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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 517.1 with guest Billy Van Zandt is available for listening on demand

How Lucy Channeled Buster Keaton Original Airdates: Nov. 20-22, 2020 TVC 517.1: Ed welcomes Emmy-nominated writer, producer, actor and playwright Billy Van Zandt (I Love Lucy: The Very First Show, Martin, The Hughleys, Newhart). Billy’s memoir, Get in the Car, … Continue reading

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Showbiz legend RUTA LEE helps us pay tribute to game show legend Alex Trebek. Ruta first met Alex on the set of High Rollers in 1974 and they remained lifelong friends until his passing earlier this week. Alex Trebek recently wrote the foreword to Ruta’s upcoming memoir, CONSIDER YOUR ASS KISSED

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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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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 507 with guest Geoffrey Mark is now available for listening on demand

The Largesse of Jack Riley Original Airdates: Sept. 11-13, 2020 TVC 507.4: A return visit by Emmy Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated writer, producer, singer, and author Geoffrey Mark (Ella: A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, Ethel Merman: The Biggest … Continue reading

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Emmy-nominated writer, producer and actor BILLY VAN ZANDT on why comedians are born hearing a certain rhythm; his friendship with Lucille Ball and the influence she continues to have on his career; why working with Martin Lawrence reminded him of both Jerry Lewis and Bob Newhart; and why his experience working with Don Rickles on Daddy Dearest remains one of his best experiences in television. Billy’s memoir, GET IN THE CAR, JANE! Adventures in the TV Wasteland not only provides a front row seat to the adsurdity that often goes on behind the scenes in network TV, but offers useful tips on how to deal with the day-to-day frustrations of your job, no matter what you do for a living

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Shout! Factory TV launches THE CAROL BURNETT SHOW linear streaming channel, now available via Pluto TV

Los Angeles – September 1, 2020 – One of the most acclaimed and influential TV series of all time heads to linear streaming with Shout! Factory TV’s launch of “The Carol Burnett Show” channel today on Pluto TV, the leading … 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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