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- Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 427 with guests Ed Asner and Leslie Bertram Crane is now available online for listening on demand
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- Ed Asner: Next on TVC « KSAV on Ed Asner will bring his critically acclaimed one-man show A Man and His Prostate to Lafayette, California, Sacramento, California and Grand Rapids, Michigan in early 2019. Ed describes A Man and His Prostate as “The Vagina Monologues, for men.” In addition, he is starring in a new play, God Help Us, a political comedy in which God moderates a debate between two pundits on opposite sides of the spectrum. Ed will talk about both God Help Us and A Man and His Prostate, and more, next weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL
- Ed Asner: Next on TVC « KSAV on Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Leslie Bertram Crane on her career working behind the scenes in network television, both in production and post-production. Leslie spent more than a decade in variety television, not only on weekly series but high profile specials and such live events as the Jerry Lewis telethon and two Oscarcasts, before becoming as a “switcher” on such top shows as Friends, The Drew Carey Show, and Murphy Brown. She’ll tell you what a “switcher” does, plus she’ll give you an idea of just how many plates are spinning behind the camera of most variety TV shows. Our conversation will air in a few weeks. Leslie is also co-author, along with her husband Robert Crane, of Burn The Ice, a book that details the adventures of two bartenders in L.A.
- Ed Asner: Next on TVC « KSAV on Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: The one and only Ed Asner on his approach to playing God Almighty in the new stage play, God Help Us; the inspiration for starting The Ed Asner Family Center, a nonprofit organization that benefits children with special needs; working with Valerie Harper on The Mary Tyler Moore Show; and the differences between playing God and playing Santa Claus. Visit GodHelpUs.net to find out how to bring God Help Us to a playhouse near you
- A Tribute to James Garner: Next on TVC « KSAV on This week on TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actor Sam Medina on working opposite Tom Hardy in the upcoming Marvel adventure Venom. Sam will join us in the first hour of this week’s program. Venom opens in theaters Friday 10/5
- Robert Wagner: Next on TVC « KSAV on via Budd Moss: Robert Wagner to Receive the Hollywood Golden Era Award at the Second Gold Coast International Film Festival, which will be held on Wednesday 10/24
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 427 with guests Ed Asner and Leslie Bertram Crane is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 427 with guests Ed Asner and Leslie Bertram Crane Original Airdates: Nov. 16-19, 2018 Listen to “TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 427 with guests Ed Asner and Leslie Bertram Crane” on Spreaker. First hour: Part 2 of our conversation … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Television Star
Tagged A Man and His Prostate, Academy Awards, Allan Carr, Autism, Bill Bertram, Burn the Ice, Burr Tillstrom, Captain and Tennille, Carl Fredericksen, CBS Childrens Film Festival, Dead to Me, Deborah S. Hildebrand, Dick Clark, Dick Clark Productions, Ed Asner, Ed Asner Family Center, Ed McMahon, Ed. Weinberger, eight-time Emmy Award, Elf, Emmy Award, Fran Allyson, Gary Collins, God, God Almighty, God Help Us, Hour Magazine, Jeff Margolis, Jerry Lewis, Jerry Lewis telethon, Kirk Driscoll, Kristen Bell, Kukla Fran and Ollie, Kuklapolitan Players, Leslie Bertram Crane, Lou Grant, Marie Osmond, Mary Tyler Moore, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Netflix, nonprofit organization, On the Television, Phil Proctor, Pixar, Quince Productions, Robert Crane, Roundhouse, Samuel Warren Joseph, Santa Claus, Solid Gold, special education, special needs, special needs children, Stanleys, Star Search, Steve Binder, Steve DeWinter, Susan Anton, Ted Danson, The American Music Awards, The Good Place, The Grouchy Historian, Tim Conway jr., Toni Tennille, Up, Vagina Monologue, Valerie Harper, Will Ferrell
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Our colleague Greg Ehrbar reviews Sitcom Writers Talk Shop: Behind the Scenes with Carl Reiner, Norman Lear and Other Geniuses of TV Comedy, a new book by Paula Finn that sheds light into the craft of writing itself
https://gregovision.net/gregovision-blog/2018/11/14/book-review-sitcom-writers-talk-shop-by-paula-finn
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Television Star
Tagged All in the Family, Carl Reiner, Everybody Loves Raymond, Get Smart, Herbert Finn, James Brooks, Larry Charles, Leonard Stern, Matt Williams, Maude, Mike Reiss, Norman Lear, Paula Finn, Phil Rosenthal, Roseanne, Seinfeld, Sitcom Writers Talk Shop, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Flintstones, The Honeymooners, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Simpsons, Treva Silverman
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