The Best of Guy Noir Collector's Edition

by Garrison Keillor, Royal Academy of Radio Actors Narrated by Garrison Keillor, Royal Academy of Radio Actors

Overview

It's a dark night in a city that knows how to keep its secrets, but high above the mean streets, a light burns on the 12th floor of the Acme Building, where Guy Noir-hard boiled, world-weary, yet surprisingly articulate-is trying to find the answers to life's questions. In his big swivel chair under the bare bulb beside the beat-up gray file cabinet, he awaits the call of his clientele: the disappointed, the paranoid, the embittered, the rejected-and the hilarious.



Garrison Keillor's private eye spoof has thrilled audiences every week for over twenty years on live public radio broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion. Now, for the very first time, thirty-six all-time favorite Guy Noir episodes are available in one collection. Follow the intrepid detective as he solves cases no other gumshoe would touch, and enjoy Keillor's intelligent-but always funny-spin on the classic detective genre.



Featuring Garrison Keillor, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, Fred Newman, Tom Keith, Walter Bobbie and special guests, with music by Richard Dworsky.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly - Audio

09/04/2017
There’s something about the homey quality of Keillor’s voice that makes him a friendly presence to relax and laugh with. His wry humor is on display in this collection of 36 fan-favorite skits spoofing the hard-boiled noir genre from the long-running public radio show A Prairie Home Companion. Many parody the bottomless contrast between New York (with loud people and no public toilets) and Minnesota (with depressing weather and gloomy, guilty Lutherans). Some—perhaps too many—involve Guy and his friend Pete, played by Walter Bobbie, always finding reasons to shoot one another. Keillor’s sharp wit cuts into dating services, GPS devices, dog lovers, and other typical modern American obsessions. One caveat: bite into these delightful nuggets when you need a mood lift, but don’t try to swallow the whole audio at once. (May)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940171734329
Publisher:	HighBridge Company
Publication date:	05/30/2017
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	744,395

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