For first time, comedy icon Bob Newhart brings his legendary, Grammy award-winning record album sketches to streaming in a live performance of which the critics say…“A Wonder” (TV Guide),“Brilliant Timing” (New York Times),“Classy... A Gem” (USA Today),“Impeccably Dry Wit” (People Magazine)and “Beguiling” (Entertainment Weekly).Bob Newhart is an American Treasure and also a comedy star of multiple network TV shows, most notably “The Bob Newhart Show” and “Newhart,” both long running prime time sitcoms on CBS TV.Thirty years ago, Newhart was approached to make the first comedy special of his career, which consisted of him performing material from his first and second albums in front of an audience.Bob Newhart: Off the Record is a concert of Newhart's classic and original '60s routines and is a rare chance to experience and appreciate the lasting popularity of a comedy original.Newhart’s trademark style is on full display during legendary one-man comedy sketches, such as "King Kong and the New Security Guard" and the classic "Abe Lincoln's P.R. Man.”
