NPR More Funniest Driveway Moments: Radio Stories that Won't Let You Go
Perhaps NPR should have stopped after its first collection of funniest driveway moments because this second installment--featuring such comedic heavyweights as Joan Rivers, Harry Shearer, and Carol Burnett--curiously falls flat. Culled from a variety of NPR programs, the compilation has its high points: NBC's Brian Williams has a memorable turn on Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me, Carol Burnett is charming as she looks back on her career, and Harry Shearer certainly entertains when discussing flame-retardant salmon. However, the collection has an equal number of misses--John Hodgman's fake facts prove tiring, and too many vignettes are devoted to dissecting humor rather than delivering it. (Oct.)(c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC.  All rights reserved.