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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 501.1 with guest Suzy Friendly is now available for listening on demand

Posted on July 20, 2020 by admin

Suzy Friendly’s Career in TV Production Original Airdates: July 17-19, 2020 TVC 501.1: Suzy Friendly talks to Ed about her three-decade-plus career in network television production, which saw her work behind the scenes in many capacities (both above the line … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged AFI tribute John Ford, Almost Anything Goes, Bob Banner, Bob Banner Associates, Bob Banner variety television, Bronson Pinchot, Brothers, Brothers HBO series, Brothers Robert Walden, Dusty Baker, Faith Ford Maggie Winters, Flip Wilson, Franco Hayes, George Benson, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Hollywood Henderson, James Stewart, John Davidson, John Ford, John Wayne, Kari Lizer, Kari Lizer Maggie Winters, Kari Lizer New Adventures of Old Christine, Kari Lizer Will and Grace, Leslie Bertram Crane, Leslie Moonves, Lisa Bright and Dark, live TV, live TV specials, Maggie Winters, Mel Torme, Monique James, Monique Universal television, NAACP Image Awards, Newport Jazz Festival, Richard Pryor, Slickers, Slickers Dana Carvey, Slickers Michael Richards, Slickers TV pilot, Suzy Friendly, Suzy Friendly associate producer, Suzy Friendly Bob Banner, Suzy Friendly producer, Suzy Friendly production manager, Suzy Friendly stage manager, The Last Survivors, The Superstars, The Trouble with Larry, The WB, Tribute to John Ford, Universal Studios, Universal Television, Up Up with People, Up with People, variety specials, variety television, variety TV, Warner Bros. television | 1 Comment

via National Comedy Center: The National Comedy Center will pay tribute to Desi Arnaz, Richard Pryor, Jerry Stiller, and John Cleese during Father’s Day weekend with live streaming events featuring Lucie Arnaz, Rain Pryor, Amy Stiller and Ben Stiller, and Camilla Cleese, respectively, that will air Friday 6/19 thru Sunday 6/21 at various times at ComedyCenter.org/FathersDay, with simulcasts via Facebook Live on the National Comedy Center Facebook page. All four streaming events are free and will support the Center’s educational and preservation initiatives during the museum’s temporary closure

Posted on June 19, 2020 by admin

Jamestown, NY – June 18, 2020 — The National Comedy Center, the nation’s official cultural institution and non-profit museum dedicated to comedy, announced today that it will present a tribute to fathers of comedy this Father’s Day weekend, June 19-21, … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Alan and Robin Zweibel, Alan Zweibel, Allan Sherman, Amy & Ben Stiller, Amy Schumer, Andy Kaufman, Bill Marx, Bob Newhart, Camilla Cleese, Carl Reiner, charles schumer, chuck schumer, Dan Aykroyd, Desi Arnaz, Desilu Productions, Desilu Too, Dick Van Dyke Show, Ellen DeGeneres, Ernie Kovacs, First Couple of Comedy, first female television executive, Fran Drescher, George Carlin, George Carline, George Schlatter, George Shapiro, George Shapiro and Jerry Seinfeld, Harold Ramis, Harpo Marx Family, I Love Lucy, Jamestown, Jamestown Lucille Ball, Jamestown New York, Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Stiller, Jim Gaffigan, Joan Dangerfield, Joan Rivers, John Cleese, John Dingell Jr., Jolene Brand, Jonathan Winters, Journey Gunderson, Kamau Bell, Kelly Carlin, Kelly Carlin and the George Carlin estate, kirsten gillibrand, Laraine Newman, largest independent television production company in the United States, Laugh-In, Lenny Bruce, Lewis Black, Lily Tomlin, Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Lucille Ball Comedy Festival, Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz, Mission: Impossible, National Comedy Center, National Comedy Center World's Greatest Places, National Comedy Center’s Father’s Day Tributes, NBC Universal, New York, Oscar Nunez & Judy Gold, paramount pictures, Paula Poundstone, Rain Pryor, Ray Romano, Richard Pryor, Rose Marie, Rusty Warren, Shelley Berman, Star Trek, The Andy Griffith Show, The Danny Thomas Show, The Dick Van Dyke Show, the Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams estate, the first female head of a major Hollywood production studio, The Garry Shandling Estate, The Harold Ramis Family, The Jack Benny Program, The Lenny Bruce Memorial Foundation, The Lucy Show, The Smothers Brothers, The Untouchables, Time magazine, Time Magazine National Comedy Center, Time magazine Worlds Greatest Places, Tom Benson, tom reed, Trevor Noah, W. Kamau Bell, Warner Bros. Corporate Archive | Leave a comment

TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 497.3: A Star for Sid & Marty Krofft is now available for listening on demand

