characters who stopped by 79 Wistful Vista kept the laughs rolling. Now, Robert L. Mills (former comedy writer for Bob Hope) has wonderfully recreated the style of the show at its peak in a new script penned just for Project Audion. In it, Fibber thinks he's come up with a brilliant and practical new invention - for once, does his boasting have merit? Listen to our transcontinental cast and laugh! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's time in the Playhouse features the amazing Project Audion group with Larry Groebe. Tonight's Project Audion recreation begins with a few bars from "I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy," for the summer. This particular episode is not a recreation of an old script but rather an original one written by Bob Hope staff writer Robert L. Mills. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's time in the Playhouse features the amazing Project Audion group with Larry Groebe. Tonight's Project Audion recreation begins with a few bars from "I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy," for the summer. This particular episode is not a recreation of an old script but rather an original one written by Bob Hope staff writer Robert L. Mills. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PROJECT AUDION #38 -- The Jack Benny Program, "Mutiny on the Bounty" Premiered Jan 13, 2023 Think you've heard almost every Jack Benny radio show? Try one that was just written! Project Audion presents a recreation newly penned by Robert L. Mills, former staff writer for Bob Hope. Project Audion has gathered the classic Benny gang, guest stars Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen, and a virtual studio audience for a half hour of laughter, including a send-up of "Mutiny on the Bounty." Our transcontinental cast of voice actors even recorded this show live via Zoom on a Sunday night at 7.  Featuring the talents of... JACK BENNY: Scott R. McKinley, NJ CHARLIE MCCARTHY / EFFIE KLINKER / MR. KITZEL: Duane Noch, NJ EDGAR BERGEN: Larry Groebe, TX MARY LIVINGSTONE: Denise Cline, KY PHIL HARRIS: Norman Cline, KY DENNIS DAY / FRANK NELSON: Bob Beaumont, CA STAGE HAND / SHELDON LEONARD / MEL BLANC: Pete Lutz, TX  DON WILSON: Ken Jeffries, CA ...and produced and directed by Larry Groebe

PROJECT AUDION #38 -- The Jack Benny Program, "Mutiny on the Bounty" Premiered Jan 13, 2023 Think you've heard almost every Jack Benny radio show? Try one that was just written! Project Audion presents a recreation newly penned by Robert L. Mills, former staff writer for Bob Hope. Project Audion has gathered the classic Benny gang, guest stars Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen, and a virtual studio audience for a half hour of laughter, including a send-up of "Mutiny on the Bounty." Our transcontinental cast of voice actors even recorded this show live via Zoom on a Sunday night at 7.  Featuring the talents of... JACK BENNY: Scott R. McKinley, NJ CHARLIE MCCARTHY / EFFIE KLINKER / MR. KITZEL: Duane Noch, NJ EDGAR BERGEN: Larry Groebe, TX MARY LIVINGSTONE: Denise Cline, KY PHIL HARRIS: Norman Cline, KY DENNIS DAY / FRANK NELSON: Bob Beaumont, CA STAGE HAND / SHELDON LEONARD / MEL BLANC: Pete Lutz, TX  DON WILSON: Ken Jeffries, CA ...and produced and directed by Larry Groebe

Larry Groebe is back with Project Audion's fresh Jack Benny tribute from the pen of Robert L. Mills. We've gathered the classic Benny gang, guest stars Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen, and a virtual studio audience for a half hour of laughter, including a send-up of "Mutiny on the Bounty." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Larry Groebe is back with Project Audion's fresh Jack Benny tribute from the pen of Robert L. Mills. We've gathered the classic Benny gang, guest stars Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen, and a virtual studio audience for a half hour of laughter, including a send-up of "Mutiny on the Bounty." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fred Allen is a name unfamiliar to most people today, but for two decades his radio show set the standard for the best of American humor. His comedy and satirical influence can be seen in everything from Looney Tunes to Saturday Night Live. Robert L. Mills, comedy writer for Bob Hope, has crafted a "new" Fred Allen show for Project Audion which successfully recalls the time Allen had the #1 program on the airwaves (in the late 1940s). We'll visit "Allen's Alley" with Senator Claghorn, Mrs. Nussbaum, and others; take on "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" in a movie parody, and welcome guest stars Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy, thanks to a coast-to-coast cast of sterling vocal talent which includes: FRED ALLEN: John Bell, AL MOODY / CASSIDY / BANDITO: Pete Lutz, TX PORTLAND / MRS. NUSSBAUM: Julie Hoverson, WA KENNY DELMAR: Ken Jeffries, CA CLAGHORN / GRIZZY: Harry Middlebrooks, CA EDGAR BERGEN: Robert L. Mills., CA CHARLIE MCCARTHY: Scott McKinley, NJ with Direction & Production by Larry Groebe, TX

