![]() ![]() In 1997, Entertainment Weekly ranked the Firesign Theatre among the "Thirty Greatest Comedy Acts of All Time". They experienced a revival and second wave of popularity in the 1990s during the presidency of Bill Clinton and continued to write, record and perform until Bergman's death in 2012. Their popularity peaked in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and ebbed in the Reagan Era. The group's name stems from astrology, because all four were born under the three "fire signs": Aries (Austin), Leo (Proctor), and Sagittarius (Bergman and Ossman). They also appeared in front of live audiences, and continued to write, perform, and record on other labels through 2012, occasionally taking sabbaticals during which they wrote or performed solo or in smaller groups.įiresign Theatre material was conceived, written, and performed by its members Phil Austin, Peter Bergman, David Ossman, and Philip Proctor. They produced fourteen record albums and a 45 rpm single under contract to Columbia Records from 1968 through 1976, and had three nationally syndicated radio programs: The Firesign Theatre Radio Hour Hour in 1970 on KPPC-FM and Dear Friends (1970–1971) and Let's Eat! (1971-1972) on KPFK. ![]() The Firesign Theatre (also known as The Firesigns) was an American surreal comedy group who first performed live on Novemon the Los Angeles radio program Radio Free Oz, first on station KPFK FM, then on KRLA 1110 AM, then on KMET FM through February 1969. ![]()
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