Posted on June 15, 2020 by admin

A Star for Sid & Marty Krofft Original Airdates: June 12-14, 2020 TVC 497.3: Iconic television producer Marty Krofft of Sid & Marty Krofft Productions talks to Ed about the star that he and his brother received in February of … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Anson Williams, Banana Splits, Barbara Mandrell, Barbra Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters, Billie Hayes, Bob Denver, Butch Patrick, Cesar Millan, Charles Nelson Reilly, Chuck McCann, D.C. Follies, David Arquette, Deidre Hall, Donny & Marie, Donny and Marie Osmond, Electra Woman & Dyna Girl, Florence Henderson, H.R Pufnstuff, Jack Wild, Jim Nabors, Johnny Whitaker, Judy Garland, Krofft Kwickies, Land of the Lost, Les Poupees De Paris, Liberace, Lidsville, Lost Saucer, Margaret Hamilton, Martha Raye, Mutt & Stuff, Pryors Place, Richard Pryor, Ringling Brothers Circus, Rip Taylor, Ruth Buzzi, Seattle World's Fair, Sigmund & The Sea Monsters, The Brady Bunch Hour, Timothy Bottoms, Will Ferrell | Leave a comment

Marty Krofft of Sid & Marty Krofft Productions joins us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL

Posted on June 13, 2020 by admin

Marty @Krofft of @SidMartyKrofft Productions joins us this weekend on @tvconfidential https://t.co/anMhtcQ8Xw — ed robertson (@tvconfidential) June 14, 2020

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Next Show, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Anson Williams, Banana Splits, Barbara Mandrell, Barbra Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters, Billie Hayes, Bob Denver, Butch Patrick, Cesar Millan, Charles Nelson Reilly, Chuck McCann, D.C. Follies, David Arquette, Deidre Hall, Donny & Marie, Donny and Marie Osmond, Electra Woman & Dyna Girl, Florence Henderson, H.R Pufnstuff, Jack Wild, Jim Nabors, Johnny Whitaker, Judy Garland, Krofft Kwickies, Land of the Lost, Les Poupees De Paris, Liberace, Lidsville, Lost Saucer, Margaret Hamilton, Martha Raye, Mutt & Stuff, Pryors Place, Richard Pryor, Ringling Brothers Circus, Rip Taylor, Ruth Buzzi, Seattle World's Fair, Sigmund & The Sea Monsters, The Brady Bunch Hour, Timothy Bottoms, Will Ferrell | Leave a comment

via BHBPR: The Hollywood Museum, in partnership with Los Angeles City Council member Mitch O’Farrell, announces that its annual REAL to REEL celebration will take place virtually this year on Thursday 6/18 beginning at 7pm PT. The event will be televised that night on LA Cityview Channel 35, as well as live-streamed on all Hollywood Museum social platforms. Michael Feinstein will receive this year’s Inspiration Award, plus the evening will include special guest Kristin Chenoweth

Posted on June 11, 2020 by admin

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — June 10, 2020 — Donelle Dadigan, founder and president of The Hollywood Museum, in partnership with Los Angeles City Council member Mitch O’Farrell (CD13), announced earlier today that the Museum will hold its annual REAL to REEL celebration … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged After Forever, Alison Arngrim, Arrested Development, Barney's Beanery, Bette Davis, Bette Midler, Bisexual, Black Cat riots 1967, Bob Mackie, Brokeback Mountain, Bruce Vilanch, Cabaret, Carolyn Hennesy, Charles Laughton, Cher, Chris Classen, Christopher Street West Association, Comedy Store, Cruising, Days of Our Lives, Donelle Dadigan, Donelle Dadigan Hollywood Museum, Edith Head, Elizabeth Taylor, Empire, Future of Hollywood Award, Gay, Geoffrey Mark, George Chakiris, Geri Jewell, Granny, Heidi Klum, Hollywood Museum, How to Get Away with Murder, International Cringe Festival, James Dean, Jane Wagner, Jeremy Miller, Jerry Herman, Jo Jo Dancer, Joan Crawford, Judy Garland, Judy Tenuta, Julie Newmar, K-11, Kate Linder, Kathy Kinney, Kevin Spirtas, Kristin Chenoweth, Lee Purcell, Legacy Award, Lesbian, LGBTQ community, Lily Tomlin, Liza Minnelli, Mad Men, Michael Feinstein, Mitch O'Farrell, Mitzi Shore, Mr. Blackwell, Nolan Miller, Olde Town Tap, Orange is the New Black, Orphan Black, Patricia Watts, Portrayals and Perceptions of LGBTQ in Hollywood, Portrayals and Perceptions of LGBTQs in Hollywood, Project Runway, Rainy McKnight, Ramon Navarro, Ray Donovan, REAL TO REEL, Real to Reel Hollywood Museum, Reel to Real exhibit, Reel to Real LGBTQ, Reel to Reel, Ret Turner, Rev. Troy Perry, Richard Pryor, Richard Pryor Jr., Richard Pryor Jr. memoir, Richard Pryor Jr. Peoria, Richard Pryor Jr. singer, Rock Hudson, Ron Brawer, Roseanne, Rudolf Nureyev, Rudolf Valentino, RuPaul's Drag Race, Sam Harris, Sam Kinison Richard Pryor Jr., Scandal, Scott Schwartz, Sherman Hemsley, Silver Streak, Socks, Sordid Lives, Steve Wishnoff, Stir Crazy, Superstore, Teresa Ganzel, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Color Purple, The Good Wife, The Toy, The Walking Dead, Tim Gunn, To Wong Fu Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar, Trans America, Transgender, Transparent, True Blood, Two in a Half Men, Tyler Perry's The Haves and Have Nots, Voices of Refuge, West Hollywood, Will & Grace, Zac Posen | Leave a comment

