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- Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 438: Remembering Julie Adams, The Lucky Southern Star is now available online for listening on demand
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- 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
- Phil Gries on via Gries Cinema Productions: HARLEM SCHOOL 1970, the “direct cinema” documentary filmed and directed by Phil Gries, will be screened on Saturday, Feb. 2 at the ArcLight Cinemas in La Jolla, California as part of the 2019 San Diego Black Film Festival. Filmed during the spring of 1970, and recently restored digitally, HARLEM SCHOOL 1970 provides a rare look at a typical day in an actual public elementary school in Harlem, New York circa April 1970
- admin on TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 431 with guest Josh Mills is now available online for listening on demand
- Michael Learned, Titus Welliver, plus More TV Finales: Next on TVC « KSAV on Hour 1 of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 434, featuring Josh Mills, David Bianculli and Douglas Howard, is now available online for listening on demand
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via It’s Alive Media and National Comedy Center: The National Comedy Center to Celebrate the Life and Career of Comic Legend Ernie Kovacs with The Ernie Kovacs Centennial Exhibit, a new display of never-before-seen creative papers, rare audiovisual content, and original, screen-used artifacts from Kovacs’ influential television shows and specials from the 1950s and early 1960s. The Ernie Kovacs Centennial Exhibit will debut in August 2019, during the National Comedy Center’s annual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival
Jamestown, New York – January 23, 2019 – The National Comedy Center will celebrate the centennial year of legendary comedy innovator Ernie Kovacs with the acquisition and display of never-before-seen material and rare artifacts courtesy of the comedian’s estate. The acquisition … Continue reading →
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Podcast for TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 433 with guests David Steinberg and David Bianculli is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 433 with guests David Steinberg and David Bianculli Original Airdates: Jan. 11-13, 2019 Listen to “TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 433 with guests David Steinberg and David Bianculli” on Spreaker. First hour: Ed welcomes David Steinberg, Robin Williams’ manager … Continue reading →
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Robin Williams: Comic Genius, plus a Salute to Ken Berry: Next on TVC
David Steinberg, executive producer of Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind and Robin Williams: Comic Genius, will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Jan. 11-13 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday … Continue reading →
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: David Steinberg, Robin Williams’ manager for more than forty years, on what Williams looked for whenever he considered a film role, and how he always took direction from the audience whenever he performed his stand-up routines. David is also executive producer of Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind, the acclaimed HBO documentary that is just one part of ROBIN WILLIAMS: COMIC GENIUS, the comprehensive 22-DVD collection that will give you an idea of how Robin’s mind worked, how he came to create material, and how that process grew throughout his life and career. ROBIN WILLIAMS: COMIC GENIUS is available exclusively through RobinWilliams.com
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Tagged Alex Gibney, Arthur Grac, Billy Crystal, Comic Relief, David Steinberg, Eric Idle, Garry Marshall, Good Will Hunting, Happy Days, HBO documentary, Holy City Zoo, Jay Leno, Lewis Black, lewy body dementia, Marina Zenovich, Mork, Mork & Mindy, Ork, Pam Dawber, Paula Poundstone, Robin Williams, Robin Williams Comic Genius, Robin Williams Uncensored, Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind, San Francisco comics, San Francisco: Where It All Started, Steve Martin, The Early Years, USO tour, Whoopi Goldberg, Will Durst, Zak Williams
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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. 420 with guest Michael Learned is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 420 with guest Michael Learned Original Airdates: Sept. 21-24, 2018 First hour: A tribute to film and television actor Burt Reynolds featuring highlights from previously broadcast conversations with people who knew and worked with him, including actors Richard … Continue reading →
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Michael Learned, plus Tributes to Burt Reynolds and Bill Daily: Next on TVC
We’ll welcome back Emmy Award-winning actress Michael Learned, plus we’ll pay tribute to actors Burt Reynolds and Bill Daily, on the next edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Sept. 21-24 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adrienne Barbeau, All My Children, American Conservatory Theare, Arthur Price, B.L. Stryker, Barbara Eden, Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Bob Hartley, Bob Newhart, Bob Newhart Show, Boogie Nights, Cannonball Run, Connie Stevens, Daisy Werthan, Dan August, Deliverance, Dinah Shore, Driving Miss Daisy, Earl Hamner, Emily Hartley, Evening Shade, Family Film Awards, Gator, General Hospital, Gore Vidal, Gunsmoke, Hawk, Hayden Rorke, Hocus Pocus, Hoke, Honorable Judge Turner, Hooper, I Dream of Jeannie, Jackie Gleason, Jay Tarses, Jim Nabors, Lance Nichols, Larry Hagman, Legend Award, Lewis Black, Life Interrupted, Loni Anderson, Marcia Wallace, Michael Learned, MTM, NASA, Nita Talbot, Nurse, Olivia Walton, On Golden Pond, One Life to Live, One Slight Hitch, Peter Bonerz, QM Productions, Quinn Martin, Quint Asper, Ralph Waite, Riverboat, Roger Healey, Sally Field, Second Acts, Shamus, Sidney Sheldon, Smokey and the Bandit, Starting from Scratch, Starting Over, Steel Magnolias, Suzanne Pleshette, The Best Man, The End, The Longest Yard, The Outgoing Tide, The Sisters Rosenweig, The Twilight Zone, The Waltons, The Young & the Restless, Tony Nelson, Treme, TV moms, Wendy Wasserstein, White Lightning, World Film Institute
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via Harlan Boll: Michael Learned to be honored by the Family Film Awards on Thursday 9/27 with its annual Legend Award
Four time Emmy winner, People’s Choice recipient and multiple Golden Globe nominee Michael Learned will be honored with the Legend Award at The Family Film Awards on Thursday, Sept 27. In addition, the iconic actress recently served as a celebrity … Continue reading →
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Tagged All My Children, American Conservatory Theare, Daisy Werthan, Driving Miss Daisy, Earl Hamner, Family Film Awards, General Hospital, Gore Vidal, Hoke, Honorable Judge Turner, Lance Nichols, Legend Award, Lewis Black, Life Interrupted, Michael Learned, Nurse, Olivia Walton, On Golden Pond, One Life to Live, One Slight Hitch, Ralph Waite, Second Acts, Steel Magnolias, The Best Man, The Outgoing Tide, The Sisters Rosenweig, The Waltons, The Young & the Restless, Treme, TV moms, Wendy Wasserstein, World Film Institute
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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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