Lucille Ball FAQ
Original Airdates: Oct. 23-25, 2026
TVC 753.2: TV Confidential marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the premiere of I Love Lucy by bringing you an encore presentation of our conversation from October 2011 with James Sheridan and Barry Monush, co-authors of Lucille Ball FAQ: Everything Left to Know About America’s Favorite Redhead, a dispensable look at the Original Queen of Comedy, from her life growing up, her love interests, her various inspirations, and a ton of information about her films and TV series, including I Love Lucy.
Lucille Ball and her “spider face”
Original Airdates: Oct. 23-25, 2026
TVC 753.3: From October 2011: James Sheridan and Barry Monush, co-authors of Lucille Ball FAQ, talk to Ed about the origins of the “spider face,” the now iconic facial expression (accompanied by a high-pitched, nasal “eeeew” sound) that Lucille Ball would make as Lucy Ricardo whenever something went wrong.
