Ubu Hour

Hosted by: 
Rolf Semprebon
Produced by: 
KBOO
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The Ubu Hour, inspired by Alfred Jarry's absurdist Ubu plays, airs experimental radio theater with dada/Surreal elements

Topic tags: 
Radio Theater
Genre(s): 
Radio Theatre, Experimental
Related show host(s): 
Ken Jones, Matthew Clark
Related program(s): 
Sudden Radio Project, The Holy Crowley Hour, Gremlin Time
Streams: 
KBOO Stream 1
Program status: 
Retired

Ubu Hour on 05/05/08

Airs at: Mon, 05/05/2008 at 11:00pm - Tue, 05/06/2008 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
Hellorie Clitoris enlists the help of her former enemies at Faux News and even Satan to beat back her young charismatic rival and hilarity ensues... Read more

A Missing Peice of March 2008 Ubu

Airs at: Sun, 05/04/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
A missing peice of the March 2008 Ubu Hour, more collaging of movies and the voice of the leader... This peice was lost a couple weeks before that show aired, and then found again later... Read more

Election 2008:Hellbound For Glory

Airs at: Sun, 05/04/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
Hellorie Clitoris enlists the help of her former enemies and Satan (who's a woman!) to beat back her young, chrismatic rival. With appearances by Swill O'Riled, Ksnarl Rove, Fawn Maggoty, Ann Coultergeist, and very special appearances by Dubya and Laura Tush who are probabl... Read more

Promo for Next Month's Ubu Hour

Airs at: Sun, 05/04/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
A 2 1/2 minute promo for the June Ubu Hour, which debuted on the May show, and which will be edited down to a 1 minute promo for further airing...  For June the Ubu Hour will be adapting Richard Connell's The Most Dangerous Game. Read more

Ubu Half Hour April Membership Drive Special

Airs at: Mon, 04/07/2008 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
The Ubu Half Hour Special: Whereas most programs have specials that are as long if not longer than the normal program, the Ubu Hour does things differently, by airing only half an hour this month. As a treat to the KBOO members, we will inflict half as much Ubu Hour insipid... Read more

Empire of Terror Part 2

Airs at: Sun, 03/02/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
Second half of the Ubu Hour's March 2008 program.. More plundered bits of moivies both new and old, are collaged with speaches from Bush, Cheney and Rice to create a soundtrack of hallucinatory insanity... This one moves into the darker realms of imperialist conquest, viole... Read more

Jesus's Second Coming Part 3: Crucifiction Erection

Airs at: Sun, 02/03/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
The third and final chapter in the UBU HOUR's completely warped Audio Drama about the Second Coming of Jesus, this one is titled CRUCIFICTION ERECTION. Even more perverse, foul and filthy than the other two parts of this dark surreal political comedy, in this episode Jesus ... Read more

Revolutions

Airs at: Sun, 02/03/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
Revolutions - a short audio peice from The Ubu Hour archives, performed by Annie and Arlene. . Read more

Stigmata Glory Hole: Second Life of Jesus Part 2:

Airs at: Mon, 01/07/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
STIGMATA GLORY HOLE, the second part of the Ubu Hour's surreal black comedy Second Life of Jesus the Avenger Trilogy.  In this episode Jesus is pursued by vicious Bleak Water contractors while trying to sabotage a Republican presidential candidate debate and hilarity ensues... Read more

Dirty Laundry in the Republican Closet

Airs at: Sun, 01/06/2008 at 4:00pm
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
DIRTY LAUNDRY IN THE REPUBLICAN CLOSET - The first part of a hilarious new Ubu Hour political drama that completely skewers the homophobic right-wing leaders in the Republican Party and their quest to pound morality and family values into the American public to disguise the... Read more