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- Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Singer/actress Julie Budd on her journey as an artist; collaborating with the likes of Marvin Hamlisch, Burt Bacharach, Michel Legrand, Herb Bernstein, and Liberace; the importance of honesty in choosing one’s material, which she learned from Frank Sinatra; and what makes REMEMBERING MR. SINATRA, Julie’s new CD, unique among all other Sinatra tributes. REMEMBERING MR. SINATRA is available now at Amazon, iTunes, and CDBaby. For our listeners on the East Coast, Julie Budd will bring her live show THE SONGS OF MY LIFE AND THE COMPOSERS WHO WROTE THEM to the Birdland Theater in New York on Wednesday 5/1 thru Saturday 5/4; she’ll also be honored by The Friars Club in New York on Tuesday 5/14
- Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Singer, actress and producer Kat Kramer on collaborating with Paul Guilfoyle, Beverly Todd, Donna Mills, director Linda Palmer, and the rest of the talented cast and crew of the award-winning indie dramedy TURNOVER; her other upcoming film, MOTHER’S DAY MEMORIES, a drama about Alzheimer’s disease; the pending release of Kat’s album GEMSTONE, which includes her duet with the late Billy Preston; and what to look for in the final season of the popular web comedy series CHILD OF THE ’70s (where Kat plays soap opera diva Frances Rye). TURNOVER will open the Palm Springs International Down Syndrome Film Festival (Friday 5/3 thru Sunday 5/5), the first film fest dedicated to raising awareness for Down Syndrome. Kat Kramer will appear opening night in Palm Springs, Friday 5/3, along with fellow TURNOVER actress Jamie Brewer
- via It’s Alive Media: Attention, Kovacs Fans on the East Coast: May 2019 will bring three more events to celebrate Ernie’s centennial birthday, including a program honoring Ernie and Edie at the Library of Congress on Friday 5/10 and Saturday 5/11, and an Ernie Kovacs tribute at the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission on Wednesday 5/22
- Revival! actor Kirk Taylor on His Real-Life Resurrection: Next on TVC
- Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Screenwriter and Star Trek historian Marc Cushman, author of the critically acclaimed three-volume THESE ARE THE VOYAGES book series, on Gene Roddenberry’s accomplishments in film and television during the ten-year period between the cancellation of the original Star Trek in 1969 and the release of Star Trek: The Motion Picture in 1979, including The Questor Tapes, Genesis II, his ill-fated effort to reimagine Tarzan for the big screen and, of course, Star Trek: The Animated Series. Marc’s latest book, THESE ARE THE VOYAGES: GENE RODDENBERRY AND STAR TREK IN THE 1970s, VOLUME 1 is now available through Jacobs Brown Media Group
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- Robert Hooks, plus More of the Kovacs Centennial: Next on TVC « KSAV on Coming to DVD on Tuesday 11/13 from Shout! Factory: ERNIE KOVACS: THE CENTENNIAL EDITION, a nine-disc, 22-hour cornucopia of landmark comedy and bonus material highlighting the very best of Television’s Original Genius
- Marilyn Michaels: Next on TVC « KSAV on via @latimes: Golden Globe Award-winning actress Katherine Helmond dies at age 89
- The Little Mermaid, The Man with No Eyes and A Tribute to Garry Marshall: Next on TVC « KSAV on via Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Actor Morgan Woodward dies at age 93
- The Monkees Revisited: Next on TVC « KSAV on Marion Ross, The Monkees and Show No. 400: Next on TVC
- Loretta Swit: Next on TVC « KSAV on Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Michael Learned on how she approaches every performance as Daisy Werthan as a clean slate, no matter how many times she has played the character. Michael co-stars with Lance Nichols in the Laguna Playhouse production of Driving Miss Daisy, which runs thru Sunday, January 27 in Laguna Beach, California. Michael also stars, along with John Wesley, in the short film Second Acts. She is also one of the three recipients of this year’s Icon Award at the annual Oscars Party, held at the Paladium in Hollywood on Sunday 2/24, the night of the Academy Awards
