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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 460 with guest David Frankham is now available online for listening on demand

Posted on August 19, 2019 by admin

The Return of David Frankham Original Airdates: Aug. 16-18, 2019 TVC 460.4: Actor, author, and voice artist David Frankham (101 Dalmatians, Master of the World, Return of the Fly, Tales of Terror, Which One Was David?) returns for Part 2 … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged 101 Dalmatians, 101 Dalmations, Alec Guinness, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Barbara Stanwyck, Basil Rathbone, BBC radio, Ben Wickey, Bob Hope, Dirk Bogarde, Edward Gorey, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Elizabeth Taylor, Eric Portman, Ernie Kovacs, Golden Age of Television, Ida Lupino, Jack Benny, John Astin, Jonathan David Dixon, Kovacs on Music, live television, Master of the World, Maverick, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Return of the Fly, Rock Hudson, Roger Corman, Rosemary Clooney, Sam Jaffe, Shirley Temple, Shirley Temple Storybook, Shirley Temple Theater, Star Trek, Terrible Clockman, The F.B.I., The Gallant Men, The House of The Seven Gables, The Jack Benny Program, The Outer Limits, Thriller, vincent price, Which One Was David?, William Reynolds, William Wyler | Leave a comment

David Frankham, plus the News and Documentary Emmy Awards: Next on TVC

Posted on August 13, 2019 by admin

Actor, author, and voice artist David Frankham and NATAS president Adam Sharp will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Aug. 16-18 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 8/16 7pm ET, 4pm … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Next Show, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged 101 Dalmations, 77 Sunset Strip, Adam Sharp, Adam Sharp NATAS, Adam Sharp Sharp Things, Adam Sharp Twitter, Alec Guinness, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and Tales of Terror, Andrea Mitchell, Andrea Mitchell Reports, Angela Lansbury, audio commentary, award shows, Barbara Stanwyck, Basil Rathbone, BBC radio, Ben Wickey, Blu-ray, Bob Hope, Daytime Emmy Awards, Daytime Television Academy, Dirk Bogarde, domestic and international affairs, DVD, Edward Gorey, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Elizabeth Taylor, Emmy Awards, Eric Portman, Ernie Kovacs, fake news, false news, future broadcasting of award shows, global audience, Golden Age of Television, human embodiment of Twitter, Ida Lupino, intersection of media politics and technology, Jack Benny, John Astin, Jonathan David Dixon, Jonathan Dixon, KNEKT TV, Kovacs on Music, live television, Mary Landrieu, Master of the World, Maverick, misinformation, NATAS, NATAS Adam Sharp, NATAS Lifetime Achievement Award, NATAS president, Nathaniel Hawthorne, National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, News & Documentary Emmy Awards, news and documentaries, news and documentary Emmy Awards, news government and elections, Next Show, Pasadena Playhouse, radio stations, Ralph Senensky, Return of the Fly, Rock Hudson, Roger Corman, Rosemary Clooney, Sam Jaffe, Sergeant Tibbs, Sharp Things, Shirley Temple, Shirley Temple Storybook, Shirley Temple Theater, Shout! Factory, social media, stage director, Star Trek, stop-motion animated puppet, streaming, Switchboard, television director, television news, television news reporters, Television Star and tagged Adam Sharp, Terrible Clockman, The F.B.I., The Gallant Men, The House of The Seven Gables, The Jack Benny Program, The Outer Limits, The Vincent Price Collection III, This entry was posted in Celebrities, Thriller, trending, Twilight Zone, Twitter, Twitter use, vincent price, Which One Was David?, William Reynolds, William Wyler | Leave a comment

Biffle & Shooster performing live at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena, CA on Sunday 7/28

Posted on July 22, 2019 by admin

View this post on Instagram Hey, Everybody! This Sunday, America’s Favorite Fake 1930s Comedy Team returns to the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena with their semi-hilarious assemblage of songs and gags, joined by some special guests (not me, … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Next Show, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Abbott and Costello, Adventures in Odyssey, Andrew Parks, Biffle and Shooster, Biffle and Shooster Murder Case, Bride of Finkelstein, Bride of Finklestein, Broadway, comedy shorts, Dick Miller, Don Mitchell, Duke and Me, Franklin Pangborn, G.I. Joe, Golden Age of Television, Grease, H.M. Wynant, Imitation of Wife, It's a Frame Up, Kino Lorber, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Lou Costello, Me and Duke, Mel Brooks, Michael Schlesinger, Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster, Mutt, Nick Santa Maria, Pseudolus, Raymond Burr, Real Men Sing Show Tunes, Rescue 8, Robert Forster, Robert Ironside, Robert Picardo, Sam Weinberg, Schmo Boat, Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know, The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster, The Biffle Murder Case, The Little Mermaid, The Odd Couple, The Producers, Three Stooges, Will Ryan | Leave a comment

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

Posted on July 15, 2019 by admin

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 →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged 20th century comedic television, Admiral Broadway Revue, Billy Crystal, Broadway, Caesar’s Hour, Calvin Trillin, Carl Reiner, comedic variety programming, Comedy Hall of Fame, comic trailblazer, Golden Age of Television, Imogene Coca, Jack Benny, Larry Gelbart, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Mel Brooks, Milton Berle, My Favorite Year, Nanette Fabray, NASCAR, 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, Woody Allen, Your Show of Shows | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 449: Remembering Hollywood Screen Test and The Don Adams Screen Test is now available online for listening on demand

