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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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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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via Time Life Home Entertainment: The Emmy® Award-nominated Carol Burnett Show 50th Anniversary Special is now available on DVD through our friends at Time Life. Filmed at the same CBS soundstage where the groundbreaking variety series was originally taped, this special one-night event featured original cast members Carol Burnett, Vicki Lawrence and Lyle Waggoner, costume designer Bob Mackie, frequent Burnett Show guests Steve Lawrence and Bernadette Peters, tributes to Tim Conway and Harvey Korman, plus special guests Jim Carrey, Stephen Colbert, Steve Martin, Amy Poehler, Martin Short, Tracee Ellis Ross and more. Exclusive Bonus Features on the DVD include Red Carpet and Backstage Footage, a Tribute Booklet and More!
The Carol Burnett Show turns 50! To celebrate the momentous occasion, CBS honored the groundbreaking comedy series with The Carol Burnett Show 50th Anniversary Special, which aired to a whopping 15.4 million viewers on Sunday, December 3, 2017. Nominated for an Emmy® … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Poehler, Bernadette Peters, Beth Behrs, Bill Hader, Bob Mackie, Burnett Show, Carol Burnett, Carol Burnett Show, Carol Burnett Show 50th Anniversary Special, Chris Korman, Harry Connick Jr., Harvey Korman, I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together, Jane Lynch, Jay Leno, Jim Carrey, Jon Batiste, Kaley Cuoco, Kristin Chenoweth, Lyle Waggoner, Martin Short, Maya Rudolph, Pat Boone, red carpet, Stephen Colbert, Steve Lawrence, Steve Martin, Tarzan yell, The Dentist, The Family, Tim Conway, Time Life, Tom Selleck, Tracee Ellis Ross, Tudball, Vicki Lawrence, Wiggins
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via Time Life: Available now exclusively at RobinWilliams.com: ROBIN WILLIAMS: COMIC GENIUS, a new DVD collection celebrating the comedy career of the Oscar-winning actor and comedic genius
FAIRFAX, VA (September 25, 2018) – Robin Williams was a generational talent, graced with comedic brilliance, rapid-fire improvisation, and a deep well of warmth and compassion that translated to every role he inhabited. From his breakout role in ABC’s Mork & Mindy to … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Gibney, Billy Crystal, Comic Genius, Dave Itzkoff, Good Will Hunting, HBO, Inside the Actors Studio, Jay Leno, Lewis Black, Marina Zenovich, Martin Short, Mork & Mindy, Mrs. Doubtfire, Pam Dawber, Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, Robin Williams Trust, Robin Williams Uncensored, Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind, San Francisco: Where It All Started, Saturday Night Live, Steve Martin, The Early Years, The Graham Norton Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, TV's Best Guest, Zak Williams
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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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