Andy Griffith – “What It Was, Was Football”
Album from 1958. This is a cut from Andy’s first comedy album called “Just For Laughs” on the Capitol label – T 962.
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Andy Griffith: What It Was, Was Football (1953)
After ‘A Face in the Crowd’ and before ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ Andy Griffith recorded a monologue about college football in 1953 that has become one of the most beloved comedy recordings of all time. The illustrations accompanying the video were drawn by MAD Magazine artist George Woodbridge. I used to listen to this recording
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Recorded in Raleigh, NC in 1953, this is the comedy monologue that launched the stage, film and television career of North Carolina’s favorite son, Andy Griffith. Humorously illustrated by Mad Magazine in a 1958 issue (same illustrations used throughout the video), this routine is a comedy classic.
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