Elliott, Bob

Overview

Works:	450 works in 773 publications in 2 languages and 5,176 library holdings
Genres:	Radio comedies Documentary television programs Drama Comedy films Humor Nonfiction television programs Science television programs Variety shows (Radio programs) Film adaptations Nonfiction radio programs
Roles:	Author, Host, Performer, Actor, Commentator
Classifications:	PN6162, 791.4472

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Bob Elliott

Bob and Ray, keener than most persons : the backstage story of Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding by David Pollock( Book )
Bob and Ray : keener than most persons by David Pollock( Book )
[Bob and Ray interviewed as they begin a 14 week series on National Public Radio] by Bob Elliott( Recording )

Most widely held works by Bob Elliott

From approximately coast to coast ... it's The Bob and Ray show by Bob Elliott( Book )

6 editions published between 1983 and 1985 in English and held by 687 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

52 choice selections from the very best of Bob and Ray

Write if you get work : the best of Bob & Ray by Bob Elliott( Book )

8 editions published in 1975 in English and held by 592 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Photographs and caricatures are combined with classic skits and jokes that typify the rich humor of the two comedians

The new! improved! Bob & Ray book by Bob Elliott( Book )

3 editions published between 1985 and 1986 in English and held by 471 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Daddy's boy : a son's shocking account of life with a famous father by Chris Elliott( Book )

2 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 460 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Chris Elliott tells the story of his life with his famous father, Bob Elliott

The creation of the universe by Timothy Ferris( Visual )

2 editions published between 1985 and 2009 in English and held by 271 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This is the ultimate detective story: the creation of the universe. Go on a cosmic ride, from the Big Bang 15 billion years ago, to the frontiers of science today. The program also takes viewers around the world, visiting with today's great thinkers, including physicist Stephen Hawking, and Nobel Prize winners Murray Gell-Mann and Steven Weinberg. From quarks to quasars, the scientists explore a host of provocative ideas

Quick change by Bill Murray( Visual )

2 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 245 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A frazzled urbanite and his two friends rob a bank and get millions of dollars, but their perfect escape is being ruined because they can't seem to get out of town

The very best of Bob & Ray : legends of comedy by Bob Elliott( Recording )

9 editions published between 2010 and 2011 in English and held by 220 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of material from the Bob & Ray radio program

Cold turkey by Norman Lear( Visual )

2 editions published between 2010 and 2018 in English and held by 148 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Farce about an entire Iowa town that tries to give up smoking in order to win $25 million

William Wegman paintings by William Wegman( Book )

2 editions published in 2016 in English and held by 144 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

William Wegman's postcard paintings reflect a lifetime of engagement with narrative, perspective, art history, architecture, popular culture, humour and philosophy in art. Starting with one or more vintage postcards, Wegman constructs scenes that range from intimate interiors to cosmic vistas, filling audaciously complex spaces with intriguing incident. Collected together, the paintings possess the universal, encyclopedic and mysterious qualities of their source materials and are accompanied by stories made up by a stellar roster of contributors. -- Provided by publisher

Author! Author! by Arthur Hiller( Visual )

3 editions published between 1982 and 2007 in English and held by 121 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Playwright Travalian has a Broadway play in rehearsal. His wife leaves him, leaving behind four children from her previous marriages plus his own son for him to raise alone. Add to that his leading actress wants to move in with him

The two and only by Bob Elliott( Recording )

11 editions published between 1970 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 121 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Presents 9 comedy skits from the Bob and Ray radio program

The Best of Benchley by Robert Benchley( Recording )

4 editions published between 1983 and 1989 in English and held by 113 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The best of Bob & Ray. excerpts from the Bob & Ray Public Radio Show by Bob Elliott( Recording )

6 editions published between 1990 and 2003 in English and held by 85 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"79 Bob & Ray bits, including Wally Ballou visits historic Sturdley House; Rudolph & Irma's Dance Studio; Ping Po, itinerant philosopher; "Anxiety"; Bib Burns in the Sports Room; old time announcer, Kent Lyle Birdley; Grand Motel; Artie Schermerhorn investigates defective ice cube trays, The McBeeBee Twins, plus 8 episodes of 'Garish Summit'."--Container

The O'Franken factor factor : the very best of the O'Franken factor by Al Franken( Recording )

3 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 82 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This disc features a compilation of sketches and songs from the Al Franken radio show

Get a life : the complete series( Visual )

1 edition published in 2012 in English and held by 76 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Here are the surreal, twisted, gratuitously violent, hilarious misadventures of Chris Peterson--a 30-year-old paperboy with an ever-decreasing grasp on reality ... Get a life has earned a rabid and disturbing cult following ..."--Container

The Bob and Ray show( Recording )

73 editions published between 1951 and 1952 in English and Estonian and held by 74 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The Bob and Ray show by Bob Elliott( Recording )

69 editions published in 1951 in English and held by 69 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Bob & Ray : a night of two stars by Bob Elliott( Recording )

5 editions published between 1984 and 1996 in English and held by 53 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Comedy sketches, many originally written for radio performance

Classic Bob & Ray. selections from a career : 1946-1976 by Bob Elliott( Recording )

7 editions published between 1991 and 2005 in English and held by 51 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Presents 74 comedy routines from the Bob and Ray radio routines

The golden age of comedy by Mel Blanc( Recording )

3 editions published between 1972 and 1977 in English and held by 33 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Trends in comedy over the past 50 years through samples from the repertoire of 14 comedians and/or comedy teams