No Fooling! Shout Factory TV will start streaming episodes of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, under the banner title THE JOHNNY CARSON SHOW, beginning Wednesday 4/1

Posted on March 25, 2020 by admin

Los Angeles – March 25, 2019 – Heeere’s Johnny! The undisputed king of late-night television heads to streaming for the first time ever with the launch of The Johnny Carson Show on Shout! Factory TV April 1. The streaming service will release … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Amazon Fire, Amazon Prime Channels, Android appsShout! Factory TV branded channels, Animal Antics with Joan Embery and Jim Fowler, Apple TV, Bob Newhart, Burt Reynolds, Carl Reiner, Carson as Carnac, Carson with wild animals, David Letterman, Drew Carey, Ellen DeGeneres, Garry Shandling, Goldie Hawn, Heeere’s Johnny, Hollywood Icons of the 70s, Jerry Seinfeld, king of late-night television, Louie Anderson, Mel Brooks, Michael Caine, pioneering monologist, Richard Pryor, Shout! Factory TV, Shout! Factory TV platforms, Shout! Factory TV’s Roku, ShoutFactoryTV.com, streaming for the first time ever, The Best of Carnac the Magnificent, The Best of George Carlin, The Johnny Carson Show, The Johnny Carson Show Shout Factory, the Roku Channel, The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, Tubi | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 484.4 with guest Lee Purcell is now available for listening on demand

Posted on March 16, 2020 by admin

Lee Purcell of Carol of the Bells Original Airdates: Mar. 13-15, 2020 TVC 484.4: Ed welcomes back two-time Emmy nominee Lee Purcell (Adam at 6 A.M., Valley Girl, Big Wednesday, Stir Crazy, Long Road Home, Secret Sins of the Fathers). Lee … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Almost Summer, Andrea F. Freeman, Big Wednesday, Bill Bixby, Blithe Spirit, Carol of the Bells, Carol of the Bells Inclusion Films, Charles Bronson, differently abled people, Donna Mills, Donna Mills Carol of the Bells, Donna Pescow, Donna Pescow Carol of the Bells, Down syndrome, Due South, Eddie Macon's Run, Geena Davis, Gene Wilder, Geri Jewell, Geri Jewell Carol of the Bells, Green River Players, inclusion all forms media, Inclusion Films, James Garner, Jan-Michael Vincent, Joe Don Baker, Joey Travolta, Joey Travolta Inclusion Films, Kirk Douglas, Lee Purcell, Lee Purcell Adam at 6 A.M., Lee Purcell Beau Bridges, Lee Purcell Big Wednesday, Lee Purcell Carol of the Bells, Lee Purcell Eddie Macon's Run, Lee Purcell Gene Wilder, Lee Purcell James Garner, Lee Purcell Kirk Douglas, Lee Purcell Lloyd Bridges, Lee Purcell Mark Harmon, Lee Purcell Michael Douglas, Lee Purcell My Wicked Wicked Ways, Lee Purcell Olivia deHavilland, Lee Purcell Rockford Files, Lee Purcell Steve McQueen, Lee Purcell Stir Crazy, Lee Purcell Valley Girl, Love Letters, MacGyver, Michael Douglas, movies about adoption, Orson Welles, Persona Unknown, Richard Pryor, RJ Mitte, RJ Mitte Breaking Bad, RJ Mitte Carol of the Bells, Stir Crazy, Valley Girl, Warren Oates | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 483.1: Remembering Pink Lady and Jeff is now available for listening on demand

