Comedy Icons Carlin Kinison & Belushi Artifacts at Auction Oct. 4, 2009 Collecting the history of comedy is a growing area of interest, and artifacts of the icons of comedy rarely come up for auction. George Carlin, Sam Kinison and John Belushi were all major innovators.
Collecting the history of comedy is a growing area of interest, and artifacts of the icons of comedy rarely come up for auction. George Carlin, Sam Kinison and John Belushi were all major innovators.
Collectors searching for artifacts of some of the comedians of the 20th century will have the opportunity to bid on a George Carlin Tour Jacket, a Sam Kinison Tour Jacket and concert promotional material for the off broadway show “lemmings” featuring the first “Saturday Night Live” cast with John Belushi. There will also hysterical artistic mock-ups destined for the pages of “National Lampoon.”
On Sunday Oct. 4th, 2009 Phil Weiss will auction off 700 lots of Popular Cultural Artifacts including Comedy, Rock and Roll Memorabilia, Disneyana, Sports, Advertising, Comics, Peter Max and Concert Posters.
Some of the comedy items in the Oct. 4 auction include:
1986 Sam Kinison Exclusive Concert Tour Jacket, "Sam Kinison Louder Than Hell Tour" embroidered on back of black wool jacket with red leather sleeves, "David" embroidered in red on front, size L, near mint condition, from the Tour Manager.
George Carlin Satin Road Crew Jacket, early 1980s, "Carlin On Campus" embroidered on reverse, made by The Cloth Tatoo, size M, near mint condition, from a Tour Manager.
Howard Stern 1986 Exclusive Concert Crew Shirt, embroidered on front "John Scher Presents The Howard Stern Show, New Year's Eve, The Felt Forum, December 31, 1986, Sold Out," blue football style shirt with large "33" on back, size L, near mint condition.
1973 National Lampoon Show Playbill, "Lemmings," 20 pages, "All Star Forum with Electric Factory Concerts presents," includes John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Zal Yanovsky (Lovin' Spoonful), Rhonda Coullet, Bob Hoban, Tony Scheuren, directed by Chevy Chase and John Belushi, with Christopher Guest (Spinal Tap), Nate Herman, 5.75" x 9," minor creases and edge wear, overall near mint condition
1973 National Lampoon Show Playbill, "Lemmings," includes John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Christopher Guest (Spinal Tap), Garry Goodrow, Paul Jacobs, Mary-Jenifer MItchell, Alice Playten, directed by Chevy Chase and John Belushi, Banana Records, Inc, 8.5" x 11," folded, minor creases and edge wear, small tear, overall excellent condition
1974 National Lampoon Show "Lemmings" Poster, show included John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Zal Yanovsky (Lovin' Spoonful), Rhonda Coullet, Bob Hoban, Tony Scheuren, directed by Chevy Chase and John Belushi, with Christopher Guest (Spinal Tap), Nate Herman, "a satirical joke-rock mock-concert musical comedy semi-revue theatrical presentation," Village Gate, New York City, 17" x 39," minor creases and edge wear, small tear, overall excellent condition.
Playbill 1974 National Lampoon Show "Lemmings," at The Village Gate, New York City, includes John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Zal Yanovsky (Lovin' Spoonful), Rhonda Coullet, Bob Hoban, Tony Scheuren, directed by Chevy Chase and John Belushi, with Christopher Guest (Spinal Tap), Nate Herman, includes reveiws from many publications, 5.5" x 8.5," minor creases and edge wear, small tear, overall near mint condition.
1974 National Lampoon Show Newspaper Brochure, William Morris Agency, for College Tour,
