There aren’t very many original Beatniks left on planet earth and as of this writing, Wavy Gravy is one of the last original Beatnik poets standing. But Wavy isn’t just an original Beatnik poet - he's also a improv comedy trailblazer and international comedic activist who’s antics included running a pig for president. This series travels from Wavy’s childhood to the Gaslight Café Beatnik years to San Francisco where the convergence of psychedelic and comedy history collided, steering Wavy to Hollywood where his comedy career soared, propelling him to the famed Acid Tests and the birth of his Hog Farm commune, bringing Wavy to the Woodstock Peace and Music Festival’s stage enshrining him as a global symbol for peace, love and Rock’n’Roll. Wavy’s historic and hilarious adventures include his involvement in countless cultural watershed moments in American history… like the fabrication of snapping for applause, the introduction of granola to hippies and in fact, the actual creation of the ethos of the hippie...
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episode 10: American Prankster 10: Too Weird to Arrest
Running the first black and white candidate for president, Pigasus, was merely Wavy’s first foray into national politics… in this episode we get into Wavy’s theatrical, activist extravaganzas, criss-crossing the country promoting Nobody for President, challenging the status quo with the belief Nobody should run the country because Nobody should have that much Power and Nobody Keeps All Campaign Promises…. Plus Wavy and the Hog Farm redefine family with the birth of over a dozen hippie kids, Santa Claus under arrest, FBI spies, Wavy’s prison talent shows with Jackson Browne and more. Guests, Jordan Gravy, Casper Vandermei, Jahanarah Romney and Susie Barsotti join Wavy Gravy and Rainbow Valentine to weave the saga of how Wavy uses humor as a weapon.
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