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Outpatients

 
Album Review: Outpatients

  • Artist: Jonathan Winters
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: May 08, 2001
  • Total Time: 44:22
  • Genre: Spoken Word

Review

Outpatients is Jonathan Winters' first comedy album in 30 years! In it, Winters performs as multiple characters in sketches on sports, plastic surgery, traveling, and hotels. "Sports Fan" is hilarious because of its subtlety and affection for obsessive sports fanatics. A serious Winters as announcer interviews America's number one sports fan about the appropriate costume for attending games. After hearing about how to paint one's face the two tones of a team's colors, he asks the fan: "How about a rainbow wig?" with sidesplitting dryness. Winters has a knack for funny character names and voices (ie., Dr. Malcolm Gohard the plastic surgeon, Wilbur Mooseler the fan, etc.). One of the best skits on Outpatients finds Winters "interviewing" Johnny Carson ("It's not easy doing nothing...you don't know when you're through!"). For fans of Winters' humor, hearing his funny ruminations on modern phenomenon like "Ebay" is a delight. A creative return for one of the groundbreaking comics. In a time characterized more by bombast and shock, it is refreshing to hear a creative, subtle work, such as Outpatients. ~ JT Griffith, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Sports Fan Jonathan Winters Jonathan Winters (2:58)
Plastic Surgeon Jonathan Winters Jonathan Winters (6:16)
Jimmy Stewart Jonathan Winters Jonathan Winters (3:19)
Ebay Jonathan Winters Jonathan Winters (4:43)
Amazing Dog Jonathan Winters Jonathan Winters (2:37)
Johnny Carson Jonathan Winters Jonathan Winters (2:01)
Shutterbug Sam Jonathan Winters Jonathan Winters (3:49)
Travel Agent Jonathan Winters Jonathan Winters (3:46)
Schwarzenegger Jonathan Winters Jonathan Winters (2:17)
Firearms Jonathan Winters Jonathan Winters (3:39)
Hotel Manager Jonathan Winters Jonathan Winters (4:20)
Maude's Nursery Jonathan Winters Jonathan Winters (3:11)
John Wayne Jonathan Winters Jonathan Winters (1:30)

Credits

Shay Baby (Producer), Rich Little (Vocal Impersonations), Bob Seidemann (Photography), Don Askew (Production Assistant), Shay Baby (Mixing), Shay Baby (Engineer), Marshall Berle (Producer)
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