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WATCHING WANDA.(Wanda at Large; Mr. Personality)(Television Program Review)
A couple of weeks ago, NBC ran a Museum of Television & Radio special called "Great Women of Television Comedy."It was a fairly patronizing concept in the first place--"Here's a little something for the ladies”--and the show didn't, and couldn't, give many of the featured women their due (Imogene Coca, for instance, got almost no airtime); the clips usually weren't long enough and bits were either cut off in midstream or reduced to their payoff pratfalls or tag lines. Moments of illumination were rare: sitcom stars, past and present, stated the obvious about the humor in supposedly universal female rites of passage, such as dating and marriage and motherhood (the ...
- Television comedy is not all laughs, says Sid Caesar in premiere issue of KCET...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire December 22, 1987 700+ words
TELEVISION COMEDY IS NOT ALL LAUGHS, SAYS SID CAESAR IN PREMIERE ISSUE OF KCET MAGAZINED CAESAR LOS ANGELES, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Television comedy has evolved considerably over the years, and not all of the changes have been for the best...
- Television Comedy Writing Pioneer to Be Honored at Friars Club of California on...
- Press release article from: Business Wire November 26, 2001 700+ words
...2001 Buddy Arnold, one of the forerunners in modern television comedy writing, will be honored by the Friars Club of California...Bruce Charet. "Buddy is truly one of the pioneers in television comedy writing," said Irwin M. Schaeffer, Friars Club president...
- Television Comedy Writer, Producer to Buy Tacoma, Wash., Hockey Team.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News February 6, 2001 700+ words
By Don Ruiz, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 6--A television comedy writer and TV-movie producer has reached agreement to purchase the Tacoma Sabercats. Barry Kemp, who was a writer, producer...
- The Office.(Television comedy show wins an award)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Broadcasting & Cable May 17, 2004 700+ words
...Stephen Merchant, who write and direct the show, have created an instant international sensation that takes half-hour television comedy into welcome new realms. For refreshing writing, understated performance, and unparalleled comic brilliance, The Office...
- 'Funniest families of television comedy: a museum of television & radio...
- Magazine article from: Jet July 26, 2004 700+ words
...insights of hilarious moments from some of the best-loved sitcom families over the past 50 years on "Funniest Families of Television Comedy: A Museum of Television & Radio Special," (Monday, July 19 at 9:30 p.m., ET) on ABC. Others scheduled...
- Kath and Kim 'not noice'.(television comedy)(Brief Article)
- News wire article from: Australasian Business Intelligence May 2, 2005 700+ words
...ABIX via COMTEX) A Melbourne researcher found US students were uncomfortable with the portrayal of class issues in the television comedy "Kath and Kim". Students at the University of Louisville were asked to respond to episodes of the popular Australian...
- Under New CEOs, 3 Nets Set Big Plans.(Lifetime Television, Comedy Central and...
- Magazine article from: Multichannel News MOSS, LINDA January 10, 2000 700+ words
Roughly one year ago, three cable networks with established brands -- Lifetime Television, Comedy Central and E! Entertainment Television -- had just lost their popular, longtime presidents. Lifetime's board had decided...
- Go Back to Where It All Began With the First Season of the Show That Changed...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 30, 2006 700+ words
...Aykroyd, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Laraine Newman and Garrett Morris put their unforgettable stamp on television comedy and shocked viewers with their irreverent, smart and off-kilter humor. Now available for the first time, "Saturday...