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TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 583.1 with guest Phil Rosenzweig is available for listening as a free podcast
60 Years of The Defenders Original Airdates: July 8-10, 2022 TVC 583.1: Phil Rosenzweig, author of Reginald Rose and the Journey of 12 Angry Men, joins Ed for a look back at The Defenders (CBS, 1961-1965), the Emmy Award-winning, highly … Continue reading
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 556.2 with guest Phil Rosenzweig is available for listening on demand
Reginald Rose and The Journey of 12 Angry Men Original Airdates: Oct. 22-24, 2021 TVC 556.2: Ed welcomes Phil Rosenzweig, professor of organizational behavior at IMD business school, and the author of Reginald Rose and The Journey of 12 Angry … Continue reading
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 530.2: Tribute to Cloris Leachman is available for listening on demand
Cloris Leachman: An Unforgettable Actress Original Airdates: Mar. 12-14. 2021 TVC 530.2: Tony, Donna, and Ed celebrate the life and career of Academy Award-winning and Emmy Award-winning actress Cloris Leachman as part of a special edition of This Week in … Continue reading
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In case you missed it, the live Halloween Night virtual performance of GOD HELP US starring Ed Asner, Michael Shannon and Jordan Coley from the Piven Theatre will be available for viewing on demand from Sunday 11/1 through Saturday 11/21. Go to OntheStage.com/piven-theatre-workshop for tickets and more information
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Tagged A Man and His Prostate, Anne Bancroft, Autism, Briarpatch, Carl Fredericksen, Carl Fredericksen UP, David Janssen, Dead to Me, Ed Asner, Ed Asner A Man and His Prostate, Ed Asner action hero, Ed Asner Briarpatch, Ed Asner Carl Frederickson, Ed Asner Change of Habit, Ed Asner David Paymer Briarpatch, Ed Asner Family Center, Ed Asner God Help Us, Ed Asner Grouchy Historian, Ed Asner I hate spunk, Ed Asner Kid Galahad, Ed Asner Lou Grant, Ed Asner Mary Tyler Moore, Ed Asner Mary Tyler Moore Show, Ed Asner Pixar, Ed Asner Santa Claus, Ed Asner Son of a Junkman, Ed Asner Up, Ed. Weinberger, eight-time Emmy Award, Elf, Elvis Presley, Emmy Award, Fort Apache The Bronx, Gavin MacLeod, Gene Reynolds, Gene Reynolds Lou Grant, God, God Almighty, God Help Us, God Help Us fundraiser, God Help Us Michael Shannon, God Help Us Piven Theatre, House on Greenapple Road, I hate spunk, James Garner, James Staghorne Sr. Briarpatch, John Wayne, Kansas City Bottom, Lily Tomlin, Liza Asner God Help Us, Lou Grant, Lou Grant controversy, Lou Grant El Salvador controversy, Lou Grant I hate spunk, Lou Grant you got spunk, Louis Gossett Jr., Marie Osmond, Mary Tyler Moore, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Maureen Stapleton, Mike Nichols, Mr. Novak, Paul Bogart, Paul Newman, Phil Proctor, Phil Proctor God Help Us, Pixar, Quince Productions, Quinn Martin, Richard Crenna, Rod Serling, Samuel Warren Joseph, Samuel Warren Joseph God Help Us, Santa Claus, Sidney Lumet, Sidney Poitier, Skin Game, Slattery's People, Son of a Junkman, Son of a Junkman book, SON OF A JUNKMAN: My Life from the West Bottoms of Hollywood to the Bright Lights of Hollywood, special education, special needs, special needs children, Sydney Pollack, The Grouchy Historian, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Up, USA Network series Briarpatch, Vagina Monologue, Vagina Monologues, Valerie Harper, Will Ferrell, you got spunk
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 513 with guest Ed Asner is available for listening on demand. Ed will star in a virtual performance of GOD HELP US that will live stream on Saturday 10/31 beginning at 6pm CT 4pm PT
