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- Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 426 with guests Thom Bierdz and Marvin J. Wolf is now available online for listening on demand
- 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
- Thom Bierdz and Marvin J. Wolf: Next on TVC
- 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
- Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 425 with guests Wayne Péré and Christina Elizabeth Smith is now available online for listening on demand
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- 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
- Robert Wagner: Next on TVC « KSAV on Next week on TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actor Robert Wagner on how the experience of going to the movies approximates the reverie of falling in love; how an acting ensemble is not unlike a baseball team; his newfound career as an author and storyteller; and how he has always been fueled by a desire to learn. The Gold Coast International Film Festival will honor R.J. with its second annual Burton Moss Hollywood Golden Era Award on Wednesday 10/24 in Long Island, New York
- Michael Learned, plus Tributes to Burt Reynolds and Bill Daily: Next on TVC « KSAV on via Harlan Boll: Michael Learned to be honored by the Family Film Awards on Thursday 9/27 with its annual Legend Award
- Bob Bergen, Lili Bordán, plus Behind the Music of Ella: Next on TVC « KSAV on Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actress Lili Bordán on having “good nun experiences” while attending Catholic school growing up; meeting one of her idols, Diane Keaton, as a result of making Book Club; and the upcoming premiere of the biopic Curtiz at the Montreal International Film Festival. Lili stars as Marta in the highly anticipated horror movie The Nun; she also plays Warner Bros. story editor Irene Lee in Curtiz, while earlier this year she played the dance instructor in Book Club. The Nun opens in theaters everywhere on Friday 9/7, while Book Club will soon be available on DVD and streaming on demand
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via Time-Life: Sock It to Me! Season Five of Laugh-In becomes available at retail for the very first time beginning Tuesday 7/10. Six-DVD set includes the show’s landmark 100th episode, plus new cast members Richard Dawson along with such guest stars as Gene Hackman and Raquel Welch
Political correctness met its match with Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, NBC-TV’s groundbreaking variety series that became a cultural touchstone and part of the fabric of ’60s-’70s era America. Every Monday night at 8pm from 1968-1973, straight man Dan Rowan and … Continue reading →
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Tagged " "Cocktail Party, Agnes Moorehead, Alan Sues, Ann Elder, Arte Johnson, Barbara Sharma, Big Al, Bill Russell, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Carl Reiner, Carol Channing, Carroll O'Connor, Charo, Dan Rowan, Dennis Allen, Dick Martin, Doc Severinsen, Edith Ann, Fickle Finger of Fate, Gary Owens, Gene Hackman, General Bull Right, George Schlatter, Gladys and Tyrone, Henny Youngman, Henry Gibson, Hogan's Heroes, Hugh Hefner, Jacqueline Susann, Jo Anne Worley, Joe Namath, John Wayne, Johnny Brown, Johnny Carson, Johnny Cash, Joke Wall, Judy Carne, Larry Hovis, Lily Tomlin Ernestine, Liza Minnelli, Mod Mod World, NBC-TV, Paul Lynde, Petula Clark, Raquel Welch, Richard Dawson, Rita Hayworth, Robert Goulet, ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN, Ruth Buzzi's Hollywood Report, Steve Allen, Sugar Ray Robinson, Tasteful Lady, Teresa Graves, Three Dog Night, Time Life, Tiny Tim, Tony Curtis, Vin Scully, vincent price
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 399 with guest Wesley Hyatt is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 399 with guest Wesley Hyatt Original Airdate: Mar. 23-26, 2018 Listen to “TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 399 with guest Wesley Hyatt” on Spreaker. First hour: Greg Ehrbar reviews the complete series DVD release of Coach, along with Shout! Factory’s DVD … Continue reading →
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Tagged A House Divided, Academy Awards, Accidental Family, Ben Alexander, Bob Hope, Bob Hope Desert Classic, bob Hope monologue, Bob Hope on TV, Bob Hope Presents, Bob Hope Texaco, Bob Mills, Bobby Fischer, Carl Reiner, Cathy Lee Crosby, Cesar Romero, chess champion, Chrysler Theater, Coach, comedy game show, Craig T. Nelson, Dallas, Dick Van Dyke, Dodgers stars, Don Drysdale, Edie Adams, Ernie Kovacs, estate of Edie Adams, estate of Ernie Kovacs, Gene Perret, George Foreman, Get Smart, Gloria Loring, Hans Conried, Hayden Fox, I Love Lucy, J.R. Ewing, J.R. phenomenon, James Braddock, Janet Leigh, Jerry Van Dyke, Jim Backus, JoAnne Worley, Johnny Carson, Josh Mills, Larry Hagman, Larry Sherry, legendary comedian, Library of Congress, Luther, Marie Osmond, Martin Mills, Mary Ann Mobley, Mort Sahl, Mr. Incredible, My Mother the Car, Pat Priest, Patrick Duffy, Poltergeist, Private Eye Private Eye, secret guest show, Shelley Fabares, Shot Heard Round the World, Shout! Factory, Sue Ellen Ewing, Take a Good Look, Take a Good Look The Definitive Collection, Thanks for the Memory, Thanks for the Video Memories, The Incredibles, The Odd Couple, The Simpsons, Tonight Show, Wes Hyatt, Wesley Hyatt, Who Shot J.R., Zsa Zsa Gabor
