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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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Coming Tuesday 1/22 from MVD Entertainment Group: The Dick Cavett Show: Inside the Minds of: Volume 2, a collection of Cavett’s interviews with legendary comics George Carlin, Martin Mull and Steve Martin. Calendar year 1969 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the premiere of The Dick Cavett Show on ABC late night
The Dick Cavett Show: Inside the Minds of, Volume 2 is the second in a series of DVD releases featuring Cavett’s interviews with some of the best known comics of his era. This volume includes the insightful, thought-provoking and satirical … Continue reading
via Jonas PR: National Comedy Center Celebrates Its Grand Opening in Lucille Ball’s Hometown of Jamestown, New York
August 6, 2018 — Jamestown, NY — About thirty years ago, just before Lucille Ball passed away, she told her hometown of Jamestown, NY that rather than a museum celebrating her life, there should be a place that celebrates all comedy. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Zweibel, Allan Sherman, Amy Schumer, Andy Kaufman, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Kovacs, Fran Drescher, George Carlin, George Carline, George Shapiro, Harold Ramis, Jamestown, Jolene Brand, Jonathan Winters, Journey Gunderson, Kamau Bell, Kelly Carlin, Laraine Newman, Laugh-In, Lenny Bruce, Lewis Black, Lily Tomlin, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Rose Marie, Rusty Warren, Shelley Berman
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 406 with guests Peter Marshall and Shane Stanley is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 406 with guests Peter Marshall and Shane Stanley Original Airdate: June 1-4, 2018 First hour: Multi-Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Shane Stanley shares a few Dos and Don’ts of independent filmmaking while also discussing the pivotal role that producer/director Zalman … Continue reading
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Tagged 'Till the End of Time, And I Love You So, big band music, Bing Crosby, Carol Burnett, casting, Catch A Falling Star, Dean Martin, Debby Boone, Desperate Passage Series, Donald Sutherland, Dwayne Johnson, Entertainment Tonight, finding the right distributor, George Carlin, Gridiron Gang, Home for the Holidays, Hot Diggity, how to find the right investor, It’s Impossible, Jane Seymour, Jay Leno, Kraft Music Hall, Lee Stanley, Lena Horne, Leonard Maltin, Magic Moments, Mama Loves Mambo, Marisa Tomei, marketing, Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, Mira Sorvino, musical variety show, Nick Clooney, No. 1 box office, Perry Como, Perry Como Classics, Perry Como Show, Peter Marshall, pre-production, Radio, Regis Philbin, RFK, Richard Carpenter, Robert F. Kennedy, Rose Marie, Round and Round, Seinfeld, Shane Stanley, The Lennon Sisters, The McGuire Sisters, Thomas Hayden Church, variety television, What You Don't Learn in Film School, Zalman King
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via MPI Home Video: Coming Tuesday 6/12 to DVD: The George Carlin Commemorative Collection, all fourteen HBO specials plus much more from the stand-up genius
MPI Home Video and The George Carlin Estate are proud to announce the GEORGE CARLIN COMMEMORATIVE COLLECTION, a 10-disc must-have DVD, CD and Blu-Ray boxed set featuring more than five hours of previously unreleased bonus material including rare performance footage from … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 Years of Comedy, APT 2C, clean-cut, FCC, free speech controversy, freedom of speech, George Carlin, Grammy-winning American, Hollywood Palace, I Kinda Like It When a Lotta People Die, It’s Bad for Ya, Jon Stewart, Life Is Worth Losing, Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, New York Times best-selling author, Patton Oswalt, Second Best Stand-up Comic of All Time, Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television, SiriusXM radio channel, stand-up comedian, suit-wearing, Talent Scouts, The Jackie Gleason Show, The Real George Carlin, U.S. Supreme Court
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