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 446 with guest Herbie J Pilato is now available online for listening on demand
TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 446 with guest Herbie J Pilato Original Airdates: Apr. 12-14, 2019 Why Mary Tyler Moore Ended The Dick Van Dyke Show Greg Ehrbar interviews author and TV historian Herbie J Pilato about his new book, Mary: … Continue reading
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Tagged addictive behavior, alcoholism, Allan Burns, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Carl Reiner, Cloris Leachman, co-dependency, David Letterman, diabetes, Dick Van Dyke, Dick Van Dyke Show, Ed Asner, Elizabeth Montgomery, First You Cry, Grant Tinker, Heartsounds, Herbie J Pilato, James L. Brooks, Laura Petrie, Lou Grant, Mary, Mary Richards, Mary Tyler Moore, Mary Tyler Moore Hour, Mary Tyler Moore Story, Mary: The Mary Tyler Moore Story, Michael Keaton, MTM Enterprises, Ordinary People, plastic surgery, Ted Knight, The Bewitching Life and Career of Elizabeth Montgomery, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Thoroughly Modern Millie, TV historian, Twitch Upon a Star, Valerie Harper
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via National Comedy Center: It’s Official: Congress formally designates the National Comedy Center as America’s official cultural institution dedicated to the art of comedy
March 12, 2019 — The National Comedy Center, located in Lucille Ball’s home of Jamestown, NY, was formally designated today as the nation’s official cultural institution dedicated to the art form of comedy. In a tremendous bi-partisan show of support, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan and Robin Zweibel, Alan Zweibel, Allan Sherman, Amy Schumer, Andy Kaufman, Bill Marx, Bob Newhart, Carl Reiner, charles schumer, chuck schumer, Dan Aykroyd, Desilu Too, Ellen DeGeneres, Ernie Kovacs, Fran Drescher, George Carlin, George Carline, George Schlatter, George Shapiro, George Shapiro and Jerry Seinfeld, Harold Ramis, Harpo Marx Family, Jamestown, Jamestown Lucille Ball, Jamestown New York, Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan, Joan Dangerfield, Joan Rivers, John Dingell Jr., Jolene Brand, Jonathan Winters, Journey Gunderson, Kamau Bell, Kelly Carlin, Kelly Carlin and the George Carlin estate, kirsten gillibrand, Laraine Newman, Laugh-In, Lenny Bruce, Lewis Black, Lily Tomlin, Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, National Comedy Center, NBC Universal, paramount pictures, Ray Romano, Rose Marie, Rusty Warren, Shelley Berman, the Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams estate, The Garry Shandling Estate, The Harold Ramis Family, The Lenny Bruce Memorial Foundation, The Smothers Brothers, Tom Benson, tom reed, Trevor Noah, Warner Bros. Corporate Archive
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 441, Segment 5: The Genius of Garry Marshall is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 441, Segment 5: The Genius of Garry Marshall with guests Budd Burton Moss and Howard Storm Original Airdates: Mar. 8-10, 2019 Listen to “Show No. 441, Segment 5: The Genius of Garry Marshall” on Spreaker. Budd Burton Moss … Continue reading
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Tagged All I Got Was 10 Percent, Beverly Hills Theatre Guild, Budd Burton Moss, Budd Moss, Carl Reiner, Carroll O'Connor, Gabe Dell, Garry Marshall, Garry Marshall camp, Garry Marshall genius, Garry Marshall legacy, Garry Marshall softball, Happy Days, Happy Days Garry Marshall, Happy Days softball team, Harold Gould, Henry Winkler, Hollywood, Hollywood Renaissance, Howard Storm, Jerry Paris, Laverne & Shirley, Mork and Mindy, Norman Lear, Robin Williams, Sometimes the Reality is Better Than the Dream, Tom Bosley
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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
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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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