Posted on March 9, 2020 by admin

Remembering Pink Lady and Jeff Original Airdates: Mar. 6-8, 2020 TVC 483.1: Tony and Ed commemorate the fortieth anniversary of Pink Lady and Jeff (NBC, 1980), the short-lived and, in many respects, infamous variety series produced by Sid & Marty … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Radio Stations | Tagged Banana Splits, Barbara Mandrell, Barbra Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters, Billie Hayes, Blondie, Bob Denver, Butch Patrick, Cesar Millan, Charles Nelson Reilly, Chuck McCann, D.C. Follies, David Arquette, Deborah Harry, Deidre Hall, Donny & Marie, Donny and Marie Osmond, Electra Woman & Dyna Girl, Florence Henderson, Fred Silverman, H.R Pufnstuff, Jack Wild, Jeff Altman, Jeff Altman Challenge of the Super Friends, Jeff Altman comedian, Jeff Altman impressionist, Jim Nabors, Johnny Whitaker, Judy Garland, Kie, Krofft Kwickies, Land of the Lost, Larry Hagman, Les Poupees De Paris, Liberace, Lidsville, Lost Saucer, Margaret Hamilton, Martha Raye, Mei, Mei and Kie, Mei and Kie Pink Lady, Mutt & Stuff, Pink Lady and Jeff, Pink Lady bikinis, Pink Lady hot tub, Pink Lady Japanese, Pink Lady Jeff Altman, Pink Lady Kiss in the Dark, Pink Lady SOS, Pink Lady YMCA, Pryors Place, Richard Pryor, Ringling Brothers Circus, Rip Taylor, Ruth Buzzi, Seattle World's Fair, Sid Caesar, Sigmund & The Sea Monsters, Supertrain, Teddy Pendergrass, The Brady Bunch Hour, Timothy Bottoms, Will Ferrell | Leave a comment

Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Lee Purcell on the joyful experience of working on the independent film CAROL OF THE BELLS; the wonderful letter she received from Kirk Douglas shortly before he passed; and why it’s apparently difficult to teach people who are ambidextrous how to play tennis. Directed by Joey Travolta, whose company Inclusion Films teaches and employs people in the film industry who have developmental and physical disabilities, CAROL OF THE BELLS is now available on DVD and for on-demand viewing on many streaming platforms. Many of the crew members who worked on this film were trained by Mr. Travolta’s schools, while the title role of Carol is played by Andrea F. Friedman, a charming actress who happens to have Down Syndrome

Posted on March 3, 2020 by admin

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Next Show, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Almost Summer, Andrea F. Freeman, Big Wednesday, Bill Bixby, Blithe Spirit, Carol of the Bells, Carol of the Bells Inclusion Films, Charles Bronson, differently abled people, Donna Mills, Donna Mills Carol of the Bells, Donna Pescow, Donna Pescow Carol of the Bells, Down syndrome, Due South, Eddie Macon's Run, Geena Davis, Gene Wilder, Geri Jewell, Geri Jewell Carol of the Bells, Green River Players, inclusion all forms media, Inclusion Films, James Garner, Jan-Michael Vincent, Joe Don Baker, Joey Travolta, Joey Travolta Inclusion Films, Kirk Douglas, Lee Purcell, Lee Purcell Adam at 6 A.M., Lee Purcell Beau Bridges, Lee Purcell Big Wednesday, Lee Purcell Carol of the Bells, Lee Purcell Eddie Macon's Run, Lee Purcell Kirk Douglas, Lee Purcell Lloyd Bridges, Lee Purcell Mark Harmon, Lee Purcell Michael Douglas, Lee Purcell Olivia deHavilland, Lee Purcell Steve McQueen, Lee Purcell Valley Girl, Love Letters, MacGyver, Michael Douglas, movies about adoption, Orson Welles, Persona Unknown, Richard Pryor, RJ Mitte, RJ Mitte Breaking Bad, RJ Mitte Carol of the Bells, Stir Crazy, Valley Girl, Warren Oates | Leave a comment

Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Iconic children’s television producer Marty Krofft on he and his brother receiving their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, their successful run of variety shows in the ’70s and ’80s, and some of the other projects that Sid & Marty Krofft Productions has in store for 2020. You can screen the star ceremony for Sid & Marty Krofft in its entirety at WalkofFame.com

Posted on February 21, 2020 by admin

Tag Archives: Richard Pryor

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 501.1 with guest Suzy Friendly is now available for listening on demand

TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 497.3: A Star for Sid & Marty Krofft is now available for listening on demand

Marty Krofft of Sid & Marty Krofft Productions joins us this weekend on TV CONFIDENTIAL

No Fooling! Shout Factory TV will start streaming episodes of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, under the banner title THE JOHNNY CARSON SHOW, beginning Wednesday 4/1

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 484.4 with guest Lee Purcell is now available for listening on demand

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 483.1: Remembering Pink Lady and Jeff is now available for listening on demand

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