| Amateur Hour | ||||
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| Live album by Bob Odenkirk featuring Brandon Wardell | ||||
| Released | November 25, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | NerdMelt Theater Los Angeles, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Comedy | |||
| Length | 58:27 | |||
| Label | Aspecialthing | |||
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Amateur Hour is a live comedy album released by Bob Odenkirk and Brandon Wardell released on November 25,2014 through Aspecialthing Records.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cars and Weed" | 2:37 |
| 2. | "Rap Music" | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Women" | 2:14 |
| 4. | "I Didn't Mean To End My Set Like This" | 1:22 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "The Stakes" | 1:54 |
| 6. | "The Internet" | 2:22 |
| 7. | "The Elderly" | 3:20 |
| 8. | "The Television" | 4:12 |
| 9. | "The Pope" | 2:34 |
| 10. | "The Statue" | 1:47 |
| 11. | "The Congo" | 3:05 |
| 12. | "The Candidate" | 3:03 |
| 13. | "The Kids" | 4:29 |
| 14. | "The Fear" | 3:25 |
| 15. | "The Monkees" | 2:48 |
| 16. | "The Bears" | 3:18 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 17. | "How To Do Standing Comedy By Sir Lev Gravier" (featuring Eric Hoffman) | 1:59 |
| 18. | "Have You What It Takes?" | 2:51 |
| 19. | "A Parlour Sketch" | 2:12 |
| 20. | "Buskers' Phrases" | 3:28 |
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The A.V. Club | US | The 10 Best Comedy Albums of 2014 [1] | 2014 | 3 |
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