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Vor 3 Tagen · Last Friday I decided that we would end every work week from now on (and forever and I mean it) with a little Ernie Kovacs material from his various 1950s and 60s TV specials. (See also last Monday and Wednesday as well for a little Kovacs catch-up). This is a piece called ‘Musical Office’ in […]
Vor 4 Tagen · The Ernie Kovacs Show: Percy Dovetonsils: Ernie Kovacs: Percy Dovetonsils was a wealthy, giddy and lisping effeminate poet. TV reviewers called him a sissy. Percy came closest to saying he was gay in a skit where he began plucking petals from a plastic flower saying, "he loves me, he loves me not..."
Vor 3 Tagen · For comedian and writer Ernie Kovacs, TV was a medium to present anarchic, surreal humor that viewers couldn’t believe was playing out — often live — in their homes. His litany of visual bits, absurd situations, and fourth-wall breaks fueled 10 seasons of The Ernie Kovacs Show from 1951 to 1962, laying the groundwork for SNL , David Letterman , Andy Kaufman, Conan O’Brien and countless ...
Vor 2 Tagen · Among show biz buffs, Bennett Cerf (1898-1971) has become the poster child for How American Pop Culture Has Changed And Not for the Better. Cerf was the co-founder of the Random House publishing company; he was also a panelist on television game shows. We exaggerate perhaps when we claim that such things could never happen any more, but you must admit, it would be remarkable.
Vor 2 Tagen · Studio One, a weekly dramatic anthology created by Fletcher Markle for CBS Radio in 1947, wasn’t a runaway success (it lasted only one year), but once CBS committed to expanding their nascent television broadcasting, Studio One‘s format of a weekly adaptation of either an established classic or newly created play, was considered a natural for the new medium.
Vor 3 Tagen · VSD-5789 The Ernie Kovacs Record Collection - Ernie Kovacs; VSD-5790 Cugie A-Go-Go - Xavier Cugat; VSD-5791 Blast Off - Ferrante & Teicher; VSD-5792 Fierce Creatures - Jerry Goldsmith; VSD-5793 Dante's Peak - John Frizzell / James Newton Howard (Featuring original themes by James Newton Howard for the film included on the album)
Vor einem Tag · Notable past daytime talk shows that have aired on NBC have included Home (1954–1957), The Ernie Kovacs Show (1955–1956), The Merv Griffin Show (1962–1963), Leeza (1994–1999) and Later Today (1999–2000).
