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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 483 with guest Ed Asner is now available for listening on demand

Ed Asner: Son of a Junkman Original Airdates: Mar. 6-8, 2020 TVC 483.3: Ed welcomes back eight-time Emmy Award winner Ed Asner (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant, Elf, Disney Pixar’s UP, Briarpatch). Ed’s new memoir, SON OF A … Continue reading

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Ed Asner will bring his critically acclaimed stage productions of GOD HELP US and A MAN AND HIS PROSTATE to several cities across the United States this spring, including a performance Thursday 6/11 in Kansas City, Missouri. See the dates listed in this post for tickets and more information. Ed’s memoir, SON OF A JUNKMAN: My Life from the West Bottoms of Kansas City to the Bright Lights of Hollywood, is available now in hardcover, paperback, and as an eBook through Amazon and wherever books are sold online

Ed Asner plays God Almighty in God Help Us, a political comedy written by Samuel Warren Joseph that provides hope for the future, provided we all listen to each other. Samuel Warren Joseph was one of the collaborators of Ed’s memoir, … Continue reading

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: Ed Asner on how his father taught him the importance of standing up for his principles; why his experience of doing the movie UP gave him a feeling a rebirth; and whether James Staghorne Sr., the character he plays on BRIARPATCH, likes “spunk.” Season Two of BRIARPATCH airs Thursday nights on USA Network. Ed’s memoir, SON OF A JUNKMAN: My Life from the West Bottoms of Kansas City to the Bright Lights of Hollywood, is available now in hardcover, paperback, and an eBook through Amazon and wherever books are sold online

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Make a donation to the Ed Asner Family Center during the month of February and you’ll be entered into a drawing for one of Ed’s original scripts from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, signed by Ed Asner himself. Go to EdAsnerFamilyCenter.org for more information. Meantime, Ed Asner will be visiting us in March on TV CONFIDENTIAL

Last 3 days! https://t.co/fOikmSWDQY — Ed Asner (@TheOnlyEdAsner) February 26, 2020

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Now available in hardcover, paperback, and as an eBook: SON OF A JUNKMAN: My Life from the West Bottoms of Kansas City to the Bright Lights of Hollywood, a charming, hilarious and remarkable memoir by eight-time Emmy Award-winning actor Ed Asner. Ed will visit us later this month on TV CONFIDENTIAL

Eight-time Emmy Award-winning actor Ed Asner (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant, God Help Us, A Man and His Prostate, Briarpatch), recounts tales from his amazing life in SON OF A JUNKMAN, a charming and hilarious memoir that is now available in hardcover, paperback, … Continue reading

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 466.5 with guest Ed Asner is now available online for listening on demand

The Only Ed Asner Original Airdates: Oct. 4-6, 2019 TVC 466.5: Ed welcomes back eight-time Emmy Award winner Ed Asner (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant, God Help Us, A Man and His Prostate). Topics include Ed’s upcoming USA … Continue reading

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Next week on TV CONFIDENTIAL: Emmy Award-winning actor Ed Asner on his forthcoming appearances in the new USA Network series BRIARPATCH and season two of COBRA KAI; his early career as a stage actor in Chicago and New York; and how the Dodgers will do in the upcoming MLB postseason. Ed will be performing his acclaimed one-man play A MAN AND HIS PROSTATE in various U.S. cities and in Canada throughout October and November (see AManandHisProstate.com for more information); he’ll also bring his acclaimed political comedy GOD HELP US to cities along the East Coast and Canada throughout October and November (see GodHelpUs.net for more information). BRIARPATCH is set to premiere in 2020. Ed’s book, THE GROUCHY HISTORIAN, is available wherever books are sold

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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 427 with guests Ed Asner and Leslie Bertram Crane is now available online for listening on demand

Show No. 427 with guests Ed Asner and Leslie Bertram Crane Original Airdates: Nov. 16-19, 2018 First hour: Part 2 of our conversation with Leslie Bertram Crane about her career in television production and post-production, including working as a “switcher” … Continue reading

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Coming soon to TV CONFIDENTIAL: The one and only Ed Asner on his approach to playing God Almighty in the new stage play, God Help Us; the inspiration for starting The Ed Asner Family Center, a nonprofit organization that benefits children with special needs; working with Valerie Harper on The Mary Tyler Moore Show; and the differences between playing God and playing Santa Claus. Visit GodHelpUs.net to find out how to bring God Help Us to a playhouse near you

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