Talk:Bob and Ray

Satire or Parody?
"Their format was typically to satirize the medium in which they were performing, ..." Is this right? The use of the word "satirize"? I'm a long-time fan of Bob and Ray and think of them more as parodists than satirists. Bob and Ray parody the entire genre of old-time commercial radio, including the news, dramas, and advertisements. In many ways they seem too sweet-natured for satire. I wish they both were still around and working to parody current radio. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.107.84.160 (talk) 21:30, 6 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Parody, satire, and lampoon are all synonymous in present-day usage. Pepso2 (talk) 06:55, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

deadpan style
Those who've never heard Bob & Ray might wonder what was so funny about them. ("Lawrence Fechtenberger...?") What this otherwise excellent article neglects to mention is Bob & Ray's utterly straight-faced, deadpan style. Unlike any other radio comic I've heard, they never convey any awareness that what they're doing is funny. WilliamSommerwerck (talk) 17:49, 25 December 2012 (UTC)

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