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- Ed Asner: Next on TVC « KSAV on 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
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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 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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