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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 564.6 with guest Geoffrey Mark, host of GEOFFREY MARK PLAYS ELLA, is available for listening on demand as a free podcast
Geoffrey Mark, Host of Geoffrey Mark Plays Ella Original Airdates: Jan. 14-16, 2022 TVC 564.6: From the floor of the Hollywood Museum’s recent Celebrity Authors Forum: Ed welcomes Geoffrey Mark, host of Geoffrey Mark Plays Ella, a new radio show … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 556.1 with guest Geoffrey Mark is available for listening on demand
70 Years of I Love Lucy Original Airdates: Oct. 22-24, 2021 TVC 556.1: Emmy Award-winning writer and producer Geoffrey Mark joins us to celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the premiere of I Love Lucy and the legacy of Lucille Ball … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 549.6: Happy Birthday, Lucille Ball is available for listening on demand as a podcast
Happy Birthday, Lucille Ball Original Airdates: Aug. 6-8, 2021 TVC 549.6: With this weekend marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Lucille Ball, we played some highlights of our coverage of an event held at the Hollywood Museum in … Continue reading →
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 535.3 with guests Carol Ford and Linda Groundwater is available for listening on demand
The Final Days of Bob Crane Original Airdates: Apr. 16-18, 2021 TVC 535.3: Ed plays the conclusion of a three-part conversation with Carol Ford and Linda Groundwater, two of the co-authors (along with Dee Young) of Bob Crane: The Definitive … Continue reading →
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via National Comedy Center: Rob Reiner, Annie Reiner, and Lucas Reiner will donate the archives of comedy legend CARL REINER to the NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER, including rare creative papers, scripts and artifacts that span Reiner’s seven-decade career as a writer, director, producer, author and performer. The National Comedy Center will also name its Archival and Preservation Department in memory of Carl Reiner
Jamestown, NY – March 19, 2021 – The National Comedy Center, the United States’ official cultural institution dedicated to the art form of comedy, announced today that it will become the home of comedy legend Carl Reiner’s archives. The Reiner … Continue reading →
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via National Comedy Center: The NATIONAL COMEDY CENTER partners with the Elkhorn Valley Museum to launch a new Johnny Carson Gallery in Carson’s hometown of Elkhorn, NE (set to open in 2021), and with the Carson Entertainment Group to launch a new Johnny Carson exhibit, 30 Years of Late Night Television, set to open in 2022
Jamestown, NY – October 23, 2020– As the country remembers comedy and late-night legend Johnny Carson on his 95th birthday today, the National Comedy Center—the nation’s official cultural institution dedicated to comedy—and the Elkhorn Valley Museum in Johnny Carson’s hometown … Continue reading →
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via National Comedy Center: National Comedy Center will honor advisory board member Carl Reiner at this year’s Virtual Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, which takes place Friday 8/14 thru Sunday 8/30. Virtual festival will also feature conversations with Jimmy Fallon, Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Weird” Al Yankovic, Tiffany Haddish, Jay Leno, Howie Mandel, Margaret Cho, and more. All programs will be streamed, for free, at ComedyCenter.org/Festival, as well via Facebook Live
Jamestown, NY—August 12, 2020—The National Comedy Center, the nation’s official cultural institution dedicated to comedy—recently named the “Best New Museum” in the country by USA Today—will present its acclaimed Lucille Ball Comedy Festival virtually this year, featuring conversations with a diverse … 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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MeTV will pay tribute to Carl Reiner with a month-long presentation of his favorite episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show that starts Sunday 7/5 at 10pm ET/PT and continues every Sunday night at the same time throughout the month of July
June 30, 2020 — The MeTV Network will celebrate legendary writer, director and actor Carl Reiner with a special, month-long presentation of his favorite episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show. The tribute begins this Sunday, July 5 at 10p … Continue reading →
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via Decades Network: DECADES will dedicate its July 11-12 Weekend Binge to Carl Reiner with classic episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show, plus it will air the original pilot episode, Head of the Family, and Reiner’s interview with Dick Cavett on Friday, July 10 as part of a special two-hour programming block
June 30, 2020 — The DECADES Network will celebrate legendary writer, director and actor Carl Reiner with a special weekend binge of 15-time Emmy award winning sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show. The tribute begins Friday, July 10 at 9p … Continue reading →
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Tagged 20th century comedic television, Admiral Broadway Revue, Alan Brady, Billy Crystal, Broadway, Caesar’s Hour, Calvin Trillin, Carl Reiner, Coast to Coast Big Mouth, comedic variety programming, Comedy Hall of Fame, comic trailblazer, Dick Van Dyke, Dick Van Dyke Show, Golden Age of Television, hairpiece, Imogene Coca, Jack Benny, Jamestown, Larry Gelbart, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Lucille Ball, Mel Brooks, Milton Berle, My Favorite Year, Nanette Fabray, NASCAR, National Comedy Center, Neil Simon, Paley Center, Saturday Night Live, Shout! Factory, Sid Caesar, Sid Caesar: Extra Portion, SID CAESAR: ON THE LANGUAGE OF COMEDY, Sid Caesar: The Works, Sid's groundbreaking series, social satirist, Studs Terkel, superstar comedian, Ten from Your Show of Shows, The Chevy Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, toupee, Woody Allen, Your Show of Shows
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