Its approach was described by Dave Kehr in The New York Times: " Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding on the radio, Ernie Kovacs on television, Stan Freberg on records, Harvey Kurtzman in the early issues of Mad: all of those pioneering humorists and many others realized that the real world mattered less to people than the sea of sounds and images that the ever more powerful mass media were pumping into American lives.

On radio, Elliott did countless programs with his long-time partner Ray Goulding.

On television, Elliott and Goulding hosted The Bob and Ray show from 1951 to 1953.

Elliott appeared on a number of other television programs, including Happy Days ; Newhart ; and Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda in 1979 ( with Goulding, Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman and Gilda Radner ).

The script was primarily written by David Odell, with contributions from Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding, and the film's director.

* As early as 1949, comedians Bob and Ray presented an obvious parody with the character of Arthur Sturdley ( voiced by Bob Elliott ) who, in plummy, folksy tones, constantly ragged his announcer Tony ( Ray Goulding, imitating Godfrey's announcer Tony Marvin ).

Raymond Walter Goulding ( March 20, 1922 – March 24, 1990 ) was an American comedian, who, together with Bob Elliott formed the comedy duo of Bob and Ray.

Upon his discharge in 1946, Goulding was hired on at Boston station WHDH, where he served as newsreader for the morning program hosted by Bob Elliott.

Ray Goulding and Bob Elliott hosting The Name's the Same in 1955.

Bob Elliott ( born 1923 ) and Ray Goulding ( 1922 – 1990 ) were an American comedy team whose career spanned five decades.

Elliott and Goulding ( not yet known as Bob and Ray ) would improvise comedy routines all afternoon, and joke around with studio musicians.

) Their trademark sign-off was " This is Ray Goulding reminding you to write if you get work "; " Bob Elliott reminding you to hang by your thumbs ".

Elliott and Goulding lent their voices to a variety of recurring characters and countless one-shots, creating a multi-layered world that parodied the real-life world of radio broadcasting.

Elliott and Goulding played " Bob " and " Ray ", the hosts of an ostensibly serious radio program.

Their " staff " ( all voiced by Elliott and Goulding ) was a comic menagerie of reporters, book reviewers, actors and all other manner of radio personalities, all of whom interacted with " Bob " and " Ray " as well as with each other.

One particularly enduring routine cast Elliott as an expert on the Komodo dragon, and Goulding as the dense reporter whose questions trailed behind the information given.

Another featured Elliott as the spokesman for the Slow Talkers of America (" headquarters " in Glens Falls, New York ), whose lengthy pauses between words increasingly frustrate Goulding.

The duo did more television in the latter part of their career, beginning with key roles of Bud Williams, Jr. ( Elliott ) and Walter Gesunheit ( Goulding ) in Kurt Vonnegut's Hugo-nominated Between Time and Timbuktu: A Space Fantasy ( 1972 ), adapted from several Vonnegut novels and stories.

Based on the success of those commercials, they launched a successful advertising voice-over company, Goulding Elliott Greybar ( so called because the offices were located in the Greybar Building ).

Elliott and Goulding starred in a pair of two-man stage shows: The Two and Only on Broadway in 1970, and A Night of Two Stars at Carnegie Hall in 1984.

* Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding ( Bob and Ray )

In 1960, he left the Soviet Union and began working at Elliott Brothers, Ltd, a small computer manufacturing firm, where he implemented ALGOL 60 and began developing major algorithms.

In January 2011, Newton-John began filming A Few Best Men in Australia with director Stephan Elliott in the role of mother of bride.

In 2008 Colonial Radio Theatre began a series of adaptations of Gardner's novels, scripted by M. J. Elliott.

A member of the Rassemblement pour l ' indépendance nationale political party, Rose's involvement with radical groups began in 1968 after meeting Jacques Lanctôt, a member of the FLQ, during a rally against Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau at the Saint-Jean-Baptiste parade.

After graduation, Smith began calling himself " Elliott ", saying that he thought " Steve " sounded too much like a " jock " name, and that " Steven " sounded " too bookish ".

Beginning with the success of Dr. Dre and G-funk rap in the mid 1990s, many hip hop producers began turning to a more synthesized sound, resulting in the rise of " superproducers " such as The Neptunes, who cultivated a science fiction image with sleek, overtly electronic beats, and Timbaland, who did likewise and also was known for creative sampling, rising to fame for his work with Aaliyah and Missy Elliott and producing a variety of pop and R & B records for artists such as Justin Timberlake.

The settlement began in 1856, when William B. Elliott opened a blacksmith's shop.

In recognition of that heritage, Elliott Homes named all of the streets in the Villages of Zinfandel at Stonecreek for wineries around the world when they began to build at the south end of Zinfandel in 2000.

The need for global guides to birds became more relevant and one of the biggest projects that began was the " Handbook of the Birds of the World " which started in the 1990s with Josep del Hoyo a country doctor in Catalonia, Jordi Sargatal and ornithologist Andy Elliott.

Brown began her solo career when she released " I Want You Back " with Missy Elliott.

Singer and rapper Missy Elliott heard his material and began working with him.

Elliott began receiving recognition as a songwriter for artists such as R & B girl group 702 and MC Lyte.

As Elliott began to do workshops and other training based on her exercise to organizations outside of her school system, the Riceville school system granted her unpaid leave to do this.

Canadian-born jockey Stewart Elliott was hired to ride Smarty Jones initially for the Bensalem race, but took over a more permanent position when the horse began his winning streak.

Guitarist Don Irving joined the band in late 1965 when Elliott began to suffer seizures resulting from a diabetic condition, leaving him unable to tour with the band.

By the end of the year, Elliott began to suffer seizures from his diabetic condition that left him unable to perform.

Regular broadcasts began in Brisbane in 1934, after 18 months of test transmissions, made by Thomas M. B. Elliott and Dr Val McDowall from the Wickham Terrace Observatory Tower to an estimated 18 receivers around Brisbane.

Clark began recruiting in New Zealand, and current All Whites Ryan Nelsen and Simon Elliott played for him at Stanford.

However, it does state that PCF-44 was somewhere " toward Cambodia " to provide cover for two smaller patrol boats, and in sarcasm, that he considered messaging Christmas greetings to his commanders " from the most inland Market Time unit " and that a court martial for the incident " would make sense " In addition, George Elliott noted in Kerry's fitness report that he had been in an ambush during the 24 hour Christmas truce, which began on Christmas Eve.

In the early 1930s, Elliott began his systematic study of seventy-five years of stock market data, including index charts with increments ranging from yearly to half-hourly.

But O ' Keefe went back to bass after Elliott left in 1969 and Herb Pino began playing guitars and doing vocals at this time.

Elliott began his career as a youth player with Belvedere and Stella Maris.