Stevens & Grdnic

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Stevens & Grdnic
Genres Comedy
MembersRon Stevens,
Joy Grdnic

Stevens & Grdnic (Ron Stevens and Joy Grdnic, the latter's surname pronounced "GRID-nick") are American comedians having worked as market radio morning hosts, [1] and written for network TV comedies. [2]

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Overview

They released two Grammy-nominated comedy albums, Somewhere over the Radio [3] and Retail Comedy at Wholesale Prices, [4] the latter featuring the sketches "Fast Food" and "Mr Wizard & Timmy", a parody of Watch Mr. Wizard .

Stevens & Grdnic's work is syndicated on more than 450 radio stations by All Star Radio Networks, and some of their recordings have been featured on Dr. Demento's radio show. [5] [6]

Their recording "Commercials on 45", inspired by Stars on 45 medleys, consisted of parodies of commercials set to music.[ citation needed ]

Fast Food

Fast Food is a two-and-a-half minute audio comedy skit about a frustrating encounter at a fast-food drive-thru where a customer tries to order "a double cheeseburger, onion rings and a large orange drink." The skit was first broadcast on radio on 4 July 1982, but written and performed earlier. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Smith, Danyel, ed. (May 1986). "Radio". Billboard . Vol. 99, no. 21. Cincinnati, Ohio, US: Prometheus Global Media. p. 12. ISSN   0006-2510. OCLC   421998067 . Retrieved May 3, 2011.
  2. ↑ Desloge, Rick (August 4, 1996). "Stevens-Grdnic return adds to '70s nostalgia at KHITS". St. Louis Business Journal . St. Louis, Missouri, US. ISSN   0271-6453. OCLC   31966126 . Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Stevens & Grdnic – Somewhere Over The Radio". Discogs. 1979. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Stevens & Grdnic – Retail Comedy @ Wholesale Prices". Discogs. 1982. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Takin' It to the Streets". PR.com. 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Dr. Demento: 25th Anniversary Collection". The Demento Society News No. 107. The Demento Society. 1995. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  7. ↑ Goldstein, Patrick (April 14, 1985). "Writers Claim Dees' Jokes Were On Them". Los Angeles Times . Los Angeles, California. US. p. Z64. ISSN   0458-3035. OCLC   3638237. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2012.


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