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Bob Hope on TV: Thanks for the Video Memories: Next on TVC
Music and television historian Wesley Hyatt will join us on this weekend’s edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing March 23-26 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 3/23 7pm ET, 4pm PT 10pm ET, 7pm … Continue reading →
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Tagged Academy Awards, Bob Hope, Bob Hope Desert Classic, bob Hope monologue, Bob Hope on TV, Bob Hope Presents, Bob Hope Texaco, Bob Mills, Cathy Lee Crosby, Chrysler Theater, Gene Perret, George Foreman, Get Smart, Gloria Loring, I Love Lucy, JoAnne Worley, Johnny Carson, legendary comedian, Marie Osmond, Pat Priest, Thanks for the Memory, Thanks for the Video Memories, The Odd Couple, The Simpsons, Tonight Show, Wes Hyatt, Wesley Hyatt
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via Time-Life: Watch Lily Tomlin Launch Her Career in LAUGH-IN: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON, Coming to Retail DVD beginning Tuesday 3/20
On September 15, 1969, the boffo third season of the pop culture touchstone, Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, premiered to eager viewers. In two short years, through a rapid-fire assault of one-liners, skits, bits and non sequiturs, a gaggle of goofballs … Continue reading →
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Tagged " "Cocktail Party, " "The Fickle Finger of Fate, " Sammy Davis Jr., "Sock It to Me, Andy Griffith, Andy Williams, Arte Johnson, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Buddy Hackett, Carl Reiner, Carol Channing, Dan Rowan, Debbie Reynolds, Diana Ross, Dick Martin, Ed McMahon, Engelbert Humperdinck, Flip Wilson, Frank Sinatra, Gary Owens, Goldie Hawn, Greer Garson, Henry Gibson, Jack Benny, James Garner, Jim Backus, Jo Anne Worley and Alan Sues, Johnny Carson, Jr., Judy Carne, Lily Tomlin, Lorne Greene, Michael Caine, Nancy Sinatra, Peter Lawford, Peter Sellers, Phyllis Diller, Ringo Starr, Roger Moore, Romy Schneider, ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN, Ruth Buzzi, Sexy Sixties, Sid Caesar, Sonny & Cher, Tennessee Ernie Ford, THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON, The Monkees, Tony Curtis, Zsa Zsa Gabor
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 397 with guests Lou Antonio and Geoffrey Mark is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 397 with guests Lou Antonio and Geoffrey Mark Original Airdate: Mar. 9-12, 2018 Listen to “TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 397 with guests Lou Antonio and Geoffrey Mark” on Spreaker. First hour: Part 2 of our conversation with Geoffrey Mark, … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, a comprehensive biography that includes 275 photographs (many of which are in color), A Tisket A Tasket, America America, Bertolt Brecht, Billie Holliday, Bob Hope, Bobby Darin, Boston Legal, C.S.I., Can't Buy Me Love, Candice Bergen, Capital Records, Carol Burnett, Centennial Birthday Edition, Chick Webb, comedian, Cool Hand Luke, Count Basie, David Janssen, Decca, Dennis Weaver, Diana Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King, Duke Ellington, Edward Albee, Eli Wallach, Elia Kazan, Elizabeth Montgomery, Elizabeth Taylor, Ella, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Elvis Presley, Felicity, First Lady of Song, Frank Pierson, Frank Sinatra, Genie Genie Who's Got the Genie, Gentle Ben, Geoffrey Mark, George C. Scott, George Kennedy, Glen Larsen, Grammy Award-nominated, Great American Songbook, Gunsmoke, Heath Ledger, Henry Thomas, Hey Jude, High How the Moon, I Dream of Jeannie, Jaclyn Smith, James Arness, James Garner, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Julie Andrews, Julie Harris, Karen Carpenter, Laurence Olivier, Lee Remick, Lee Strasberg, Lou Antonio, Louis Armstrong, Louis Gossett Jr., Luis Delgado, Mack the Knife, Marilyn Monroe, McCloud, Mel Torme, Michael Gleason, Michael J. Fox, Michael Jackson, MisterRogers, misterrogersneighborhood, Naked City, Nat King Cole, Nies Hora, Norman Granz, Pablo, Papa Gene's Blues, Paul Newman, Peter Ustinov, Picket Fences, Poor Man: Book II, QM Productions, Quinn Martin, radio host, rags to riches, Ralph Senensky, Ralph Waite, Renee Zellweger, Rich Man, Richard Burton, Route 66, Savoy Ballroom, show business raconteur, singer, Something for Joey, Splendor in the Grass, Star Trek, Stuart Rosenberg, The F.B.I., The Flying Nun, The Fugitive, The Guardian, The Monkees, The Phynx, The Rockford Files, Too Close for Comfort, Ultimate Symbol, Verve, Wayne Rogers
