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The Firesign Theatre: Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me The Pliers

22 July 1970 · 57 YEARS

Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me The Pliers

The Firesign Theatre

Emerging from the counterculture movement of the late sixties, this project moves past traditional comedy formats. The group employed dense, layered production techniques to build a series of absurd radio parodies and narratives.

By treating the studio as an instrument, the members developed a complex, immersive environment. The resulting audio work relies on a variety of sketches, creating a satire that requires sustained focus to appreciate the interconnected, layered nature of the storytelling.

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