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- via Shout! Factory TV: Tim Conway’s short-lived variety series THE TIM CONWAY SHOW and THE TIM CONWAY COMEDY HOUR, as well as his short-lived sitcom ACE CRAWFORD: PRIVATE EYE, will all become available for streaming on demand for the first time beginning Saturday 8/1 on ShoutFactoryTV.com
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- Special Tribute to Carl Reiner: Next on TVC « KSAV on via 121comm.com: Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks’ performance of The 2,000 Year Old Man on the Feb. 12, 1961 edition of THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW will be among the many comedy and musical performances that will be streamed for free, in their entirety, on the ED SULLIVAN SHOW YouTube channel between Friday 7/17 thru Thursday 7/23. Also streamed that week will be classic appearances by Tom Jones, Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, The Mamas and the Papas, Wayne Newton, a pre-Laugh-In Rowan & Martin and a pre-Get Smart Don Adams, plus a fun segment from 1962 that includes batting tips from Dodgers great Jackie Robinson. The ED SULLIVAN Show YouTube channel is part of the recent UMe agreement with SOFAEntertainment Inc. for the global digital rights to the classic Sunday night variety series
- Special Tribute to Carl Reiner: Next on TVC « KSAV on via Jonas Public Relations: Carl Reiner donates items from his career to the National Comedy Center, including the toupee he wore while playing Alan Brady on The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Special Tribute to Carl Reiner: Next on TVC « KSAV on Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: M*A*S*H star LORETTA SWIT on working with Carl Reiner on his short-lived but fondly remembered comedy anthology series GOOD HEAVENS—the premise of which, in many respects, embodied who Reiner was as a person
- Special Tribute to Carl Reiner: Next on TVC « KSAV on via Variety: Comedy legend Carl Reiner dies at age 98
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 498.3: James Garner and Golf is now available for listening on demand
James Garner and Golf Original Airdates: June 19-21, 2020 TVC 498.3: A brief segment about James Garner’s passion for golf that includes a clip from a conversation with Jon Winokur, co-author of The Garner Files (Garner’s memoir), that originally aired … Continue reading
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via Closer Weekly: Ed Gross talks to Gigi Garner this Father’s Day weekend about how she is honoring the legacy of her dad through the James Garner Animal Rescue Fund. Ed’s piece includes a capsule biography of James Garner, plus a few comments about Jim’s career from Ed Robertson, host of TV CONFIDENTIAL and author of 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES
The World Knows James Garner as Maverick and Jim Rockford, But for Daughter Gigi He’s Just Dad Please follow and like us:
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