Ubu Hour

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Hosted by: 
Rolf Semprebon
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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

Zones

Airs at: Mon, 01/07/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
ZONES - A suspense audio drama in a world divided into three zones, with walls seperating each of them....This was part of the January 2013 Ubu Hour Read more

Innaugeration Day at The City That Once Worked:

Airs at: Mon, 01/07/2013 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
The City That Once Worked Episode 94: Innaugeration Day.. It's innaugeration day in the nation's capital and in the City that Once Worked... More adventures with Faux News gasbags Swill O'Riled and Ann Coutergeist, sleazy Mayor-elect Snarky Scales, and more ...originally ai... Read more

Ubu Hour on 12/03/12

Airs at: Mon, 12/03/2012 at 11:00pm - Tue, 12/04/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
Ubu Hour Holiday Show.. First up, Swill O'Riled and Ann Coultergeist discover yet another front on the war on Christmas: The Mayan Calender predicts the end of the world a few days before December 25th! And.. because it's the holidays, instead of our usual fare of lurid sex ... Read more

Thrilling Tales from the Old Testament (Judges 19)

Airs at: Mon, 12/03/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
Thrilling Tales from the Old Testament... instead of the usual lurid sex and violence, for the holiday season Ubu Hour turned to the Holy Bible to present this heart-warming tale from Judges 19. Uplifting entertianment that the whole family can enjoy!   Originally aired on ... Read more

The City That Once Worked Epidsode 23C

Airs at: Mon, 12/03/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
Swill O'Riled and Ann Coultergeist discover another front on the war on Christmas.. the Mayan calander predicts the world will end a few days before December 25th! It's yet another hilarious episode of the City that Once Worked... Read more

Ubu Hour December 2012

Airs at: Mon, 12/03/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
Tonight on Ubu Hour we bring you another episode of The City that Once Worked, and Thrilling Tales From the Old Testament... Here's where stuff is at.. begining to 1 1/2 minutes.. intro to the show.. 1 1/2 min - 16 min The City That Once Worked: Swill O'Riled and Ann Coulte... Read more

The City That Once Worked Epidsode 23C

Airs at: Mon, 12/03/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
Swill O'Riled and Ann Coultergeist discover another front on the war on Christmas.. the Mayan calander predicts the world will end a few days before December 25th! It's yet another hilarious episode of the City that Once Worked... originally aired on Dec 2012 Ubu Hour Read more

Ubu Hour on 11/05/12

Airs at: Mon, 11/05/2012 at 11:00pm - Tue, 11/06/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
.. Remember, remember, the fifth of November...Ubu Hour brings you an Eve of Election Special you won't forget, as we skewer both the national and local elections, along with a celebration of Guy Fawkes..  Some heated political debating, The City that Once Worked mayorial r... Read more

Obama's America 2016/Romney's America 2016

Airs at: Mon, 11/05/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
An excerpt from Ubu Hour's Eve of Election Special, which aired Monday Nov 5th..  This peice alternates between two different peices, the radio theater versions of OBAMA'S AMERICA 2016 and ROMNEY'S AMERICA 2016. See what the world be like 4 years after the election... Read more

Ubu Hour on 10/01/12

Airs at: Mon, 10/01/2012 at 11:00pm - Tue, 10/02/2012 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Ubu Hour
UBU HOUR celebrates it's 10th Anniversary! Can you beleive it? Ubu Hour has been going on for a decade... Tonight offers a gala show, as we celebrate our past and salute the future.  Join our live on air celebration/radio theater performance... also we'll re-live the best Ub... Read more