 There is also a podcast that covers the history and influence of comedy albums, primarily on vinyl, titled "Comedy on Vinyl", which also premiered a 50-year-old lost Bob Newhart track in 2015.Monologist Cal Stewart recorded jokes as the rustic “Uncle Josh” in the late 1890s.A notable early example is 1913's Cohen on the Telephone by Joe Hayman, part of a series of routines about a Jewish immigrant besieged by technology.