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Woody Allen Routine On Moose Hunting Recalled
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MICHELE NORRIS, host:
Now that we've gotten a take on moose hunting from an Alaskan, let's hear from a Brooklyn-born moose hunter. This comes from a young standup comic named Woody Allen on stage in the 1960s.
(Soundbite of Woody Allen standup comedy routine)
Mr. WOODY ALLEN (Actor; Comedian): I shot a moose once. I was hunting upstate New York, and I shot a moose. And I strapped him onto the fender of my car. And I'm driving home along the West Side Highway, but what I didn't realize was that the bullet did not penetrate the moose. It just creased the scalp knocking him unconscious. And I'm driving through the Holland Tunnel. The moose woke up.
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(Soundbite of laughter)
Mr. ALLEN: So, I'm driving with a live moose on my fender.
(Soundbite of laughter)
Mr. ALLEN: The moose is signaling for a turn, you know. And there's a law in New York state against driving with a conscious moose on your fender Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
(Soundbite of laughter)
Mr. ALLEN: And I'm very panicky, and then it hits me. Some friends of mine are having a costume party. I'll go. I'll take the moose. I'll ditch him at the party. It wouldn't be my responsibility.
(Soundbite of laughter)
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Mr. ALLEN: So, I drive up to the party, and I knock on the door. The moose is next to me. My host comes to the door. I say, hello, you know the Solomons(ph)?
(Soundbite of laughter)
Mr. ALLEN: We enter. The moose mingles, did very well, scored.
(Soundbite of laughter)
Mr. ALLEN: Some guy was trying to sell him insurance for an hour and a half. Twelve o'clock comes. They give out prizes for the best costume of the night. First prize goes to the Berkowitzs(ph), a married couple dressed as a moose.
(Soundbite of laughter)
Mr. ALLEN: The moose comes in second. The moose is furious. He and the Berkowitzs lock antlers in the living room.
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(Soundbite of laughter)
Mr. ALLEN: They knock each other unconscious. Now, I figure, here's my chance, I grab the moose, strap him on to my fender and shoot back to the woods. But, I've got the Berkowitzs.
(Soundbite of laughter)
Mr. ALLEN: So, I'm driving along with two Jewish people on my fender. There's a law in New York state...
(Soundbite of laughter)
Mr. ALLEN: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and especially Saturday.
(Soundbite of laughter)
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Mr. ALLEN: The following morning, the Berkowitzs wake up in the woods in a moose suit. Mr. Berkowitz is shot, stuffed, and mounted at the New York Athletic Club. And the joke is on them, because it's restricted.
NORRIS: Woody Allen back in his standup days. That routine comes from his album, "Woody Allen Volume 2." Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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