Monthly Archives: July 2020

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

Los Angeles, CA – While best known for his roles on McHale’s Navy and his 10-year run on The Carol Burnett Show (to say nothing of his voice acting as the Barnacle Boy in SpongeBob SquarePants), Tim Conway also headlined several shows of his … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 502: Tribute to Carl Reiner is available for listening on demand

Carl Reiner: He Was Good at Everything Original Airdates: July 24-26, 2020 TVC 502.1: Tony and Donna join Ed as TV Confidential dedicates its entire two-hour program this week to the life and career of Carl Reiner, the Grammy Award-winning … Continue reading

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Actress, filmmaker, and ukelele player PENNY PEYSER on the back story of her acclaimed documentaries STILLPOINT: Life Inside a Zen Meditation Center and TRYING TO GET GOOD: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon; why playing the trumpet is physically demanding; ordering coffee while still dressed in Elizabethan garb during a break in filming her web series SONNETS FROM SUBURBIA; plus a few memories of working with Jack Warden on CRAZY LIKE A FOX. Both STILLPOINT and TRYING TO GET GOOD are available on DVD through Amazon, as well as streaming on demand

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via 121 Communications LLC: Say Hey! The ED SULLIVAN SHOW YouTube channel celebrates the launch of the 60-game Major League Baseball season on Thursday 7/23 with the global digital premiere of classic segments from the 1960s in which Sullivan gets batting tips from future Hall of Famers Willie Mays and Jackie Robinson. These clips, plus other classic music, comedy and variety routines from the long-running Sunday night TV staple, are officially available for streaming on demand for the first time ever as part of the UMe deal with SOFA Entertainment for global digital rights

Santa Monica, CA – July 22, 2020 –Just in time for the planned return of a historic abbreviated baseball season, The Ed Sullivan Show official YouTube channel hits it out of the park with the official worldwide streaming premieres of … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 501.4 with guest Basil Hoffman is now available for listening on demand. NOTE: Out of an abundance of caution due to local government quarantine regulations, the two-day acting workshop that Basil Hoffman was scheduled to lead at Blue Light New Mexico on July 25-26 has been canceled

Basil Hoffman and the Power of the Monologue Original Airdates: July 17-19, 2020 TVC 501.4: Ed welcomes film and TV actor, author, and noted acting teacher Basil Hoffman (Acting and How to Be Good at It, Cold Reading and How … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 501.1 with guest Suzy Friendly is now available for listening on demand

Suzy Friendly’s Career in TV Production Original Airdates: July 17-19, 2020 TVC 501.1: Suzy Friendly talks to Ed about her three-decade-plus career in network television production, which saw her work behind the scenes in many capacities (both above the line … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 501.7: The First Game Show to Win an Emmy Award is now available for listening on demand

The First Game Show to Win an Emmy Original Airdates: July 17-19, 2020 TVC 501.7: From 2015: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember the premiere of Pantomime Quiz, a variation of Charades that began as a locally produced game show in … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 501.3: Happy Birthday, Merv is now available for listening on demand

Happy Birthday, Merv Original Airdates: July 17-19, 2020 TVC 501.3: From July 2015: Tony, Donna, and Ed commemorate the birthday of Merv Griffin with a look at his long-running daytime talk show (NBC/Westinghouse/CBS/Metromedia, 1962-1986) and his contributions to the world … Continue reading

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via L.A. Theatre Works: Now available for listening on demand, both as a digital download and on CD: L.A. Theatre Works’ original radio adaptation of Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN starring Stacy Keach as The Creature and Adhir Kalyan as Dr. Victor Frankenstein

LOS ANGELES (July 20, 2020) — L.A. Theatre Works, the world’s leading producer of audio theater, has announced the release of its state-of-the-art audio recording of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. This new stage adaptation, written by the BBC’s Kate McAll, stars veteran stage actor Stacy Keach as “the creature,” … Continue reading

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