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Peter Paul Bergman (November 29, 1939 – March 9, 2012) was an American comedian and writer, best known as the founder of the Firesign Theatre. He played Lt. Bradshaw in the Nick Danger series.
Mar 10, 2012 · Peter Bergman, a founder of Firesign Theatre, the comic quartet that channeled the absurdist sensibility and chaotic impulses of the countercultural 1960s and ‘70s into a popular radio show...
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Mar 10, 2012 · Peter Bergman, a founding member of the surrealist comedy troupe Firesign Theater, whose albums became cult favorites among college students in the late 1960s and ’70s for a brand of sly,...
- Paul Vitello
Mar 26, 2012 · Deploying oblique, absurd and surreal humor, the four-man comedy troupe Firesign Theater made a series of cult-classic albums in the late 1960s that spoke to the counterculture, especially its...
- Nate Rawlings
While attending high school, Peter formed his first recording group called "The Four Candidates," turning out a comedy cut-up single titled "Attention Convention," parodying the 1956 democratic convention. Released on Buddy records, it received air play in Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
Mar 11, 2012 · Peter Bergman, one of the founding members of Firesign Theatre, died Friday of complications from leukemia. He was 72. Bergman, along with partners David Ossman, Phil Proctor and Phil Austin,...
Mar 11, 2012 · Peter Bergman, a founding member of the Firesign Theatre comedy troupe, whose zany pun-loaded skits and absurdist political satire entertained millions of college kids during the 1960s and...
