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Carnival Talkers

Friday, June 18, 2004

lightbulb
What remains of Todd Robbin's light bulb
Todd Robbins ate a incandescent bulb in our studio, a light snack before his show, "Carnival Knowledge" at the Soho Playhouse. Robbins is part of a dying breed, perhaps the greatest of the living masters of the "ballyhoo" — the sales pitch that happens outside of a sideshow tent that’s almost a show itself. Producers Jay Allison and Rachel Day take us into the world of the carnival talker (don’t call him "barker") with a piece they produced for the NPR series "Lost and Found Sound."

Links:
&raquo Carnival Talkers on Lost and Found Sound
&raquo Robbins’ show Carnival Knowledge


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