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Saturday, July 4, 2015

VIDEO: Firesign Theatre co-founder Phil Austin dies

If you are of a certain age and have a certain sense of humor, you may remember the Firesign Theatre, one of the greatest comedy groups of their age. Recently, Firesign co-founder Phil Austin died at age 74. I never knew him, but I loved his work, especially his best known character, Nick Danger, in Firesign's twisted take on old-style radio dramas.

Here is his best: