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- Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 426 with guests Thom Bierdz and Marvin J. Wolf is now available online for listening on demand
- Ed Asner will bring his critically acclaimed one-man show A Man and His Prostate to Lafayette, California, Sacramento, California and Grand Rapids, Michigan in early 2019. Ed describes A Man and His Prostate as “The Vagina Monologues, for men.” In addition, he is starring in a new play, God Help Us, a political comedy in which God moderates a debate between two pundits on opposite sides of the spectrum. Ed will talk about both God Help Us and A Man and His Prostate, and more, next weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL
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- 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
- Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 425 with guests Wayne Péré and Christina Elizabeth Smith is now available online for listening on demand
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- Bob Bergen, Lili Bordán, plus Behind the Music of Ella: Next on TVC « KSAV on Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actress Lili Bordán on having “good nun experiences” while attending Catholic school growing up; meeting one of her idols, Diane Keaton, as a result of making Book Club; and the upcoming premiere of the biopic Curtiz at the Montreal International Film Festival. Lili stars as Marta in the highly anticipated horror movie The Nun; she also plays Warner Bros. story editor Irene Lee in Curtiz, while earlier this year she played the dance instructor in Book Club. The Nun opens in theaters everywhere on Friday 9/7, while Book Club will soon be available on DVD and streaming on demand
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via TimeLife: The sixth and final season of Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In becomes available on DVD for the first time at retail on Tuesday 9/4. Six-disc includes all twenty-six episodes, complete and remastered, with guest stars including Steve Allen, Jack Benny, Carol Burnett, James Caan, Johnny Carson, Howard Cosell, Sammy Davis Jr., Dom DeLuise, Angie Dickinson, Phyllis Diller, Jack Klugman, Michael Landon, Rich Little, Don Rickles, Vin Scully, Mark Spitz and Sally Struthers
By the time Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In signed off the air on March 12, 1973 after six seasons and 140 episodes, the show had become a cultural touchstone. Winner of the 1969 Golden Globe® for Best Television Show and the most … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 410 with guests Steve Bluestein and Donelle Dadigan is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 410 with guests Steve Bluestein and Donelle Dadigan Original Airdate: July 6-9, 2018 Listen to “TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 410 with guests Steve Bluestein and Donelle Dadigan” on Spreaker. First hour: Donelle Dadigan, founder and president of The … Continue reading →
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Steve Bluestein and Donelle Dadigan: Next on TVC
Stand-up comedian, comedy writer and playwright Steve Bluestein and Hollywood Museum founder and president Donelle Dadigan will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing July 6-9 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday … Continue reading →
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Tagged 13 East, A Boy and His Dog, Ace Trucking Company, action figures, Adam West, After Forever, Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Alison Arngrim, America's master mimic, Annette, Annette Funicello, Annette sound, Anthony Bourdain, Arrested Development, Babylon 5, Barbara van Orden, Barney's Beanery, Barry Manilow, Batman, Batman 1966, Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Party movies, Bette Davis, Bette Midler, Bisexual, black ball bomb prop, Black Cat riots 1967, board games, Bob Bergen, Bob Mackie, Brady Bunch Variety Hour, Brokeback Mountain, Bruce Vilanch, Burt Ward, Cabaret, Carl Kleinschmidt, Carnac the Magnificent, Caroline’s Comedy Hour, Carolyn Hennesy, Charles Laughton, Cher, Chris Classen, Christopher Street West Association, City on the Edge of Forever, classic television, Cleveland Plain-Dealer, Collectibles of Batman '66, Comedy Central, Corgi, Cruising, Darby Hinton, Days of Our Lives, Dean Martin, Demon with a Glass Hand, depression, Disney's ANNETTE serials, Donelle Dadigan, Donna Allan, Dreams with Sharp Teeth, drinking cups, Eartha Kitt, Ed Sullivan, Edith Head, Elizabeth Taylor, Ellison Wonderland, Empire, Estelle Harris, Evening at the Improv, Everything I Needed to Know I Learned in The Twilight Zone, film history, Frank Sinatra, Frankie