The Recorded Sound Archives (RSA) is a unit of FAU Libraries Special Collections department. We are located in the Wimberly Library on FAU's Boca Raton campus.

Originally established in 2002 as a small project dedicated to the preservation of recorded Jewish music, it has matured into a robust digitization operation for all types of sound recordings.

Be a Comedian


Additional information (PDF) is only available
through the Research Station
Collection(s)Judaic
Catalogue Number801
Matrix Number N/A
Record Label Enterprise
Record Format33 1/3 RPM - 12"
Shelf Number404668
Number of TracksN/A
Date RecordedN/A
Album Artists
Notes Do you like telling corny jokes? Did you ever dream of becoming an old-style vaudeville comedian? Track 1 is a comedy routine performed by two comedians. The words are on the album back cover. Track 3 is the exact same comedy routine with space for you to fill in the words of the second comedian. Also on this album are two humorous songs sung by Benny Bell, Baloney and Sweet Violets.

Recordings restricted by copyright will only play 45 seconds to give you a sense of what that recording originally sounded like. These recordings can be identified by the words (Research Station) in the music player.

If a song listed below has not been digitized yet, it will NOT show up within the player. If you need us to digitize this song/album, you can make a formal request here.
1 - Be a Comedian (Benny shows you how)
Composer(s) : N/A
2 - Boloney
Composer(s) : N/A
3 - Be a Comedian - You answer Benny (Answers on the album cover)
Composer(s) : N/A
4 - Sweet Violets
Composer(s) : N/A