Ed Asner: The Best Movie Santa Claus Ever Original Airdates: Oct. 23-25, 2020 TVC 513.3: Part 2 of a conversation that began last week with Ed Asner, the eight-time Emmy Award-winning actor known around the world as Lou Grant both … Continue reading
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Tagged A Man and His Prostate, Anne Bancroft, Autism, Briarpatch, Carl Fredericksen, Carl Fredericksen UP, David Janssen, Dead to Me, Ed Asner, Ed Asner A Man and His Prostate, Ed Asner action hero, Ed Asner Briarpatch, Ed Asner Carl Frederickson, Ed Asner Change of Habit, Ed Asner David Paymer Briarpatch, Ed Asner Family Center, Ed Asner God Help Us, Ed Asner Grouchy Historian, Ed Asner I hate spunk, Ed Asner Jordan Coley, Ed Asner Kid Galahad, Ed Asner Lou Grant, Ed Asner Mary Tyler Moore, Ed Asner Mary Tyler Moore Show, Ed Asner Michael Shannon, Ed Asner Pixar, Ed Asner Santa Claus, Ed Asner Son of a Junkman, Ed Asner Up, Ed. Weinberger, eight-time Emmy Award, Elf, Elvis Presley, Emmy Award, Fort Apache The Bronx, Gavin MacLeod, Gene Reynolds, Gene Reynolds Lou Grant, God, God Almighty, God Help Us, God Help Us fundraiser, God Help Us Michael Shannon, God Help Us Piven Theatre, House on Greenapple Road, I hate spunk, James Garner, James Staghorne Sr. Briarpatch, John Wayne, Jordan Coley, Jordan Coley God Help Us, Kansas City Bottom, Lily Tomlin, Liza Asner God Help Us, Lou Grant, Lou Grant controversy, Lou Grant El Salvador controversy, Lou Grant I hate spunk, Lou Grant you got spunk, Louis Gossett Jr., Marie Osmond, Mary Tyler Moore, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Maureen Stapleton, Michael Shannon, Michael Shannon God Help Us, Mike Nichols, Mr. Novak, Paul Bogart, Paul Newman, Phil Proctor, Phil Proctor God Help Us, Pixar, Quince Productions, Quinn Martin, Richard Crenna, Rod Serling, Samuel Warren Joseph, Samuel Warren Joseph God Help Us, Santa Claus, Sidney Lumet, Sidney Poitier, Skin Game, Slattery's People, Son of a Junkman, Son of a Junkman book, SON OF A JUNKMAN: My Life from the West Bottoms of Hollywood to the Bright Lights of Hollywood, special education, special needs, special needs children, Sydney Pollack, The Grouchy Historian, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Up, USA Network series Briarpatch, Vagina Monologue, Vagina Monologues, Valerie Harper, Will Ferrell, you got spunk
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Spend part of your Halloween this year with ED ASNER as he stars, along with MICHAEL SHANNON and JORDAN COLEY, in a virtual production of GOD HELP US, the critically acclaimed political comedy by Samuel Warren Joseph and Phil Proctor, that will stream live on Saturday 10/31 beginning at 6pm CT 4pm PT. A live talk back featuring all three actors will follow the 90-minute performance. For tickets and more information, see the flyer in the post below
Ed Asner will star, along with Michael Shannon and Jordan Coley, in a virtual production of God Help Us that will be streamed live via the Piven Theatre Workshop in Chicago on Saturday, Oct. 31 beginning at 6pm CT 4pm … Continue reading
