Is there any audiotape available for the 40's radio show called "Can
You Top This?"  The emcee was Peter Donald and it featured 3 comedians
(Joe Laurie, Jr., Senator Ford and Harry Hirschfield.  Donald would
read a joke sent in by a listener and the comics would attempt to
"top" it, measured by a laff-meter that measured audience response.

Hello.

Yes, numerous audio tapes of that radio show are available for sale:



From CRABAPPLE SOUND:

CAN YOU TOP THIS
SRCV-69-1  Volume 1
Tape/CD #1 (RCV-5421); Tape/CD #2 (RCV-5422); Tape/CD #3 (RCV-5423); 
Tape/CD #4 (RCV-5424); Tape/CD #5 (RCV-5425); Tape/CD #6 (RCV-5426)

CAN YOU TOP THIS
SRCV-69-2  Volume 2
Tape/CD #7 (RCV-5427); Tape/CD #8 (RCV-5428); Tape/CD #9 (RCV-5429); 
Tape/CD #10 (RCV-5430); Tape/CD #11 (RCV-5431); Tape/CD #12 (RCV-5432)

http://www.crabapplesound.com/ba-cv-in.htm#c5

Ordering information:
http://www.crabapplesound.com/ordinfo.htm

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From RadioMemories.com:

CAN YOU TOP THIS

C10727 07/26/47 Service
       11/07/47 The Bus
 
C10728 05/14/48 Hats
       04/03/49 Salesmen
http://www.radiomemories.com/radiomemories/canyoutopthis.html


Ordering information:
http://www.radiomemories.com/radiomemories/1information-prices.html

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From McCoy's Recording:

CAN YOU TOP THIS?
2034	Jokes on advertising, salesmen & 
	barbers
	Jokes on office, telephone, bargains, 
	parties
	Jokes on pan handlers, conversations, 
	etc. 

2035	Jokes on information, football, sailors 
	and fortune telling.
	Jokes on adlibs, surprises, laziness, 
	hotels
	Jokes on conceit, speeches, gifts, brides

2036	Jokes on tramps, interviews, naggers
	Jokes on bragging, visitors, actors, flirts
	Jokes on jobs, trouble, signs, crowds

2037	Jokes on sailors, scotch, plumbers
	Jokes on popularity, taxi cabs, grammar
	Jokes on treatment, storms, police, 
	gloom

Catalog and ordering information:
http://www.old-time.com/sponsors/mccoy/catalog7.txt

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"can you top this" cassette

I hope this helps.