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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 458 with guests Will Ryan, Nick Santa Maria, and Michael Schlesinger on the TV career of Biffle and Shooster is now available online for listening on demand
The Unreal TV Career of Biffle and Shooster Original Airdates: Aug. 2-4, 2019 TVC 458.1: Actors Nick Santa Maria and Will Ryan (The Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster) appear in character as Benny Biffle and Sammy Shooster as we take … Continue reading →
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Darby Hinton, plus The TV Career of Biffle & Shooster: Next on TVC
Actors Darby Hinton, Will Ryan, and Nick Santa Maria, and producer/director Michael Schlesinger will join us this weekend for a brand new TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Aug. 2-4 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday … Continue reading →
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Biffle & Shooster performing live at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena, CA on Sunday 7/28
View this post on Instagram Hey, Everybody! This Sunday, America’s Favorite Fake 1930s Comedy Team returns to the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena with their semi-hilarious assemblage of songs and gags, joined by some special guests (not me, … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Abbott and Costello, Adventures in Odyssey, Andrew Parks, Biffle and Shooster, Biffle and Shooster Murder Case, Bride of Finkelstein, Bride of Finklestein, Broadway, comedy shorts, Dick Miller, Don Mitchell, Duke and Me, Franklin Pangborn, G.I. Joe, Golden Age of Television, Grease, H.M. Wynant, Imitation of Wife, It's a Frame Up, Kino Lorber, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Lou Costello, Me and Duke, Mel Brooks, Michael Schlesinger, Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster, Mutt, Nick Santa Maria, Pseudolus, Raymond Burr, Real Men Sing Show Tunes, Rescue 8, Robert Forster, Robert Ironside, Robert Picardo, Sam Weinberg, Schmo Boat, Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know, The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster, The Biffle Murder Case, The Little Mermaid, The Odd Couple, The Producers, Three Stooges, Will Ryan
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 443, Segment 2 with guests Will Ryan, Nick Santa Maria and Michael Schlesinger is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 443, Segment 2 with guests Will Ryan, Nick Santa Maria and Michael Schlesinger Original Airdates: Mar. 22-24, 2019 Listen to “Show No. 443, Segment 2: Biffle and Shooster stars Will Ryan and Nick Santa Maria with the 411 … Continue reading →
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Attention Southern California listeners: Will Ryan and Nick Santa Maria will perform live on Sunday 3/31 at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena. It’s the Benny Biffle Birthday Bash… don’t miss it!
Will Ryan and Nick Santa Maria will perform live as Biffle and Shooster at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena, CA on Sunday, March 31 beginning at 7pm. It’s the Benny Biffle Birthday Bash, and you won’t want to miss … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Abbott and Costello, Adventures in Odyssey, Andrew Parks, Biffle and Shooster, Biffle and Shooster Murder Case, Bride of Finkelstein, Bride of Finklestein, Broadway, comedy shorts, Dick Miller, Don Mitchell, Duke and Me, Franklin Pangborn, G.I. Joe, Golden Age of Television, Grease, H.M. Wynant, Imitation of Wife, It's a Frame Up, Kino Lorber, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Lou Costello, Me and Duke, Mel Brooks, Michael Schlesinger, Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster, Mutt, Nick Santa Maria, Pseudolus, Raymond Burr, Real Men Sing Show Tunes, Rescue 8, Robert Forster, Robert Ironside, Robert Picardo, Sam Weinberg, Schmo Boat, Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know, The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster, The Biffle Murder Case, The Little Mermaid, The Odd Couple, The Producers, Three Stooges, Will Ryan
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The Return of Biffle and Shooster: Next on TVC
Actors Will Ryan and Nick Santa Maria and writer, producer and director Michael Schlesinger will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Mar. 22-24 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 3/22 7pm … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Abbott and Costello, Adventures in Odyssey, Andrew Parks, Biffle and Shooster, Biffle and Shooster Murder Case, Bride of Finkelstein, Bride of Finklestein, Broadway, comedy shorts, Dick Miller, Don Mitchell, Duke and Me, Franklin Pangborn, G.I. Joe, Golden Age of Television, Grease, H.M. Wynant, Imitation of Wife, It's a Frame Up, Kino Lorber, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Lou Costello, Me and Duke, Mel Brooks, Michael Schlesinger, Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster, Mutt, Nick Santa Maria, Pseudolus, Raymond Burr, Real Men Sing Show Tunes, Rescue 8, Robert Forster, Robert Ironside, Robert Picardo, Sam Weinberg, Schmo Boat, Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know, The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster, The Biffle Murder Case, The Little Mermaid, The Odd Couple, The Producers, Three Stooges, Will Ryan