Avalon, Fred Willard, future classics, Future of Hollywood Award, Gallery of Guest Super Villains, Gary Sinise Foundation, Gay, Geoffrey Mark, George Barris Batmobile, George Burns, George Chakiris, Geri Jewell, Gilligan's Island, Glass Teat, Golden Age of Television, Harlan Ellison, HBO, Heidi Klum, Hollywood Museum, Holy Hollywood History, How to Get Away with Murder, how will I know my friend, Howie Mandel, Jack Benny, James Dean, James Stewart, Jane Wagner, Jeremy Miller, Jerry Herman, Joan Crawford, Joan Rivers, Johnny Carson, Jose Iturbi Foundation, Judy Garland, Judy Tenuta, Julie Newmar, K-11, Kate Linder, Kate Spade, Kathy Griffin, Kathy Kinney, Kevin Spirtas, King Tut, Lainie Kazan, Laraine Newman, Lee Meriwether, Lee Purcell, Legacy Award, Lesbian, Leslie Martinson, LGBTQ community, LGBTQ Hollywood, Lily Tomlin, Little by Little, Liz Torres, Liza Minnelli, lunch boxes, Mad Men, Mark Dawidziak, Mary Travers, Memo from Purgatory, Memoir of a Nobody, Mickey Mouse Club, Milton Berle, Mitch O'Farrell, Monkeys Uncle, Mouse Tracks, Movie of the Week, Mr. Blackwell, MTV, Museum lobby, new classics, Nolan Miller, Norman Lear, of Barry Manilow, offshoot of The Mickey Mouse Club, Orange is the New Black, Orphan Black, Paul Anka, Paul Sorvino, People I've Known and Been, Peter Mark Richman, Phyllis Diller, Pineapple Princess, Portrayals and Perceptions of LGBTQs in Hollywood, Project Runway, Ramon Navarro, Rat Pack, Ray Donovan, REAL TO REEL, REEL to REAL, Ret Turner, Rev. Troy Perry, Rich Little, Richard Nixon, Robert Goulet, Rock Hudson, Roseanne, Roslyn Kind, Route 66, Rudolf Nureyev, Rudolf Valentino, RuPaul's Drag Race, Ruta Lee, Sam Harris, Scandal, Sergeants 3, Shatterday, Sherman Hemsley, Showtime, Sid and Marty Krofft, signed Mousketeer ears, Skippy peanut butter, Soldier, some days you just can't get rid of a bomb, Sordid Lives, Star Trek, Steve Bluestein, Steve Wishnoff, Strange Wine, Superstore, Tall Paul, Television Confidential, television history, The Batcave, the Batman movie, The Beach Boys, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Flying Nun, The Good Wife, The Groundlings, The Hollywood Museum, The New Candid Camera, The Oscar, The Outer Limits, The Story of Walt Disney Records, The Twilight Zone, The Walking Dead, Tim Gunn, To Wong Fu Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar, Tommy Kirk, Totally Hidden Video, Trans America, Transgender, Transparent, True Blood, Tutti Camarata, TV Confidential, TV miniseries, Twilight Zone, Two in a Half Men, Tyler Perry's The Haves and Have Nots, VH1, Victor Buono, ViewMaster, Walt Disney, Wayne Manor, West Hollywood, Will & Grace, Yvonne Craig, Zac Posen
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Rich Little reveals the secret to mastering his Johnny Carson impression as part of an unveiling of a new lobby exhibit at the Hollywood Museum featuring items from his career
All eyes were on Rich Little last night at the Hollywood Museum as America’s master mimic unveiled a new exhibit featuring a few items from his career representing George Burns, Dean Martin and Johnny Carson at a private event attended … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alison Arngrim, America's master mimic, Barbara van Orden, Bob Bergen, Carnac the Magnificent, Darby Hinton, Dean Martin, Donelle Dadigan, Ed Sullivan, Frank Sinatra, Gary Sinise Foundation, Geoffrey Mark, George Burns, Geri Jewell, Hollywood Museum, Jack Benny, James Stewart, Johnny Carson, Judy Garland, Judy Tenuta, Kate Linder, Little by Little, Museum lobby, Paul Sorvino, People I've Known and Been, Peter Mark Richman, Rat Pack, Rich Little, Richard Nixon, Robert Goulet, Ruta Lee, Sergeants 3, Television Confidential, TV Confidential
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via The Hollywood Museum: Rich Little will sign copies of his book, Little by Little: People I’ve Known, on Friday 6/1 after the unveiling of a new exhibit honoring his career
The Hollywood Museum, the ultimate destination for tourists and movie fans, will honor impressionist Rich Little on Friday, June 1 with a brief exhibit unveiling items from his career representing George Burns, Dean Martin and Johnny Carson. Following the unveiling, … Continue reading →
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Coming Tuesday 5/8 from Time-Life: Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In: The Complete Fourth Season on DVD
The ’60s gave us “in-crowds,” “be-ins” and “love-ins,” and starting in 1968, the happening place for free-form comedy was Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, broadcast from beautiful downtown Burbank. Straight man Dan Rowan and wisecracking co-host Dick Martin led a gaggle of … Continue reading →
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