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Publisher
Guthy-Renker Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
A special one hour long compilation of classic entertainment including Dean's celebrity guests over the years. The show features: Ann-Margret, Goldie Hawn, Jack Benny, Bob Newhart, Ella Fitzgerald, Jimmy Stewart, Victor Borge, Dom De Luise, Orson Welles and Frank Sinatra.
Publisher
Distributed in the U.S.A. by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie wrote and starred in their own sketch comedy series on the BBC. They lampoon an endless array of targets with a delicious turn of phrase and elaborate wordplay. Absurdities abound as they devise new swearwords not yet banned for broadcast, and Fry impersonates Michael Jackson.
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Publisher
Abrams Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Alan Zweibel started his comedy career selling jokes for seven dollars apiece to the last of the Borscht Belt standups. Then one night, despite bombing on stage, he caught the attention of Lorne Michaels and became one of the first writers at Saturday Night Live, where he penned classic material for Gilda Radner, John Belushi, and all of the original Not Ready For Prime Time Players. From SNL, he went on to have a hand in a series of landmark shows--from...
48) Porterhouse blue
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Set in a fictional, all-male Cambridge college this movie aims it's barbs at aristocrats, politicians, and TV reporters as well as academics. From Brian Eastman, the producer of Poirot, Rosemary and Thyme, and Traffik.
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Language
English
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Description
"From the bestselling author of High Fidelity, About a Boy, and A Long Way Down comes a highly anticipated new novel. Set in 1960's London, Funny Girl is a lively account of the adventures of the intrepid young Sophie Straw as she navigates her transformation from provincial ingenue to television starlet amid a constellation of delightful characters. Insightful and humorous, Nick Hornby's latest does what he does best: endears us to a cast of characters...
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Here are the complete scripts for every one of the 45 episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus and some of the most entertaining writing to have gone into television anywhere; every silly set-up, every clever conceit, every snide insult and saucy aside from these now classic skits, including The Ministry of Silly Walks, the Dead Parrot, and more.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
A tribute to the icons of early television and an entertaining retrospective on the golden age of television comedy. Includes footage from shows such as "The Milton Berle show", "The Ed Sullivan show", "The Jack Benny show", "The Red Skelton show", "I love Lucy", and "The Honeymooners." Six years in the making, the program features exclusive in-depth interviews with an unprecedented collection of TV's early stars.
Series
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Coined impersonator extraordinaire, Hartman is responsible for some of SNL's favorite characters and sketches: Admiral James Stockdale (Ross Perot's running mate), the Sinatra Group, President Clinton at McDonald's. Other memorable impersonations and characters include Phil Donahue, Barbara Bush, Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump, Jim Baker, Jesus, Frankenstein, and, of course, the Anal Retentive Chef. Enjoy the satire and hilarious character studies brought...
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