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- Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 503: Special Tribute to Regis Philbin is now available for listening on demand
- Next weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actor, comedian, and impressionist JOHN BYNER on discovering his gift for mimicry at a very young age; his approach to creating different voices for animated projects, and to creating the many different characters he’s played on comedy and variety shows; and why the ambiance on talk shows during the era of Johnny Carson, Merv Griffin, and Dinah Shore was often like going to a cocktail party. John’s memoir, FIVE MINUTES, MR. BYNER, not only shares many stories of his working with the likes of Steve Allen, Mel Torme, Dinah Shore, Johnny Carson, Ed Sullivan, Henry Fonda, and Elvis Presley, but gives readers a glimpse of the person behind each of these performers
- Special Tribute to Regis Philbin: Next on TVC
- Now available in softcover and as an eBook and audiobook: FIVE MINUTES, MR. BYNER: A Lifetime of Laughter, the remarkable story of how John Byner overcame his shyness as young boy growing up in Long Island, New York and transformed himself into a master voice artist and character actor who has entertained people all over the world for the past six decades
- 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. 460 with guest David Frankham is now available online for listening on demand
The Return of David Frankham Original Airdates: Aug. 16-18, 2019 TVC 460.4: Actor, author, and voice artist David Frankham (101 Dalmatians, Master of the World, Return of the Fly, Tales of Terror, Which One Was David?) returns for Part 2 … Continue reading →
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Tagged 101 Dalmatians, 101 Dalmations, Alec Guinness, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Barbara Stanwyck, Basil Rathbone, BBC radio, Ben Wickey, Bob Hope, Dirk Bogarde, Edward Gorey, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Elizabeth Taylor, Eric Portman, Ernie Kovacs, Golden Age of Television, Ida Lupino, Jack Benny, John Astin, Jonathan David Dixon, Kovacs on Music, live television, Master of the World, Maverick, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Return of the Fly, Rock Hudson, Roger Corman, Rosemary Clooney, Sam Jaffe, Shirley Temple, Shirley Temple Storybook, Shirley Temple Theater, Star Trek, Terrible Clockman, The F.B.I., The Gallant Men, The House of The Seven Gables, The Jack Benny Program, The Outer Limits, Thriller, vincent price, Which One Was David?, William Reynolds, William Wyler
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 439, Segment 3 with guest Marion Ross is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 439, Segment 3 with guest Marion Ross Original Airdates: Feb. 22-24, 2019 Segment 3, Part 1: Actress and author Marion Ross helps Ed, Tony, and Donna celebrate the 45th anniversary of the premiere of Happy Days. Marion’s memoir, … Continue reading →
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Marion Ross Returns: Next on TVC
Actress and author Marion Ross and Loyola Law School professor and former cable TV news analyst Stanley A. Goldman will join us on the next edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Feb. 22-24 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 437, Hour 2 with guest David Frankham is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 437, Hour 2 with guest David Frankham Original Airdates: Feb. 8-10, 2019 A return appearance by actor and author David Frankham (Which One Was David?). David provides the voice of The Storyteller in the stop-motion puppet animation adaptation … Continue reading →
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Tagged 101 Dalmations, Alec Guinness, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Barbara Stanwyck, Basil Rathbone, BBC radio, Ben Wickey, Bob Hope, Dirk Bogarde, Edward Gorey, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Elizabeth Taylor, Eric Portman, Ernie Kovacs, Golden Age of Television, Ida Lupino, Jack Benny, John Astin, Jonathan David Dixon, Kovacs on Music, live television, Master of the World, Maverick, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Return of the Fly, Rock Hudson, Roger Corman, Rosemary Clooney, Sam Jaffe, Shirley Temple, Shirley Temple Storybook, Shirley Temple Theater, Star Trek, Terrible Clockman, The F.B.I., The Gallant Men, The House of The Seven Gables, The Jack Benny Program, The Outer Limits, Thriller, vincent price, Which One Was David?, William Reynolds, William Wyler
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Anson Williams and David Frankham: Next on TVC
Actor/entrepreneur Anson Williams and actor/voice artist David Frankham will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Feb. 8-10 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 2/8 7pm ET, 4pm PT 10pm ET, 7pm … Continue reading →
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: A return visit by film and television actor David Frankham, including news about the stop-motion animated film adaptation of THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES that David recently narrated, plus some memories of his work alongside Jack Benny, Vincent Price, Roger Corman, Shirley Temple, Ernie Kovacs, Angela Lansbury and other film and TV legends. David’s memoir, WHICH ONE WAS DAVID?, is available through our friends at Bear Manor Media. THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES will be screened in February at the Santa Fe Film Festival
