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- Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Film and TV actor and renowned acting teacher and acting coach BASIL HOFFMAN on the power of the monologue; the difference between “actor first” directors and “camera first” directors; and why Peter O’Toole, Peter Falk and James Garner were among the most accommodating actors he has worked with. Basil Hoffman will lead a two-day workshop, ACTING AND HOW TO BE GOOD AT IT, at Clear Light New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM on Saturday 7/25 and Sunday 7/26. For those attend the workshop in person, the workshop will follow CDC guidelines with regard to social distancing practices, mask wearing, sanitation, and class sizes. Every actor who attends the workshop will receive a signed copy of Basil’s book, ACTING AND HOW TO BE GOOD AT IT. Actors who cannot attend the workshop in person can watch it via Zoom webinar for $99. For more information, or to register, go to BasilHoffmanWorkshops.com
- via 121comm.com: Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks’ performance of The 2,000 Year Old Man on the Feb. 12, 1961 edition of THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW will be among the many comedy and musical performances that will be streamed for free, in their entirety, on the ED SULLIVAN SHOW YouTube channel between Friday 7/17 thru Thursday 7/23. Also streamed that week will be classic appearances by Tom Jones, Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, The Mamas and the Papas, Wayne Newton, a pre-Laugh-In Rowan & Martin and a pre-Get Smart Don Adams, plus a fun segment from 1962 that includes batting tips from Dodgers great Jackie Robinson. The ED SULLIVAN Show YouTube channel is part of the recent UMe agreement with SOFAEntertainment Inc. for the global digital rights to the classic Sunday night variety series
- Show No. 500 with Peri Gilpin and Radames Pera: Next on TVC
- Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actor, director and voice artist MOOSIE DRIER with some memories of working with Carl Reiner, George Burns, John Denver and Teri Garr on OH, GOD!
- Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Singer/actress ROSLYN KIND (Light of Love, Save the Country) shares a few memories of Carl and Estelle Reiner
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Film and TV actor and renowned acting teacher and acting coach BASIL HOFFMAN on the power of the monologue; the difference between “actor first” directors and “camera first” directors; and why Peter O’Toole, Peter Falk and James Garner were among the most accommodating actors he has worked with. Basil Hoffman will lead a two-day workshop, ACTING AND HOW TO BE GOOD AT IT, at Clear Light New Mexico in Albuquerque, NM on Saturday 7/25 and Sunday 7/26. For those attend the workshop in person, the workshop will follow CDC guidelines with regard to social distancing practices, mask wearing, sanitation, and class sizes. Every actor who attends the workshop will receive a signed copy of Basil’s book, ACTING AND HOW TO BE GOOD AT IT. Actors who cannot attend the workshop in person can watch it via Zoom webinar for $99. For more information, or to register, go to BasilHoffmanWorkshops.com
ALBUQUERQUE, NM — June 30, 2020 — Actors must always work on their craft to stay relevant. Toward that end, prolific actor Basil Hoffman will be in Albuquerque July 25 and 26 to teach Acting and How to Be Good … Continue reading →
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via 121comm.com: Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks’ performance of The 2,000 Year Old Man on the Feb. 12, 1961 edition of THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW will be among the many comedy and musical performances that will be streamed for free, in their entirety, on the ED SULLIVAN SHOW YouTube channel between Friday 7/17 thru Thursday 7/23. Also streamed that week will be classic appearances by Tom Jones, Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, The Mamas and the Papas, Wayne Newton, a pre-Laugh-In Rowan & Martin and a pre-Get Smart Don Adams, plus a fun segment from 1962 that includes batting tips from Dodgers great Jackie Robinson. The ED SULLIVAN Show YouTube channel is part of the recent UMe agreement with SOFAEntertainment Inc. for the global digital rights to the classic Sunday night variety series
The Ed Sullivan Show YouTube Channel Salutes the Late Carl Reiner with the global digital premiere of Reiner and Mel Brooks performing their classic routine “The 2,000 Year-Old Man” on the Feb. 12, 1961 edition of the Sullivan show FULL … Continue reading →
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Show No. 500 with Peri Gilpin and Radames Pera: Next on TVC
Actress Peri Gilpin (Frasier, Old Guy), actor and entrepreneur Radames Pera (Kung Fu, Little House on the Prairie), and producers Ursula Burton, Jennifer Burton, Maria Burton, Gabrielle Burton, and Charity Burton of Five Sisters Productions will all join us for … Continue reading →
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actor, director and voice artist MOOSIE DRIER with some memories of working with Carl Reiner, George Burns, John Denver and Teri Garr on OH, GOD!
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Singer/actress ROSLYN KIND (Light of Love, Save the Country) shares a few memories of Carl and Estelle Reiner
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actress and educator AMY STOCH on reprising her role as Missy, Bill Preston’s stepmom, in BILL AND TED FACE THE MUSIC; playing Matt Dillon’s daughter in the GUNSMOKE reunion movies; the marvelous compliment that Barbara Bel Geddes gave Amy when she played Lisa Alden on DALLAS; and the challenges of teaching virtually in the era of COVID-19 lockdown. BILL AND TED FACE THE MUSIC will be released on Friday 8/28
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: M*A*S*H star LORETTA SWIT on working with Carl Reiner on his short-lived but fondly remembered comedy anthology series GOOD HEAVENS—the premise of which, in many respects, embodied who Reiner was as a person
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Singer/actress ILENE GRAFF shares a few memories of Carl Reiner, plus a recap of her recent Zoom reunion with the cast of MR. BELVEDERE
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For our listeners who are members of the Television Academy: Actress PERI GILPIN and actor ROGER BURTON are both under consideration for Emmy nominations for Outstanding Actress and Actor for a Short Form Comedy, respectively, and while their series, OLD GUY, is a contender for a nomination for Outstanding Short Form Comedy. If you have not already done so, watch OLD GUY at OldGuyComedy.com and then consider nominating Peri, Roger, and the show
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This weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL: Award-winning actress PERI GILPIN answers listener email questions about her stage career, her voiceover work, and, of course, playing Roz Doyle on FRASIER. Peri’s latest series, OLD GUY, is a critically acclaimed six-episode comedy that provides a satiric look at how the film and TV industry often portrays older people, especially those in their seventies and eighties. All six episodes of OLD GUY are available for streaming on demand, for free, at OldGuyComedy.com
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