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Tag Archives: Jack Benny
Carl Reiner not only took to Twitter, but his frequent musings on all walks of daily life gave his followers glimpses of his brand of humor and an unfiltered window into his mind
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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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via Variety: Comedy legend Carl Reiner dies at age 98
via @Variety: Comedy legend @carlreiner dies, age 98 #TheDickVanDykeShow #YourShowofShows #OhGod #EnterLaughing #TheJerk #2000YearOldMan To quote @KPCC host @JGHorn @TheFrame his brand of humor was smart, sophisticated, layered yet also seemed effortless https://t.co/z2TkHyU5za — ed robertson (@tvconfidential) June 30, 2020
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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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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 460 with guest David Frankham is now available online for listening on demand
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 →
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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
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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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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
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 455 with guest Steve Randisi is now available online for listening on demand
The Sounds of Lost Merv with Jack Benny and Montgomery Clift Original Airdates: June 28-30, 2019 TVC 455.1: Steve Randisi, author of The Merv Griffin Show: The Inside Story, joins Phil Gries for Part 3 of our Sounds of Lost … Continue reading →
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Tagged Albert Fisher, Americas Romantic Singing Star, Arthur Treacher, Bob Shanks, CBS late night, Cort Theatre, Dick Carson, Dick Cavett, Freud movie, Group W, I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Cocoanuts, Jack Benny, Jack Benny Merv Griffin, Jack Benny thirty-nine, Jack Paar, Jeopardy, Joey Bishop, Johnny Carson, Las Vegas, Little Theatre, Merv Griffin, Merv Griffin Show, Merv Griffin Show book, Mervyn, Metromedia, Mike Douglas, Montgomery Clift, Montgomery Clift Freud movie, Montgomery Clift Merv Griffin, Mort Lindsey, MPI Home Video, Mystery Voice, NBC daytime, New York City, Pat McCormick, Peter Barsochini, Play Your Hunch, real estate, Reelin in the Years, Steve Randisi, Studio 6-B, Tav Celebrity Theatre, the dear boy, The Merv Griffin Show The Inside Story, The Tonight Show, thirty-nine is a funny number, Tony Garafolo, Westinghouse, Wheel of Fortune
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 437, Hour 2 with guest David Frankham is now available online for listening on demand
Show No. 437, Hour 2 with guest David Frankham Original Airdates: Feb. 8-10, 2019 A return appearance by actor and author David Frankham (Which One Was David?). David provides the voice of The Storyteller in the stop-motion puppet animation adaptation … Continue reading →
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Tagged 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
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Anson Williams and David Frankham: Next on TVC
Actor/entrepreneur Anson Williams and actor/voice artist David Frankham will join us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL, airing Feb. 8-10 at the following times and venues: Share-a-Vision Radio San Francisco Bay Area Friday 2/8 7pm ET, 4pm PT 10pm ET, 7pm … Continue reading →
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Tagged 101 Dalmations, Alec Guinness, Alert Drops, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, American Graffiti, Anson Williams, Barbara Stanwyck, Basil Rathbone, BBC radio, Ben Wickey, Bob Hope, BOGO, Bogo List, BOGOList.com, Buy One Get One, buy one get one free, citric acid lemon, Dirk Bogarde, drowsy driving, Edward Gorey, Edward Milkis, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Elizabeth Taylor, entrepreneur, Ernie Kovacs, Foundation for Traffic Safety, GAB, Garry Marshall, Golden Age of Television, Good as Bogo, Happy Days, Happy Days softball team, Heimlich maneuver, Henry Heimlich, Henry Winkler, Ida Lupino, Jack Benny, Jerry Paris, Jonathan David Dixon, Kovacs on Music, lemon, live television, Love American Style, Love and the Happy Days, Marion Ross, Master of the World, Maverick, Mork, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Penny Marshall, Peter Lorre, Potsie Weber, Return of the Fly, Richie Cunnigham, Robin Williams, Rock Hudson, Roger Corman, Ron Howard, Rosemary Clooney, Shirley Temple, Shirley Temple Storybook, Singing to a Bulldog, Star Trek, The F.B.I., The Gallant Men, The House of The Seven Gables, The Jack Benny Program, The Outer Limits, Thomas Miller, Thriller, Tom Bosley, vincent price, Which One Was David?, William Reynolds, William Wyler
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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: A return visit by film and television actor David Frankham, including news about the stop-motion animated film adaptation of THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES that David recently narrated, plus some memories of his work alongside Jack Benny, Vincent Price, Roger Corman, Shirley Temple, Ernie Kovacs, Angela Lansbury and other film and TV legends. David’s memoir, WHICH ONE WAS DAVID?, is available through our friends at Bear Manor Media. THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES will be screened in February at the Santa Fe Film Festival
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Tagged 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, Ernie Kovacs, Golden Age of Television, Ida Lupino, Jack Benny, 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, Shirley Temple, Shirley Temple Storybook, Star Trek, 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
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via TimeLife: The sixth and final season of Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In becomes available on DVD for the first time at retail on Tuesday 9/4. Six-disc includes all twenty-six episodes, complete and remastered, with guest stars including Steve Allen, Jack Benny, Carol Burnett, James Caan, Johnny Carson, Howard Cosell, Sammy Davis Jr., Dom DeLuise, Angie Dickinson, Phyllis Diller, Jack Klugman, Michael Landon, Rich Little, Don Rickles, Vin Scully, Mark Spitz and Sally Struthers
By the time Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In signed off the air on March 12, 1973 after six seasons and 140 episodes, the show had become a cultural touchstone. Winner of the 1969 Golden Globe® for Best Television Show and the most … Continue reading →
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Tagged " Sammy Davis Jr., Angie Dickinson, Ann Elder, Arte Johnson, Beautiful downtown Burbank, Brian Bressler, Burbank, Carol Burnett, Dan Rowan, Dennis Allen, Dick Martin, Dom DeLuise, Don Rickles, Donna Jean Young, Gary Owens, George Schlatter, Howard Cosell, Jack Benny, Jack Klugman, James Caan, Jod Strunk, Johnny Carson, Laugh-In, Lily Tomlin, Mark Spitz, Michael Landon, Moosie Drier, Patti Deutsch, Phyllis Diller, Rich Little, Richard Dawson, ROWAN & MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, Ruth Buzzi, Sally Struthers, Sarah Kennedy, Steve Allen, Tod Bass, Vin Scully, Willie Tyler & Lester
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David Frankham, plus the News and Documentary Emmy Awards: Next on TVC
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 →