Nick Santa Maria (right), pictured with Will Ryan in character as Biffle and Shooster
The Annotated Abbott and Costello
Original Airdates: Oct. 6-9, 2023
TVC 624.2: Ed and Greg Ehrbar welcome back actor, author, and comedian Nick Santa Maria (The Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster). Nick’s new book, The Annotated Abbott and Costello: A Complete Viewer’s Guide to the Comedy Team and Their 38 Films (a collaboration with Matthew Coniam), not only provides a film by film, scene by scene look at all thirty-eight movies starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, but makes the case for why Abbott and Costello rightfully belong among the top tier of comedy teams. Available from McFarland and Company, The Annotated Abbott and Costello also features new research, surprising revelations, lots of photographs, a poignant essay called “Lou and Me” by Nick Santa Maria, a foreword by John Landis, and more.
The Art of Abbott and Costello
Original Airdates: Oct. 6-9, 2023
TVC 624.3: Nick Santa Maria, co-author of The Annotated Abbott and Costello, talks to Ed and Greg about how Abbott and Costello honed their style from their days in burlesque, and how such classical routines as “Who’s on First,” “365 Days,” and “7 x 13 = 28” always seem fresh and new, no matter how many times they performed it. The Annotated Abbott and Costello is available at McFarlandPub.com and Amazon.com.
The Healing Nature of Abbott and Costello
Original Airdates: Oct. 27-30, 2023
TVC 625.1: Part 2 of a conversation that began on our last program with actor, author, and comedian Nick Santa Maria (The Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster). Nick’s new book, The Annotated Abbott and Costello: A Complete Viewer’s Guide to the Comedy Team and Their 38 Films (a collaboration with Matthew Coniam), not only provides a film by film, scene by scene look at all thirty-eight movies starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, but makes the case for why Abbott and Costello rightfully belong among the top tier of comedy teams. Topics this segment include how the enormous popularity of Abbott and Costello in the 1940s actually worked against them for a time because of oversaturation, and how the influence of actor Charles Laughton helped turn that perception around.
The Many Co-Stars of Abbott and Costello
Original Airdates: Oct. 27-30, 2023
TVC 625.2: Nick Santa Maria, co-author of The Annotated Abbott and Costello: A Complete Viewer’s Guide to the Comedy Team and Their 38 Films, talks to Greg and Ed about the many famous actors from movies and television who co-starred with Abbott and Costello, including Shemp Howard, Errol Flynn, Martha Raye, Dick Powell, Joan Davis, Charles Lane, Joey Faye, Doodles Weaver, and Gale Gordon. Available from McFarland and Company, The Annotated Abbott and Costello also features new research, surprising revelations, lots of photographs, a poignant essay called “Lou and Me” by Nick Santa Maria, a foreword by John Landis, and more.
The Ultimate Abbott and Costello Top Ten
Original Airdates: Oct. 27-30, 2023
TVC 625.2b: Nick Santa Maria, co-author of The Annotated Abbott and Costello: A Complete Viewer’s Guide to the Comedy Team and Their 38 Films, talks to Greg and Ed about the “Ultimate Abbott and Costello Top Ten,” one of the extra features of The Annotated Abbott and Costello, and a scientifically put-together Top Ten that includes input from such luminaries as Leonard Maltin, Joe Dante, John Landis, Chris Costello, and Michael Schlesinger.
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