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- via PBS: Airing tonight, Friday 8/17, on most PBS stations: Aretha! Queen of Soul, a half-hour remembrance special that celebrates the career of the legendary singer, with archival footage and interviews that will highlight the legacy of America’s beloved “Queen of Soul.” The program will also be available to stream on PBS.org and PBS apps immediately following broadcast
- An Encore with Charlotte Rae: Next on TVC
- The King is coming to the big screen: Fathom Events celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the Elvis 1968 Comeback Special by showing the iconic TV program in select theaters across the country on Thursday 8/16 and Monday 8/20. Event an exclusive look at the making of the special, featuring a walkthrough of the NBC soundstage with insights from director/producer Steve Binder and others
- via Roberson PR: Sherilyn Fenn to play silent film legend Alla Nazimova in Silent Life, an upcoming fantasy biopic about Rudolph Valentino that also features Isabella Rossellini, Franco Nero and Terry Moore
- via TimeLife: The sixth and final season of Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In becomes available on DVD for the first time at retail on Tuesday 9/4. Six-disc includes all twenty-six episodes, complete and remastered, with guest stars including Steve Allen, Jack Benny, Carol Burnett, James Caan, Johnny Carson, Howard Cosell, Sammy Davis Jr., Dom DeLuise, Angie Dickinson, Phyllis Diller, Jack Klugman, Michael Landon, Rich Little, Don Rickles, Vin Scully, Mark Spitz and Sally Struthers
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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 Listen to “TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 406 with guests Peter Marshall and Shane Stanley” on Spreaker. First hour: Multi-Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Shane Stanley shares a … 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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