tune in to a special rebroadcast of his final show, Back on Basin Street, October 18th, 8-10pm (PST) on KCSM.ORG/91FM

In honor of Mal Sharpe's induction into the 2025 Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame...

tune in to a special rebroadcast of his final show, Back on Basin Street, October 18th, 8-10pm (PST) on KCSM.ORG/91FM In honor of Mal Sharpe's induction into the 2025 Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame...

Coyle & Sharpe

EARLY MASTERS OF THE STREET PRANK
AND PUT-ON

Coyle and Sharpe were pioneers of an entire genre of comedy, the Man on the Street bit. Every late-night host and YouTube prankster owes a bit of their act to Coyle and Sharpe.
— Charlie Todd, founder of the comedy collective Improv Everywhere

re-released and remastered

The Absurd Imposters, 1963
The Insane (But Hilarious) Minds of Coyle & Sharpe, 1964
On the Loose, 1995
Audio Visionaries, 1999

The rest of the Coyle & Sharpe catalog,
plus Mal Sharpe’s “Meaning of Life”
coming soon…

A black and white military identification card for Coyle and Sharpe, from Los Angeles Invasion Army, featuring photos of two men, Jim Coyle and Mal Sharpe, with a quote about swimming poolism, smog, neonism, and sunglasses.