Standup Comic (1978)

This 1978 double vinyl set from United Artists and Casablanca Records compiles the finest live performances from Woody Allen's 1964 to 1968 nightclub tours across venues like Mister Kelly's in Chicago and The Shadows in Washington, D.C. Long before focusing exclusively on cinema, Allen redefined stage comedy by inventing a highbrow, neurotically insecure comic voice. Masterful narrative routines such as 'The Moose,' 'The Bullet,' and 'Kidnapped' demonstrated how literary construction and vivid storytelling could elevate stand-up into genuine narrative art. The collection preserves the origin point of modern introspective monologue on warm, responsive vinyl.