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Richard Benjamin on always taking his “director’s hat” off whenever he acts so that he can focus on his performance

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 478 with guest Richard Benjamin is now available online for listening on demand

Richard Benjamin on Buck Henry, Neil Simon, and Why The Last of Sheila is Really a Game Original Airdates: Jan. 24-26, 2020 TVC 478.4: Ed welcomes Golden Globe Award-winning actor and director Richard Benjamin (The Sunshine Boys, The Last of … Continue reading

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via National Comedy Center: National Comedy Center Celebrates Comic Legend Ernie Kovacs with Special Screenings on Thursday 1/23, Friday 1/24 and Saturday 1/25 to commemorate the 101st birthday of Television’s Original Genius. Besides this special three-day event, the Comedy Center showcases rare Kovacs artifacts daily as part of its ongoing “Ernie Kovacs Centennial Exhibit”

Jamestown, New York – January 23, 2020 – The National Comedy Center celebrateslegendary comedy innovator Ernie Kovacs’ 101st birthday today through Saturday, January 25th with special screenings of rare video clips and highlights from his television career, along with a … Continue reading

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Golden Globe Award winner Richard Benjamin on collaborating with Buck Henry on QUARK and other projects; the advice Carl Reiner gave him when he directed MY FAVORITE YEAR; and how Anthony Perkins and Stephen Sondheim incorporated their love of games into the screenplay for THE LAST OF SHEILA. For our listeners in Southern California, Richard Benjamin and Dyan Cannon will participate in a live conversation with film historian Foster Hirsch following a special screening of THE LAST OF SHEILA on Sunday 1/26 at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 467.2: Inside the National Comedy Center and Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum is now available online for listening on demand

Inside the National Comedy Center and Desilu Museum Original Airdates: Oct. 11-13, 2019 TVC 467.2: Ed welcomes Gary Hahn, director of marketing for both The National Comedy Center and the Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum, both of which are based … Continue reading

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Next week on TV CONFIDENTIAL: We’ll take you to Jamestown, New York… the birthplace of Lucille Ball and the home of both The National Comedy Center and The Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum

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via National Comedy Center and Jonas PR: TIME magazine names the National Comedy Center as one of the World’s Greatest Places, selecting it as one of only nine U.S. attractions to experience and visit right now

Jamestown, NY — August 22, 2019 — The National Comedy Center was named one of TIME magazine‘s “World’s Greatest Places” in the publication’s Sept. 2, 2019 cover story, just out today online and on newsstands tomorrow. The National Comedy Center was selected as “one … Continue reading

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via Comedy Hall of Fame: Premiering tonight on WNET Channel 13 in New York: SID CAESAR: ON THE LANGUAGE OF COMEDY, a new documentary featuring intimate, never-before-seen interviews with Caesar from the archives of the Comedy Hall of Fame. SID CAESAR: ON THE LANGUAGE OF COMEDY will also become available for viewing on demand on PBS Passport beginning Monday 7/22

New York, NY — For more than 50 years, public television has provided unsurpassed access to the performing arts, including the very best of theater, dance, opera, classical, jazz, popular music, and comedy. Now, New York metro-area public television station … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 452 with guest Herbie J Pilato is now available online for listening on demand

Mary Tyler Moore and Elizabeth Montgomery biographer Herbie J Pilato Original Airdates: May 31-June 2, 2019 TVC 452.2: Part 2 of Greg Ehrbar’s interview with author and TV historian Herbie J Pilato, author of Twitch Upon a Star: The Bewitching … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 449: Inside The Hollywood Museum’s New Tribute to Lucille Ball is now available online for listening on demand

Inside The Hollywood Museum’s New Tribute to Lucille Ball Original Airdates: May 3-5, 2019 TVC 449.4: TV Confidential takes its listeners to the Hollywood Museum for the opening night unveiling of Remembering Lucy, a new lobby exhibit that features props, … Continue reading

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