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- via National Comedy Center: National Comedy Center will honor advisory board member Carl Reiner at this year’s Virtual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, which takes place Friday 8/14 thru Sunday 8/30. Virtual festival will also feature conversations with Jimmy Fallon, Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Weird” Al Yankovic, Tiffany Haddish, Jay Leno, Howie Mandel, Margaret Cho, and more. All programs will be streamed, for free, at ComedyCenter.org/Festival, as well via Facebook Live
- John Byner: Next on TVC
- 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
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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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via Hot Ice Media: The Musso & Frank Grill: Some Place to Eat celebrates the 100th anniversary of the legendary Hollywood restaurant, including stories about beloved celebrities, recipes for classic dishes, and a look at the world’s most famous martini. Written by Michael Callahan, with an introduction by Michael Connelly, The Musso & Frank Grill: Some Place to Eat is available at MussoandFrank.com, and at the restaurant itself
THE HEART OF HOLLYWOOD, CA — It was a simple idea. Two gentlemen—one named Joseph Musso, the other named Frank Toulet—decided to open a restaurant that would feed the growing number of denizens who had come to Hollywood at the … Continue reading
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 468.2 with guest James Rosin is now available online for listening on demand
More People, Places & Me with James Rosin Original Airdates: Oct. 18-20, 2019 TVC 468.2: James Rosin, author of People, Places & Me, shares a few stories about his life as a working actor and working writer (both in L.A. … Continue reading
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Tagged A Quinn Martin Production, Adam-12, Albert Finney, Autumn Road Publishing books, Ben Roberts, Beverly Hills Cab, Beverly Hills Hotel, Bruce Willis, Classic TV Series Books, ClassicTVSeriesBooks.com, Edgar Bergen, Elizabeth Taylor, George Burns, Grand Hotel on wheels, Hawaii Five-O, Israel, Ivan Goff, Jack Klugman, James Caan, James Rosin, James Rosin author, James Rosin The Invaders, Jim Rosin, Jim Rosin People Places & Me, John Wilder, Karl Malden, kibbutz, Mannix, Michael Douglas, MidAtlantic Nostalgia Convention, Mike Connors, Mike Stone, Mission: Impossible, Naked City: The Television Series, Nehemiah Persoff, Patrick Williams, Paul Newman, PEOPLE PLACES & ME, People Places & Me book, Peter Falk, Peter Finch, Peyton Place: The Television Series, Philadelphia Athletics, Philly Pop Rock Rhythm & Blues, Poor Poor Ophelia, Quincy, Richard Burton, Route 66: The Television Series, Steve Keller, Steve McQueen, Streets of San Francisco: A Quinn Martin TV Series, The Invaders book, The Invaders: A Quinn Martin TV Series, The Streets of San Francisco, The Streets of San Francisco: A Quinn Martin TV Series, Tony Randall, William Yates, working actor, working writer
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 465.1 with guest James Rosin is now available online for listening on demand
People, Places & Me with James Rosin Original Airdates: Sept. 27-29, 2019 TVC 465.1: Ed welcomes back actor and author James Rosin. Jim’s latest book, People Places & Me, reflects on his life as a working actor (both in L.A. … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star
Tagged A Quinn Martin Production, Adam-12, Albert Finney, Autumn Road Publishing books, Ben Roberts, Beverly Hills Cab, Beverly Hills Hotel, Bruce Willis, Classic TV Series Books, ClassicTVSeriesBooks.com, Edgar Bergen, Elizabeth Taylor, George Burns, Grand Hotel on wheels, Hawaii Five-O, Israel, Ivan Goff, Jack Klugman, James Caan, James Rosin, James Rosin author, James Rosin The Invaders, Jim Rosin, Jim Rosin People Places & Me, John Wilder, Karl Malden, kibbutz, Mannix, Michael Douglas, MidAtlantic Nostalgia Convention, Mike Connors, Mike Stone, Mission: Impossible, Naked City: The Television Series, Nehemiah Persoff, Patrick Williams, Paul Newman, PEOPLE PLACES & ME, People Places & Me book, Peter Falk, Peter Finch, Peyton Place: The Television Series, Philadelphia Athletics, Philly Pop Rock Rhythm & Blues, Poor Poor Ophelia, Quincy, Richard Burton, Route 66: The Television Series, Steve Keller, Steve McQueen, Streets of San Francisco: A Quinn Martin TV Series, The Invaders book, The Invaders: A Quinn Martin TV Series, The Streets of San Francisco, The Streets of San Francisco: A Quinn Martin TV Series, Tony Randall, William Yates, working actor, working writer
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