Joe Frank

[clingfilm portent]

6ish years ago someone here posted a link to Bad Karma and my life was changed forever.
It was less than 'oh cool this is where Morris took a large part of his inspiration for Blue Jam' and more 'this is one of the best things I've heard'.
All these years later I'm still listening to Somewhere Out There, The Other Side and Work In Progress.
I don't think anyone else in the medium of radio has made me feel less alone in this bizarre world - in spite of the enormous gulf between our shared life experiences.
His work speaks to me on a level I wish more things would...
Any other fans?
Any stories?
I only wish I'd arrived at his work earlier so I could have emailed him before his death.

[Oosp]

Oh hell yes. Absolutely love Joe Frank. Radio work is of course great but I am nuts about his TV stuff.

This thread could just as easily go in Comedy Chat or Picture Box

[Petey Pate]

6ish years ago someone here posted a link to Bad Karma and my life was changed forever.

That may have been me. I'm also a fan, he was one of the most talented and unique broadcasters, who really used the medium of radio to its full potential. That said, there's still much of his work I've still not heard.

This YouTube channel is probably a good starting point for those unfamiliar.

https://www.youtube.com/@JoeFrankOfficial

As well clearly influencing Chris Morris' monologues in Blue Jam, a Joe Frank radio show was also the basis for Martin Scorsese's film After Hours.