How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You’re Not Anywhere at All

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How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You’re Not Anywhere at All is a surreal, satirical comedy album by the Firesign Theatre, known for its complex wordplay, layered audio production, and countercultural humor.

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instanceOf comedy album
concept album
countryOfOrigin United States
creator The Firesign Theatre
featuresCharacter Babe
Nick Danger
Ralph Spoilsport
followedBy Don’t Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers
format LP
genre comedy
radio drama
satire
spoken word
surreal comedy
hasInfluenceOn alternative comedy
later audio comedy
hasNarrativeForm radio-play-style sketch
hasPart How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You’re Not Anywhere at All (side one)
The Further Adventures of Nick Danger (side two)
hasTheme American consumer culture
media satire
political satire
reality and illusion
hasTitleLanguage English
language English
mainArtistMember David Ossman
Peter Bergman
Phil Austin
Philip Proctor
medium vinyl record
movement 1960s counterculture
notableFor complex wordplay
countercultural humor
layered audio production
originallyReleasedOn Columbia Records
parodies old-time radio detective shows
performer The Firesign Theatre
precededBy Waiting for the Electrician or Someone Like Him
producer The Firesign Theatre
publicationStatus released
recordedAs stereo
recordLabel Columbia Records
releaseDate 1969
usesTechnique audio collage
meta-humor
overlapping dialogue

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David Ossman notableWork How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You’re Not Anywhere at All
David Ossman notableWork How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You’re Not Anywhere at All
subject linked to: Ossman
The Firesign Theatre notableWork How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You’re Not Anywhere at All
Don’t Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers follows How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You’re Not Anywhere at All
How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You’re Not Anywhere at All hasPart How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You’re Not Anywhere at All (side one)
linked to: How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You’re Not Anywhere at All
Phil Austin notableWork How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You’re Not Anywhere at All