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Will Ryan, Nick Santa Maria and Michael Schlesinger on The Biffle & Shooster Portable Guide to Proper Etiquette; the latest issue of The Adventures of Biffle & Shooster comic book series; and the upcoming Benny Biffle Birthday Bash in Altadena, California on Sunday 3/31. PLUS: A recently unearthed, never before heard, but hysterically funny interview with Benny Biffle and Sammy Shooster about their much heralded yet not often discussed television career of the 1960s. The Misadventures of Biffle & Shooster is also now available on DVD through Kino Lorber
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Tagged A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Abbott and Costello, Adventures in Odyssey, Andrew Parks, Biffle and Shooster, Biffle and Shooster Murder Case, Bride of Finkelstein, Bride of Finklestein, Broadway, comedy shorts, Dick Miller, Don Mitchell, Duke and Me, Franklin Pangborn, G.I. Joe, Golden Age of Television, Grease, H.M. Wynant, Imitation of Wife, It's a Frame Up, Kino Lorber, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Lou Costello, Me and Duke, Mel Brooks, Michael Schlesinger, Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster, Mutt, Nick Santa Maria, Pseudolus, Raymond Burr, Real Men Sing Show Tunes, Rescue 8, Robert Forster, Robert Ironside, Robert Picardo, Sam Weinberg, Schmo Boat, Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know, The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster, The Biffle Murder Case, The Little Mermaid, The Odd Couple, The Producers, Three Stooges, Will Ryan
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 436, Hour 2 with guest Loretta Swit is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 436, Hour 2 with guest Loretta Swit Original Airdates: Feb. 1-3, 2019 Listen to “Show No. 436, Hour 2: Loretta Swit (M*A*S*H, SwitHeart) takes us on a walk through Central Park” on Spreaker. Ed, Tony, and Donna accompany … Continue reading →
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Tagged Academy Awards, actors and others for animals, Agnes Gooch, Alan Alda, animal companions, animal kingdom, animal rights, animal rights advocate, animal rights champion, animal safari, animals, Any Wednesday, battle doges, bears, benefits of walking, Betty White Award, big mouth alligator, Bird of Paradise, Bob Barker, Cagney & Lacey, cats, Central Park, dogs, Dr. Sugar, Eleanor Roosevelt, EPlusTV6, Gene Reynolds, GES Conservation Fund, global wildlife conservation, Greenwich Village, Ground Zero, guide doges, guide dogs for blind, Harry Morgan, Hollywood, Hot Lips Houlihan, Icon Award, Jamie Farr, Ken Levine, Larry Gelbart, Loretta Swit, M*A*S*H TV series, Mame, Margaret Houlihan, MASH, McLean Stevenson, Mies Hora, Mike Farrell, Mike Henry, Monty Hall, My Secret Journey, Oscars Party, Paladium, rescue animals, search rescue dogs, service dogs for veterans, Shirley Valentine, Steve Beverly, SwitHeart, SwitHeart.org, The Nurses, The Odd Couple, The Watercolour Artistry & Animal Activism of Loretta Swit, tigers, TV Classics, vegan lifestyle, walking, Wayne Rogers, wildlife, William Christopher
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Loretta Swit: Next on TVC
Actress, author and animal rights advocate Loretta Swit and television historian and broadcast communications professor Steve Beverly will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Feb. 1-3 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area … Continue reading →
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actress, artist and animal rights champion Loretta Swit on what drives her advocacy for our furry and feathered friends. Loretta’s book, SwitHeart: The Watercolour Artistry & Animal Activism of Loretta Swit, is a collection of sixty-five full-color paintings and drawings of rescue animals and wildlife, all done by Loretta herself. All proceeds from the sales of SwitHeart will be donated to Loretta’s endless campaign to end animal suffering and cruelty. Loretta 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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Tagged Academy Awards, actors and others for animals, Agnes Gooch, Alan Alda, animal companions, animal kingdom, animal rights, animal rights advocate, animal rights champion, animal safari, animals, Any Wednesday, battle doges, bears, benefits of walking, Betty White Award, big mouth alligator, Bird of Paradise, Cagney & Lacey, cats, Central Park, dogs, Dr. Sugar, Eleanor Roosevelt, Gene Reynolds, GES Conservation Fund, global wildlife conservation, Greenwich Village, Ground Zero, guide doges, guide dogs for blind, Harry Morgan, Hollywood, Hot Lips Houlihan, Icon Award, Jamie Farr, Ken Levine, Larry Gelbart, Loretta Swit, M*A*S*H TV series, Mame, Margaret Houlihan, MASH, McLean Stevenson, Mies Hora, Mike Farrell, Mike Henry, My Secret Journey, Oscars Party, Paladium, rescue animals, search rescue dogs, service dogs for veterans, Shirley Valentine, SwitHeart, SwitHeart.org, The Nurses, The Odd Couple, The Watercolour Artistry & Animal Activism of Loretta Swit, tigers, vegan lifestyle, walking, Wayne Rogers, wildlife, William Christopher
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