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Tagged A Man and His Prostate, Anne Bancroft, Autism, Briarpatch, Carl Fredericksen, Carl Fredericksen UP, David Janssen, Dead to Me, Ed Asner, Ed Asner A Man and His Prostate, Ed Asner action hero, Ed Asner Briarpatch, Ed Asner Carl Frederickson, Ed Asner Change of Habit, Ed Asner David Paymer Briarpatch, Ed Asner Family Center, Ed Asner God Help Us, Ed Asner Grouchy Historian, Ed Asner I hate spunk, Ed Asner Kid Galahad, Ed Asner Lou Grant, Ed Asner Mary Tyler Moore, Ed Asner Mary Tyler Moore Show, Ed Asner Pixar, Ed Asner Santa Claus, Ed Asner Son of a Junkman, Ed Asner Up, Ed. Weinberger, eight-time Emmy Award, Elf, Elvis Presley, Emmy Award, Fort Apache The Bronx, Gavin MacLeod, Gene Reynolds, Gene Reynolds Lou Grant, God, God Almighty, God Help Us, God Help Us fundraiser, God Help Us Michael Shannon, God Help Us Piven Theatre, House on Greenapple Road, I hate spunk, James Garner, James Staghorne Sr. Briarpatch, John Wayne, Kansas City Bottom, Lily Tomlin, Liza Asner God Help Us, Lou Grant, Lou Grant controversy, Lou Grant El Salvador controversy, Lou Grant I hate spunk, Lou Grant you got spunk, Louis Gossett Jr., Marie Osmond, Mary Tyler Moore, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Maureen Stapleton, Mike Nichols, Mr. Novak, Paul Bogart, Paul Newman, Phil Proctor, Phil Proctor God Help Us, Pixar, Quince Productions, Quinn Martin, Richard Crenna, Rod Serling, Samuel Warren Joseph, Samuel Warren Joseph God Help Us, Santa Claus, Sidney Lumet, Sidney Poitier, Skin Game, Slattery's People, Son of a Junkman, Son of a Junkman book, SON OF A JUNKMAN: My Life from the West Bottoms of Hollywood to the Bright Lights of Hollywood, special education, special needs, special needs children, Sydney Pollack, The Grouchy Historian, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Up, USA Network series Briarpatch, Vagina Monologue, Vagina Monologues, Valerie Harper, Will Ferrell, you got spunk
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Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 512.4 with guest Ed Asner is available for listening on demand
50 Years of Ed Asner as Lou Grant Original Airdates: Oct. 16-18, 2020 TVC 512.4: Ed, Tony, and Donna welcome back Ed Asner, the eight-time Emmy Award-winning actor known around the world as Lou Grant both on The Mary Tyler … Continue reading
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Tagged A Man and His Prostate, Anne Bancroft, Autism, Briarpatch, Carl Fredericksen, Carl Fredericksen UP, David Janssen, Dead to Me, Ed Asner, Ed Asner A Man and His Prostate, Ed Asner action hero, Ed Asner Briarpatch, Ed Asner Carl Frederickson, Ed Asner Change of Habit, Ed Asner David Paymer Briarpatch, Ed Asner Family Center, Ed Asner God Help Us, Ed Asner Grouchy Historian, Ed Asner I hate spunk, Ed Asner Kid Galahad, Ed Asner Lou Grant, Ed Asner Mary Tyler Moore, Ed Asner Mary Tyler Moore Show, Ed Asner Pixar, Ed Asner Santa Claus, Ed Asner Son of a Junkman, Ed Asner Up, Ed. Weinberger, eight-time Emmy Award, Elf, Elvis Presley, Emmy Award, Fort Apache The Bronx, Gavin MacLeod, Gene Reynolds, Gene Reynolds Lou Grant, God, God Almighty, God Help Us, House on Greenapple Road, I hate spunk, James Garner, James Staghorne Sr. Briarpatch, John Wayne, Kansas City Bottom, Lily Tomlin, Lou Grant, Lou Grant controversy, Lou Grant El Salvador controversy, Lou Grant I hate spunk, Lou Grant you got spunk, Louis Gossett Jr., Marie Osmond, Mary Tyler Moore, Mary Tyler Moore Show, Maureen Stapleton, Mike Nichols, Mr. Novak, Paul Bogart, Paul Newman, Phil Proctor, Pixar, Quince Productions, Quinn Martin, Richard Crenna, Rod Serling, Samuel Warren Joseph, Santa Claus, Sidney Lumet, Sidney Poitier, Skin Game, Slattery's People, Son of a Junkman, Son of a Junkman book, SON OF A JUNKMAN: My Life from the West Bottoms of Hollywood to the Bright Lights of Hollywood, special education, special needs, special needs children, Sydney Pollack, The Grouchy Historian, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Up, USA Network series Briarpatch, Vagina Monologue, Vagina Monologues, Valerie Harper, Will Ferrell, you got spunk
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