Posted on May 5, 2019 by admin

This Week in TV History: How Hollywood Screen Test Led to The Don Adams Screen Test Original Airdates: May 3-5, 2019 TVC 449.2: Tony, Donna, and Ed remember Hollywood Screen Test, an early form of reality TV from the Golden Age … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Alan Armer, Don Adams, Don Adams Screen Test, early forms of reality TV, Golden Age of Television, Hollywood Screen Test, How would you like to be in the movies, Leonard Nimoy, Lights Camera Action, reality television, reality TV, Walter Grauman | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 443, Segment 2 with guests Will Ryan, Nick Santa Maria and Michael Schlesinger is now available online for listening on demand

Posted on March 25, 2019 by admin

Show No. 443, Segment 2 with guests Will Ryan, Nick Santa Maria and Michael Schlesinger Original Airdates: Mar. 22-24, 2019 Ed and Greg Ehrbar welcome actors Will Ryan and Nick Santa Maria and writer, producer and director Michael Schlesinger (The … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Abbott and Costello, Adventures in Odyssey, Aladdin, Aladdin Musical Spectacular, Andrew Parks, Biffle and Shooster, Biffle and Shooster Murder Case, Bride of Finkelstein, Bride of Finklestein, Broadway, comedy shorts, Dick Miller, Disney Adventure Theme Park, Disneyland Records, Don Mitchell, Duke and Me, Franklin Pangborn, G.I. Joe, Golden Age of Television, Grease, H.M. Wynant, Imitation of Wife, It's a Frame Up, Kino Lorber, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Lou Costello, Me and Duke, Mel Brooks, Michael Schlesinger, Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster, Mutt, Nick Santa Maria, Pseudolus, Raymond Burr, Real Men Sing Show Tunes, Rescue 8, Robert Forster, Robert Ironside, Robert Picardo, Sam Weinberg, Schmo Boat, Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know, The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster, The Biffle Murder Case, The Little Mermaid, The Odd Couple, The Producers, Three Stooges, Will Ryan, Willio Phillio | Leave a comment

Attention Southern California listeners: Will Ryan and Nick Santa Maria will perform live on Sunday 3/31 at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena. It’s the Benny Biffle Birthday Bash… don’t miss it!

Posted on March 20, 2019 by admin

Will Ryan and Nick Santa Maria will perform live as Biffle and Shooster at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena, CA on Sunday, March 31 beginning at 7pm. It’s the Benny Biffle Birthday Bash, and you won’t want to miss … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Next Show, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Abbott and Costello, Adventures in Odyssey, Andrew Parks, Biffle and Shooster, Biffle and Shooster Murder Case, Bride of Finkelstein, Bride of Finklestein, Broadway, comedy shorts, Dick Miller, Don Mitchell, Duke and Me, Franklin Pangborn, G.I. Joe, Golden Age of Television, Grease, H.M. Wynant, Imitation of Wife, It's a Frame Up, Kino Lorber, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Lou Costello, Me and Duke, Mel Brooks, Michael Schlesinger, Misadventures of Biffle and Shooster, Mutt, Nick Santa Maria, Pseudolus, Raymond Burr, Real Men Sing Show Tunes, Rescue 8, Robert Forster, Robert Ironside, Robert Picardo, Sam Weinberg, Schmo Boat, Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know, The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster, The Biffle Murder Case, The Little Mermaid, The Odd Couple, The Producers, Three Stooges, Will Ryan | Leave a comment

The Return of Biffle and Shooster: Next on TVC

Posted on March 18, 2019 by admin

Actors Will Ryan and Nick Santa Maria and writer, producer and director Michael Schlesinger will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Mar. 22-24 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 3/22 7pm … Continue reading →

Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Will Ryan, Nick Santa Maria and Michael Schlesinger on The Biffle & Shooster Portable Guide to Proper Etiquette; the latest issue of The Adventures of Biffle & Shooster comic book series; and the upcoming Benny Biffle Birthday Bash in Altadena, California on Sunday 3/31. PLUS: A recently unearthed, never before heard, but hysterically funny interview with Benny Biffle and Sammy Shooster about their much heralded yet not often discussed television career of the 1960s. The Misadventures of Biffle & Shooster is also now available on DVD through Kino Lorber

Posted on March 6, 2019 by admin

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 439, Segment 3 with guest Marion Ross is now available online for listening on demand

Posted on February 25, 2019 by admin

Show No. 439, Segment 3 with guest Marion Ross Original Airdates: Feb. 22-24, 2019 Segment 3, Part 1: Actress and author Marion Ross helps Ed, Tony, and Donna celebrate the 45th anniversary of the premiere of Happy Days. Marion’s memoir, … Continue reading →

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 460 with guest David Frankham is now available online for listening on demand

Biffle & Shooster performing live at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena, CA on Sunday 7/28

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 449: Remembering Hollywood Screen Test and The Don Adams Screen Test is now available online for listening on demand

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 443, Segment 2 with guests Will Ryan, Nick Santa Maria and Michael Schlesinger is now available online for listening on demand

Attention Southern California listeners: Will Ryan and Nick Santa Maria will perform live on Sunday 3/31 at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena. It’s the Benny Biffle Birthday Bash… don’t miss it!

The Return of Biffle and Shooster: Next on TVC

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 439, Segment 3 with guest Marion Ross is now available online for listening on demand

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