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Tagged 101 Dalmations, Alec Guinness, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Barbara Stanwyck, Basil Rathbone, BBC radio, Ben Wickey, Bob Hope, Dirk Bogarde, Edward Gorey, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Elizabeth Taylor, Ernie Kovacs, Golden Age of Television, Ida Lupino, Jack Benny, Jonathan David Dixon, Kovacs on Music, live television, Master of the World, Maverick, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Return of the Fly, Rock Hudson, Roger Corman, Rosemary Clooney, Shirley Temple, Shirley Temple Storybook, Star Trek, The F.B.I., The Gallant Men, The House of The Seven Gables, The Jack Benny Program, The Outer Limits, Thriller, vincent price, Which One Was David?, William Reynolds, William Wyler
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Marion Ross on working with Cary Grant in Operation: Petticoat, Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale on Perry Mason, Jean Stapleton and Larry Storch in Arsenic and Old Lace, and Joel Grey on Brooklyn Bridge; dancing the tango with The Fonz on Happy Days; and how the simple act of fixing a broken tile on her kitchen floor changed the course of her life. Marion’s book, MY DAYS: HAPPY AND OTHERWISE, is the inspiring story of how a young girl from Albert Lea, Minnesota dreamed that she would become an actress and overcame many life challenges to make that dream come true
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Tagged ABC 1976, Airport, Albert Lea, Anson Williams, Arsenic and Old Lace, Barbara Hale, Brooklyn Bridge, Brothers and Sisters, Cary Grant, Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Della Street, Don Most, Edith Head, Erin Moran, Falcon Theatre, Garry Marshall, Gary David Goldberg, Golden Age of Hollywood, Golden Age of Television, Golden Circle, Happy Days, Happy Days softball team, Henry Winkler, Jean Stapleton, Joel Grey, Larry Storch, Lauren Bacall, live television, Love American Style, Marion Ross, Minnesota, Mrs. C, My Days: Happy and Otherwise, No. 1 show on television, Noel Coward, Operation Petticoat, paramount pictures, Paramount Studios, Perry Mason, Raymond Burr, Ron Howard, San Diego State, Sandra Gould, Sophie Berger, Still the One, Teacher’s Pet, The Case of the Romantic Rogue, The Fonz, The Glenn Miller Story, The Proud and Profane, Tom Bosley, Tony Curtis
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 423 with guests Robert Wagner and Leslie Bertram Crane is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 423 with guests Robert Wagner and Leslie Bertram Crane Original Airdates: Oct. 19-22, 2018 First hour: Ed welcomes Leslie Bertram Crane. Leslie worked behind the scenes in network television and syndicated television for about twenty years, both in … Continue reading →
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Robert Wagner: Next on TVC
Film and television actor and New York Times bestselling author Robert Wagner will join us, plus Leslie Bertram Crane will take us behind the scenes of the production of variety shows and live television specials. All that and more this … Continue reading →
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Tagged 1989, A Kiss Before Dying, Academy Awards, Alexander Mundy, Alistair Mundy, All the Fine Young Cannibals, Allan Carr, Angie Dickinson, Audrey Hepburn, Austin Powers, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Banning, Barbara Stanwyck, Beach Blanket Babylon, Beneath the Twelve Mile Reef, Bette Davis, Bill Bertram, Broken Lance, Budd Burton Moss, Budd Moss, Burn the Ice, Burton Moss Hollywood Golden Era Award, Captain and Tennille, Carole Shelley, Charlie Callas, Claudette Colbert, Constance Towers Gavin, Deborah S. Hildebrand, Diane Baker, Dick Clark, Dick Clark Productions, Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, Ed McMahon, Eddie Albert, Edward Binns, Edwina Sandys, Elizabeth Taylor, ER, Frank Price, Fred Astaire, Friends, Gary Collins, Glen Larson, Gold Coast Arts Center, Gold Coast International Film Festival, Golden Age of Hollywood, Golden Era of Hollywood, Greg Mullavey, Harper, Hart to Hart, Hollywood Plateau, Hour Magazine, I Loved Her in the Movies, I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts, Irwin Allen, It Takes a Thief, Jaclyn Smith, Jeff Margolis, Jeffrey Hunter, Jerry Lewis, Jerry Lewis telethon, Jill St. John, Joan Blondell, Joan Crawford, Joanne Woodward, Joel Grey, John Cerney, Kirk Driscoll, Larry King, Lesley Anne Down, Leslie Bertram Crane, Lew Wasserman, live television, Love among Thieves, Lucille Ball, Malachi Throne, Marie Osmond, Marilyn Monroe, Merv Griffn, Midway, Mike Myers, Mrs. Anthony Katherine Quinn, Murphy Brown, Natalie Wood, Natasha Gregson Wagner, NCIS, Niki Dantine, Number Two, Oscarcast, Pearl, Pieces of My Heart, Prince Valiant, Richard Thomas, Rob Lowe, Robert Crane, Robert Wagner, Rosalind Russell, Scott Eyman, Sharon Gless, Sidney Sheldon, Snow White, Solid Gold, Sonia Henie, Stanleys, Star Search, Stefanie Powers, Steve Binder, Steve DeWinter, studio system, Susan Anton, Susan Hayward, Switch, switcher, The American Music Awards, The Curse of the Pink Panther, The Drew Carey Show, The Longest Day, The Pink Panther, The Towering Inferno, The True Story of Jesse James, Tippi Hedren, Toni Tennille, Universal, variety shows, variety television, Windmills of the Gods, With a Song in My Heart, You Must Remember This
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David Frankham, plus the News and Documentary Emmy Awards: Next on TVC
Actor, author, and voice artist David Frankham and NATAS president Adam Sharp will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Aug. 16-18 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 8/16 7pm ET, 4pm … Continue reading →