Odious Ari's Hour of Misery and Light Entertainments

Odious Ari
Odious Ari's Hour of Misery and Light Entertainments

The Hour of Misery and Light Entertainments is an old time radio Vaudeville comedy and music show broadcast from the Econo Storage Studios and hosted by Odious Ari. There are ridiculous guests each week including The Grim Reaper, Noodles the Yodeling Toddler, and The Cockroach Quartet. Listen to classic Vaudeville acts like juggling, magic, and mind-reading!

Episodes

  1. Cancer Edition with guests Brett Kavanaugh and Dudley Sanders

    10/23/2018

    Cancer Edition with guests Brett Kavanaugh and Dudley Sanders

    In this episode, Odious and the Cockroaches Quartet try and fight of the annoying cancer cells that have invaded their studio. Odious explains  why the show was on hiatus for a while — he and the Cockroaches took their show on the road — all the way to the Moon! And because there’s so much … Continue reading "Cancer Edition with guests Brett Kavanaugh and Dudley Sanders"

  2. A Better Episode 11: Not Down for Whatever

    09/06/2017

    A Better Episode 11: Not Down for Whatever

    In this episode, Odious decides not to enter the KCRW radio contest because the theme is “Down for Whatever” and he’s offended by such an idea. As a result everyone on his show is down for whatever because that’s how his life goes. Special guests are Marvin Milquetoast, Janet Plattsburgh, and Boomer Radcliffe-Ortiz. The Grim Reaper … Continue reading "A Better Episode 11: Not Down for Whatever"

  3. Pride Edition: Frederick the Critic, Sylvia the Juggling Spider Monkey and CPA, and A Minotaur

    06/09/2017

    Pride Edition: Frederick the Critic, Sylvia the Juggling Spider Monkey and CPA, and A Minotaur

    This is the Hour of Misery: Pride Edition. Odious and the Cockroach Quartet perform an original song called I May Not Have a Whole Lotta Pride, But Luckily I Got No Shame, after which they receive unsolicited feedback from a British critic named Frederick, voiced by the horribly talented Joey Jenkins. Sylvia the Spider Monkey, a professional juggler and … Continue reading "Episode 10 Pride Edition: Frederick the Critic, Sylvia the Juggling Spider Monkey and CPA, and A Minotaur"

    19 min
  4. The Grim Reaper, Our God Shirley, The Flying Rearendas, and Our Dear Listeners

    04/17/2017

    The Grim Reaper, Our God Shirley, The Flying Rearendas, and Our Dear Listeners

    In this episode, Odious has just returned from an endurance art tour of Koreatown and feels the need to spend quality time with his listeners. Listeners call in and Odious offers top shelf life coach advice. The Grim Reaper shows up with a new message from Shirley (There IS a God, and her name is Shirley.). … Continue reading "Episode 9: The Grim Reaper, Our God Shirley, The Flying Rearendas, and Our Dear Listeners"

  5. Thanksgiving, Hillary Clinton, and Presidential Candidate: Wheat Toast

    11/26/2016

    Thanksgiving, Hillary Clinton, and Presidential Candidate: Wheat Toast

    In this episode Scuttles, Skitters, Creepsy, and Cottentail of the Cockroach Quartet worry that Odious is ill and they try to revive him with green jello — a trick that Creepsy learned while living at the Kaiser Hospital cafeteria. Odious helps his listeners with their Thanksgiving holiday celebrations by having guest Celebrity Chef Tom Tofurkis … Continue reading "Episode 8: Thanksgiving, Hillary Clinton, and Presidential Candidate: Wheat Toast"

  6. Schopenhauer, Epictetus, Living, Dying, and Vaudeville

    03/16/2016

    Schopenhauer, Epictetus, Living, Dying, and Vaudeville

    In this episode, Odious is going through some kind of “thing” and ponders humanity’s existence. Luckily, he has help sorting through his confusing thoughts with guest star philosophers Arthur Schopenhauer and Epictetus! Schopenhauer’s wise and pessimistic words inspire Odious to write a musical in his honor, and in this episode we are blessed to hear … Continue reading "Episode 7: Schopenhauer, Epictetus, Living, Dying, and Vaudeville"

    23 min
  7. Episode 6: Wealth, Poverty, and Your Favorite Cockroach

    11/05/2015

    Episode 6: Wealth, Poverty, and Your Favorite Cockroach

    In this week’s episode (co-written by Roderick Cumming!) we learn the inspiring life story of our favorite musical cockroach, Scuttles, the leader of The Cockroach Quartet! Odious retells (Again. Yawn.) the story about the time he was asked to perform at Sinatra’s house in Palm Springs in the 50s. And the all-lady musical therapy group, … Continue reading "Episode 6: Wealth, Poverty, and Your Favorite Cockroach"

  8. Odious Ari's Comedy Hour of Misery: Mind vs Body

    10/05/2015

    Odious Ari's Comedy Hour of Misery: Mind vs Body

    Tonight’s broadcast stars Scuttles, Skitters, Creepsy, and Cottentail of the Cockroach Quartet, The Grim Reaper, and Corporal Emma Terial. The Grim Reaper stops by and we learn that while being an incorporeal spirit, he also has some sort of material body which has human needs. This incongruity really bothers Odious. Last week when Odious was … Continue reading "Episode 5: Mind vs Body"

  9. 06/29/2015

    Episode 4: Aging, Pigeons, and The Amish Vaudeville Circuit

    In this episode, Odious deals (poorly) with his growing collection of age-related ailments by sharing his Vaudeville history with his listeners (of which there are none). He takes a musical journey from his first act as a single cell, to his birth on the Vaudeville stage, to his collaborations with big Vaudeville starts like W.C. … Continue reading "Episode 4: Aging, Pigeons, and The Amish Vaudeville Circuit"

    16 min

  10. 05/13/2015

    Episode 3: Overpopulation

    This is Episode 3 of Odious Ari’s old time radio show. Sit back and enjoy hot jazz, warm Vaudeville acts, and cold comedy. This episode addresses the concerns of living in a world in which a runaway human population is destroying everything — through acrobatics and dance. There is also an appearance by a very special … Continue reading "Episode 3: Overpopulation"

    12 min
  • 10 Episodes

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The Hour of Misery and Light Entertainments is an old time radio Vaudeville comedy and music show broadcast from the Econo Storage Studios and hosted by Odious Ari. There are ridiculous guests each week including The Grim Reaper, Noodles the Yodeling Toddler, and The Cockroach Quartet. Listen to classic Vaudeville acts like juggling, magic, and mind-reading!

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