Larry Groebe and Project Audion return with "The Fred Allen Show" in a tribute recreation penned by Robert L. Mills. Mr Allen was one of the great satirists and humorists of radio, and it's a shame he isn't better remembered today. This is a great introduction to the Allen style. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Larry Groebe and Project Audion return with "The Fred Allen Show" in a tribute recreation penned by Robert L. Mills. Mr Allen was one of the great satirists and humorists of radio, and it's a shame he isn't better remembered today. This is a great introduction to the Allen style. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Larry Groebe and Project Audion return with a brand-new episode of "Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy Show" written for Audion by former Bob Hope scriptwriter Robert L. Mills. If you enjoyed his earlier scripted tributes to Fibber McGee and Jack Benny, you'll know that this one is every bit as funny as those. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Larry Groebe and Project Audion return with a brand-new episode of "Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy Show" written for Audion by former Bob Hope scriptwriter Robert L. Mills. If you enjoyed his earlier scripted tributes to Fibber McGee and Jack Benny, you'll know that this one is every bit as funny as those. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Premiering on Project Audion, a brand-new episode of "The Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy Show" that sounds just as if an unknown script from 1940 had suddenly turned up. That's just how spot-on is the writing in this tribute penned for Project Audion by former Bob Hope comedy writer Robert L Mills. Charlie and Edgar come up against W. C. Fields as well as a snarky agent from the IRS who sounds suspiciously like the unmistakable voice of Frank Nelson. It's our tribute to that most improbable of vintage radio's hit shows - a radio comedy starring a ventriloquist. Close your eyes and listen, then rewind to watch how our coast-to-coast cast (pictured here) handled the transcribed-live performance. Delightful summertime entertainment that speaks for itself! Participants in this show included: Robert L. Mills in California Duane Noch in New Jersey Pete Lutz in Texas Bob Beaumont in California Paul Arbisi in Illinois and JoAnne Kurman in California Robert L. Mills penned the script, while Larry Groebe produced and handled the audio from Texas.

Did Jack Benny ever have Bing Crosby and W.C. Fields both as guests on his long-running popular network radio show? Not until now! Robert L. Mills, former comedy writer to Bob Hope, has a created a “new” Jack Benny show that is so funny and so much like a vintage Benny show, you can easily be forgiven for thinking we've unearthed a lost episode. It also features appearances by cast regulars like Mary Livingston, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Rochester and others. Our talented voice actors include: JACK BENNY / MR. KITZEL: Duane Noch, NJ BING CROSBY / W.C. FIELDS: Michael Dees, CA DENNIS DAY / FRANK NELSON: Bob Beamont, CA PHIL HARRIS: Norman Cline, KY DON WILSON: Ken Jeffries, CA MARY LIVINGSTONE: JoAnne Kurman, CA PORTER / JOHNNY WEISSMULLER: Harry Middlebrooks, CA ROCHESTER: Carl Thomas, TX Written, directed, and featuring a cameo appearance by Robert L. Mills, CA. Larry Groebe in Texas handled the Sheldon Leonard role, cued up the virtual audience, and produced this Project Audion episode.

