Breakfast in Heaven
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| name = Breakfast in Heaven
| type = live
| artist = Father Guido Sarducci
| cover = Breakfast in Heaven.jpg
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| released = 1986
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| genre = Comedy
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| label = Warner Brothers
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| prev_title = Live at St. Douglas Convent
| prev_year = 1981
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Breakfast in Heaven is a comedy album by Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello), released in 1986 by Warner Brothers.{{cite news |last1=Schnurmacher |first1=Thomas |title=Comedy Bits and Pieces |work=The Gazette |date=27 June 1986 |location=Montreal |page=C1}}{{cite news |last1=Goldstein |first1=Patrick |title=Pop Eye |work=Los Angeles Times |date=29 June 1986 |department=Calendar |page=95}} It was recorded at Washington Hall, University of Notre Dame.{{cite magazine |last1=Gett |first1=Steve |title=Sarducci Back from Heaven |magazine=Billboard |date=Aug 2, 1986 |volume=98 |issue=31 |page=25}} It was Novello's second album.{{cite news |last1=Booe |first1=Martin |title=2nd Stint with SNL Non Fantastico |work=Chicago Tribune |date=18 July 1986 |department=Tempo |page=5}}
Critical reception
The Fresno Bee called the album "funny and well-done, with one very annoying flaw ... the laughs that follow each gag are clipped, obviously cut short in the studio."{{cite news |last1=Pollock |first1=Dennis |title=Father and Priest Offer Some Comedy |work=The Fresno Bee |date=August 8, 1986 |page=G10}} The San Francisco Chronicle wrote that "Novello is an underrated comic, maybe because his style is so understated, but there's not a wasted moment on this clever, hilarious album."{{cite news |last1=Nachman |first1=Gerald |title=Also worth a somewhat shorter trek... |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=August 24, 1986 |department=Sunday Datebook |page=17}}
Side one
- Father Sarducci is welcomed to the University of Notre Dame and recalls the early years of the institution.
- Doo Dah history, folklore and myth.
- The pros and cons of singing about beer on buses are examined.
- How singing the short version of "Happy Birthday" can add six to seven minutes to your life, the candles on the cake, and a look at Ronald Reagan's neck.
- Central American Policy is discussed and arguments are made to bomb Canada.
Side two
- Father Sarducci looks forward to the 90's and unveils plans for the upcoming Columbus Cinquecentennial in 1992.
- Divorced lookalikes, emergency umbrellas and the missing commandments are highlighted in a preview of The Vatican Enquirer.
- Breakfast in Heaven.
- Father Sarducci answers questions from the audience about wearing black, the confessional and birth control for dogs.
- A medley of Beatles tunes.
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