Garrison Keillor / A Prarie Home Companion

Garrison Keillor, of Public Radio's Prarie Home Companion, has carved his own niche in Radio history with his gentle monologues about Lake Woebegone -- the idealized American community where the women are strong, the men are good looking, and all the children are above average. While not fitting directly into the category of "audio theater", these monologues represent the some of best in spoken word audio performance, and are classics of live storytelling.

In the course of his shows, Keillor also offers up parodies of old-time radio dramas and commercials (or at least of our faded memories of them). Juxtaposing present day life, against the conventions of old-time radio in such returning skits as Guy Noir, and humorous takes on old radio advertising (especially as experienced on smaller stations with, well, smaller clients)

Monologues

A Prarie Home Companion: 20th Anniversary Collection
A retrospective collection of monologues from the first 20 years of A Prarie Home Companion. O Captain, My Captain -- I Will -- Tomato Butt -- Barnyard Dance -- Casey at the Bat -- and many many more.

A Prarie Home Companion: 25th Anniversary Collection
This anniversary release features highlights from 25 years on the air, including favorite monologues like "Truckstop," "Gospel Birds" and "Pontoon Boat," plus brand-new stories never before available.

News From Lake Wobegon
The original collection of Garrison Keillor monologues. Funny and touching, these 20 stories from original live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion follow the seasons in Lake Wobegon. Four CDs loosely based on the themes: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter.

More News From Lake Wobegon
Successor to the best-selling News from Lake Wobegon, this collection of Garrison Keillor monologues includes 16 stories, grouped by theme: Love, Faith, Hope, and Humor. All are from original live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion.

Lake Wobegon U.S.A.
This is the eagerly anticipated successor to News From Lake Wobegon and More News From Lake Wobegon. This collection contains 17 touching, exquisitely funny monologues from Garrison Keillor recorded during American Radio Company broadcasts from tour stops all over the country. Four CDs loosely based on the themes: Fertility, Patience,Successor to the best-selling News from Lake Wobegon, this collection of Garrison Keillor monologues includes 16 stories, grouped by theme: Love, Faith, Hope, and Humor. All are from original live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion, Youth, and Rhubarb.

Life These Days
this Lake Wobegon collection features 11 wonderful stories recorded from live radio broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion.
Life these days in Lake Wobegon means shirtsleeve autumns and late-starting winters. Meanwhile, a busful of Lutheran men attends the Risk Takers convention in Minneapolis to do the unthinkable: express their emotions. Pastor Ingqvist in

Mother, Father, Uncle, Aunt
Garrison Keillor's collection of "News from Lake Wobegon" monologues--all taken from live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion--is an extended meditation on the joys, sorrows, challenges, and humor of raising children. The tales include classics such as "Ronnie and the Winnebago" and "Love While You Dare"

Skits, Sketches and Bits

Comedy Gift Pack
Skits, sketches and songs, all with a comic bent, collected from A Prarie Home Companion. From Scrabble-playing cowboys to Bebobarebop Rhubarb pie, from The Old Shower Stall, to Tuna, The Food of my Soul.

Commercial Radio
Guys' Shoes, Bertha's Kitty Boutique, and Powdermilk Biscuits are just a few of the "sponsors" of , A Prairie Home Companion. This new collection includes fictitious advertisements from longtime supporters such as the Catchup Advisory Board and the American Duct Tape Council, special messages from the Minnesota Diminishment Clinic and the Professional Association of English Majors, and other sponsors peddling unique wares and unexpected services.

Guy Noir
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. This is Garrison Keillor's gentle parody of old-time radio detective series, complete with all the standard conventions, but with a modern twist thrown in here and there for good measure.

Horrors!
A mixed bag of treats from Halloween broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion. Horrors! features eclectic musical performances, commercials for loyal Prairie Home "sponsors" like Guy's Shoes, and lighthearted comedy from A Prairie Home Companion's cast of regulars. This Wonderful World-Bats; Butch Thompson: In the Dark; The Ethics of Jokes; The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe; Halloween at the Radio Station; Funerary Verse; Flies; Celebrity Halloween; Little Red Riding Hood; Buried Alive; and many more!

The Family Radio
A sampler of family-friendly crowd-pleasers from A Prairie Home Companion: four "News from Lake Wobegon" monologues, "commercials" for Bertha's Kitty Boutique and the Fearmonger's Shoppe, and great music. All selections are from original live radio broadcasts.

A Praise Home Christmas
A Prairie Home Christmas is a delightful compilation of all-time-favorite highlights from past holiday broadcasts of Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion, including: Keillor's tender edition of the beloved Danish Christmas song "Det Kimmer Nu", "The Twelve Days of Christmas," hilariously enhanced by sound-effects marvel Tom Keith, and a kaleidoscope of music, from Christmas polkas to toe-tapping bluegrass carols, plus A special Christmas rendition of "News from Lake Wobegon".

Definitely Above Average
After the birth of Garrison Keillor's daughter, the stories, songs, and sketches on A Prairie Home Companion took on a distinctly parental bent. This new collection gathers the warmest, funniest, most affectionate examples. Filled with stories, skits, and songs recorded from live broadcasts, it will delight parents and children everywhere.