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via National Comedy Center and Jonas PR: The National Comedy Center Honors Lucille Ball on the 30th Anniversary of Her Passing with a New Initiative to Digitally Preserve the Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Museum Archives
Jamestown, New York – April 26, 2019 – As the world marks the 30th anniversary of the passing of Lucille Ball, the new National Comedy Center — a state-of-the-art museum in Jamestown, New York that embodies Ball’s vision for a destination for the celebration … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Radio Stations, Television Star
Tagged Amy Schumer, Bob Newhart, Carl Reiner, Desi Arnaz, Desilu Productions, Dick Van Dyke Show, Ellen DeGeneres, First Couple of Comedy, first female television executive, I Love Lucy, Jamestown, Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan, Joan Rivers, Journey Gunderson, largest independent television production company in the United States, Lewis Black, Lily Tomlin, Lucille Ball, Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz, Mission: Impossible, National Comedy Center, New York, Paula Poundstone, Ray Romano, Star Trek, The Andy Griffith Show, The Danny Thomas Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, the first female head of a major Hollywood production studio, The Jack Benny Program, The Lucy Show, The Smothers Brothers, The Untouchables, Trevor Noah
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 446 with guest Herbie J Pilato is now available online for listening on demand
TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 446 with guest Herbie J Pilato Original Airdates: Apr. 12-14, 2019 Why Mary Tyler Moore Ended The Dick Van Dyke Show Greg Ehrbar interviews author and TV historian Herbie J Pilato about his new book, Mary: … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star
Tagged addictive behavior, alcoholism, Allan Burns, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Carl Reiner, Cloris Leachman, co-dependency, David Letterman, diabetes, Dick Van Dyke, Dick Van Dyke Show, Ed Asner, Elizabeth Montgomery, First You Cry, Grant Tinker, Heartsounds, Herbie J Pilato, James L. Brooks, Laura Petrie, Lou Grant, Mary, Mary Richards, Mary Tyler Moore, Mary Tyler Moore Hour, Mary Tyler Moore Story, Mary: The Mary Tyler Moore Story, Michael Keaton, MTM Enterprises, Ordinary People, plastic surgery, Ted Knight, The Bewitching Life and Career of Elizabeth Montgomery, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Thoroughly Modern Millie, TV historian, Twitch Upon a Star, Valerie Harper
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via National Comedy Center: It’s Official: Congress formally designates the National Comedy Center as America’s official cultural institution dedicated to the art of comedy
March 12, 2019 — The National Comedy Center, located in Lucille Ball’s home of Jamestown, NY, was formally designated today as the nation’s official cultural institution dedicated to the art form of comedy. In a tremendous bi-partisan show of support, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan and Robin Zweibel, Alan Zweibel, Allan Sherman, Amy Schumer, Andy Kaufman, Bill Marx, Bob Newhart, Carl Reiner, charles schumer, chuck schumer, Dan Aykroyd, Desilu Too, Ellen DeGeneres, Ernie Kovacs, Fran Drescher, George Carlin, George Carline, George Schlatter, George Shapiro, George Shapiro and Jerry Seinfeld, Harold Ramis, Harpo Marx Family, Jamestown, Jamestown Lucille Ball, Jamestown New York, Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gaffigan, Joan Dangerfield, Joan Rivers, John Dingell Jr., Jolene Brand, Jonathan Winters, Journey Gunderson, Kamau Bell, Kelly Carlin, Kelly Carlin and the George Carlin estate, kirsten gillibrand, Laraine Newman, Laugh-In, Lenny Bruce, Lewis Black, Lily Tomlin, Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, National Comedy Center, NBC Universal, paramount pictures, Ray Romano, Rose Marie, Rusty Warren, Shelley Berman, the Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams estate, The Garry Shandling Estate, The Harold Ramis Family, The Lenny Bruce Memorial Foundation, The Smothers Brothers, Tom Benson, tom reed, Trevor Noah, Warner Bros. Corporate Archive
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 441, Segment 5: The Genius of Garry Marshall is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 441, Segment 5: The Genius of Garry Marshall with guests Budd Burton Moss and Howard Storm Original Airdates: Mar. 8-10, 2019 Budd Burton Moss and Howard Storm with a few final thoughts on the legacy of Garry Marshall. … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star
Tagged All I Got Was 10 Percent, Beverly Hills Theatre Guild, Budd Burton Moss, Budd Moss, Carl Reiner, Carroll O'Connor, Gabe Dell, Garry Marshall, Garry Marshall camp, Garry Marshall genius, Garry Marshall legacy, Garry Marshall softball, Happy Days, Happy Days Garry Marshall, Happy Days softball team, Harold Gould, Henry Winkler, Hollywood, Hollywood Renaissance, Howard Storm, Jerry Paris, Laverne & Shirley, Mork and Mindy, Norman Lear, Robin Williams, Sometimes the Reality is Better Than the Dream, Tom Bosley
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Our colleague Greg Ehrbar reviews Sitcom Writers Talk Shop: Behind the Scenes with Carl Reiner, Norman Lear and Other Geniuses of TV Comedy, a new book by Paula Finn that sheds light into the craft of writing itself
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Tagged All in the Family, Carl Reiner, Everybody Loves Raymond, Get Smart, Herbert Finn, James Brooks, Larry Charles, Leonard Stern, Matt Williams, Maude, Mike Reiss, Norman Lear, Paula Finn, Phil Rosenthal, Roseanne, Seinfeld, Sitcom Writers Talk Shop, The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Flintstones, The Honeymooners, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Simpsons, Treva Silverman
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