Larry Groebe and Project Audion are back with a premiere is our second new Jack Benny show written for us by Robert L. Mills, former comedy writer to Bob Hope. In this show he's paired Jack with guest stars Bing Crosby and W. C. Fields and all the Benny's regulars... and aside from the fact that such a match-up never happened in real life, the material is so funny and so much like a vintage Benny show, you can easily be forgiven for thinking we've unearthed a lost episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Larry Groebe and Project Audion are back with a premiere is our second new Jack Benny show written for us by Robert L. Mills, former comedy writer to Bob Hope. In this show he's paired Jack with guest stars Bing Crosby and W. C. Fields and all the Benny's regulars... and aside from the fact that such a match-up never happened in real life, the material is so funny and so much like a vintage Benny show, you can easily be forgiven for thinking we've unearthed a lost episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's time in the Playhouse features the amazing Project Audion group with Larry Groebe. Tonight's Project Audion recreation begins with a few bars from "I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy," for the summer. This particular episode is not a recreation of an old script but rather an original one written by Bob Hope staff writer Robert L. Mills. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's time in the Playhouse features the amazing Project Audion group with Larry Groebe. Tonight's Project Audion recreation begins with a few bars from "I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy," for the summer. This particular episode is not a recreation of an old script but rather an original one written by Bob Hope staff writer Robert L. Mills. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Larry Groebe returns with the season finale of Project Audion with a special show indeed - a NEW episode of Fibber McGee and Molly, written in tribute to this classic OTR comedy by one of Bob Hope's own comedy writers, Robert L. Mills. "Fibber's Missing Tux" is one you'll want to hear, as Mr. Mills packed his script full of Old Time Radio references (and some more recent pop culture as well), visits from some of the McGee's famous neighbors, and yes, Fibber manages to open that old overstuffed hall closet door - probably the most famous sound effect in all of old time radio. We have a sterling cast which mixes Project Audion regulars with newcomers to the group. But wait! There's more! Before "Fibber" takes the air, I'll talk with Mr. Mills in Hollywood about his OTR memories and his decades working for Bob Hope. And the whole production is introduced by Audion veteran Paul Arbisi from Peoria Illinois, hometown of Fibber's husband-and-wife stars Jim and Marian Jordan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Larry Groebe returns with the season finale of Project Audion with a special show indeed - a NEW episode of Fibber McGee and Molly, written in tribute to this classic OTR comedy by one of Bob Hope's own comedy writers, Robert L. Mills. "Fibber's Missing Tux" is one you'll want to hear, as Mr. Mills packed his script full of Old Time Radio references (and some more recent pop culture as well), visits from some of the McGee's famous neighbors, and yes, Fibber manages to open that old overstuffed hall closet door - probably the most famous sound effect in all of old time radio. We have a sterling cast which mixes Project Audion regulars with newcomers to the group. But wait! There's more! Before "Fibber" takes the air, I'll talk with Mr. Mills in Hollywood about his OTR memories and his decades working for Bob Hope. And the whole production is introduced by Audion veteran Paul Arbisi from Peoria Illinois, hometown of Fibber's husband-and-wife stars Jim and Marian Jordan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Project Audion episode offers the national premiere of a NEW Fibber McGee and Molly episode, written by Robert L. Mills, former staff writer for comedy legend Bob Hope. Mills' script recreates the style, laughs, and charm of classic Fibber & Molly radio shows. "Fibber's Missing Tux" literally brings the couple out of retirement to be honored for their years on the airwaves. As a bonus, after our recreation, we interview Robert L. Mills himself in his Hollywood home, talking about writing comedy, his days with Hope, and the Old Time Radio era. It's an OTR fan's dream, and our dream cast includes: Fibber McGee: John Bell (Alabama) Molly: Jan Welch (North Carolina) Teeny: Carolyn Threlkeld (Kentucky) Doc Gamble: Ken Raney (Texas) Old Timer: Harry Middlebrooks (California) Wally Wimple: Duane Noch (New Jersey) Harlow Wilcox: Chris Hart (Florida) Production, direction, and sound by Larry Groebe (Texas)