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Ella and Lou, Part Two: Next on TVC
We’ll play Part 2 of our conversations with Emmy nominated actor/director Lou Antonio and Grammy nominee Geoffrey Mark this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing March 9-12 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 3/9 … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, a comprehensive biography that includes 275 photographs (many of which are in color), A Tisket A Tasket, America America, Bertolt Brecht, Billie Holliday, Bob Hope, Bobby Darin, Boston Legal, C.S.I., Can't Buy Me Love, Candice Bergen, Capital Records, Carol Burnett, Centennial Birthday Edition, Chick Webb, comedian, Cool Hand Luke, Count Basie, David Janssen, Decca, Dennis Weaver, Diana Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King, Duke Ellington, Edward Albee, Eli Wallach, Elia Kazan, Elizabeth Montgomery, Elizabeth Taylor, Ella, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Elvis Presley, Felicity, First Lady of Song, Frank Pierson, Frank Sinatra, Genie Genie Who's Got the Genie, Gentle Ben, Geoffrey Mark, George C. Scott, George Kennedy, Glen Larsen, Grammy Award-nominated, Great American Songbook, Gunsmoke, Heath Ledger, Henry Thomas, Hey Jude, High How the Moon, I Dream of Jeannie, Jaclyn Smith, James Arness, James Garner, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Julie Andrews, Julie Harris, Karen Carpenter, Laurence Olivier, Lee Remick, Lee Strasberg, Lou Antonio, Louis Armstrong, Louis Gossett Jr., Luis Delgado, Mack the Knife, Marilyn Monroe, McCloud, Mel Torme, Michael Gleason, Michael J. Fox, Michael Jackson, MisterRogers, misterrogersneighborhood, Naked City, Nat King Cole, Nies Hora, Norman Granz, Pablo, Papa Gene's Blues, Paul Newman, Peter Ustinov, Picket Fences, Poor Man: Book II, QM Productions, Quinn Martin, radio host, rags to riches, Ralph Senensky, Ralph Waite, Renee Zellweger, Rich Man, Richard Burton, Route 66, Savoy Ballroom, show business raconteur, singer, Something for Joey, Splendor in the Grass, Star Trek, Stuart Rosenberg, The F.B.I., The Flying Nun, The Fugitive, The Guardian, The Monkees, The Phynx, The Rockford Files, Too Close for Comfort, Ultimate Symbol, Verve, Wayne Rogers
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 396 with guests Beverly Gray and Geoffrey Mark is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 396 with guests Beverly Gray and Geoffrey Mark Original Airdate: Mar. 2-5, 2018 Listen to “TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 396 with guests Beverly Gray and Geoffrey Mark” on Spreaker. First hour: Beverly Gray, author of Seduced by Mrs. … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1967, 1968 Oscarcast, 1968 Oscars, A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, a comprehensive biography that includes 275 photographs (many of which are in color), A Tisket A Tasket, Abysinnia Henry, Academy Awards broadcast, AfterMASH, Alan Alda, American Dream, American popular culture, Anne Bancroft, April 1968, author, Best Picture, Best Picture nominations, Beverly in Movieland, big band, Billie Holliday, Bob Hope, Bobby Darin, Can't Buy Me Love, Capital Records, Centennial Birthday Edition, Chick Webb, comedian, Concorde-New Horizons Pictures, Count Basie, Darkest Hour, David Ogden Stiers, Decca, Diana Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King, Duke Ellington, Dunkirk, Ella, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, Elvis Presley, First Lady of Song, Frances McDormand, Frank Sinatra, Gary Burghoff, Gary Oldhman, Gene Reynolds, Geoffrey Mark, Get Out, Goodbye Farewell and Amen, Grammy Award-nominated, Great American Songbook, Guillermo del Toro, Harry Morgan, Hey Jude, High How the Moon, How The Graduate Became the Touchstone of a Generation, inclusion rider, Jamie Farr, Jazz at the Philharmonic, Jimmy Kimmel, Jordan Peele, Karen Carpenter, Larry Gelbart, Larry Linville, Lawrence Turman, Loretta Swit, Louis Armstrong, Mack the Knife, Marilyn Monroe, MASH, McLean Stevenson, Mel Torme, Meryl Streep, Michael Jackson, Mike Farrell, Mike Nichols, Nat King Cole, New World Pictures, Nies Hora, Norman Granz, Oscars, Pablo, radio host, rags to riches, Roger Corman, Savoy Ballroom, Seduced by Mrs. Robinson, show business raconteur, singer, Sometimes You Hear the Bullet, Steven Spielberg, The Graduate, The Hollywood Reporter, The Post, The Shape of Water, Three Billboards Ebbing Missouri, Tom Hanks, too, Too Close for Comfort, Ultimate Symbol, Verve, Wayne Rogers, William Christopher
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