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Dean Martin hosts celebrity guests including Lucille Ball, Bill Cosby, Don Rickles, Tony Bennett, Dom De Luise, Peggy Lee, Michael Landon, Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Orson Welles, Steve Lawrence, Rich Little, Joey Bishop, George Gobel, Nipsey Russell, Ed Sullivan, Glady Knight & the Pips, Gene Kelly, Buddy Hackett, Ann-Margret and others.
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2019.
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"June Bloom is a broke, cynical twenty-nine-year-old writers' assistant on the late-night comedy show, Stay Up with Hugo Best. Hugo Best is in his sixties, a beloved icon of TV and humor, and a notorious womanizer. After he unexpectedly retires and a party is held for his now unemployed staff, June ends up at a dive bar for an open-mic night and prepares for the sad return to the anonymous comedian lifestyle. What she's not prepared for is a run-in...
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One of the best-selling spoken audio of all time, this is the original collection of Garrison Keillor monologues. Funny and touching, these 20 stories from original live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion follow the seasons in Lake Wobegon.Contents:Spring: Me and Choir; A Day in the Life of Clarence Bunsen; Letter from Jim; FictionSummer: The Living Flag; The Tollefson Boy Goes to College; Tomato Butt; Chamber of Commerce; Dog Days of August;...
5) Funny girl
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2015.
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"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...
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Comedy legend Carol Burnett tells the hilarious behind-the-scenes story of her iconic weekly variety series, The Carol Burnett Show. In Such Good Company delves into little-known stories of the guests, sketches and antics that made the show legendary, as well as some favorite tales too good not to relive again. Carol lays it all out for us, from the show's original conception to its evolution into one of the most beloved primetime programs of its...
7) Springfield confidential: jokes, secrets, and outright lies from a lifetime writing for the Simpsons
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The longest-serving writer and producer for "The Simpsons" offers a humorous look at the writing and making of the legendary Fox series that has become one of the most revered artistic achievements in television history.
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2022.
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"The Big Bang Theory is a television phenomenon. To the casual viewer, it's a seemingly effortless comedy, with relatable characters tackling real-life issues, offering a kind of visual comfort food to its millions of dedicated fans. But the behind-the-scenes journey of the show from a failed pilot to a global sensation is a fascinating story that even the most die-hard fans don't know in its entirety. THE BIG BANG THEORY: THE DEFINITIVE, INSIDE STORY...
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"In every library there is a single book that can answer the question that burns like a fire in the mind. In this fully illustrated companion to Netflix's award-winning A Series of Unfortunate Events, you will discover never-before-seen photographs, never-before-told stories, and never-before-revealed secrets spanning all three seasons of the hilariously twisted, acclaimed hit series. You will encounter original concept art, annotated script excerpts,...
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This anniversary release features highlights from 25 years on the air, including favorite monologues like "Truckstop," "Gospel Birds" and "Pontoon Boat," plus brand-new stories never before available on audio. Also includes a special bonus collection of 25 toe-tapping tunes with down-home music from long-time show regulars, including Butch Thompson, the Powdermilk Biscuit Band, Greg Brown, the Hopeful Gospel Quartet, Robin and Linda Williams, and...
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c[2018]
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Encompassing over five decades of George Carlin's hilarious and groundbreaking career, the collection brings together for the first time all of the legendary comedian's HBO specials plus hours of bonus material, including Carlin's posthumous audio release, Featuring never-before-released material from the 1960's all the way through to the 2000.
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Few television shows revolutionized comedy as profoundly or have had such an enormous and continued impact on our culture as In Living Color. Inspired by Richard Pryor, Carol Burnett, and Eddie Murphy, Keenen Ivory Wayans created a television series unlike any that had come before it. Along the way, he introduced the world to Jamie Foxx, Jim Carrey, David Alan Grier, Rosie Perez, and Jennifer Lopez, not to mention his own brothers Damon, Marlon, and...
13) White Christmas
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Two talented song-and-dance men team up after WWII to become one of the hottest acts in show business. They soon join forces with a sister act to help save their former army general's Vermont Inn.
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World's greatest old-time radio shows volume 11
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2002.
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Track one: Jack borrows his next-door neighbor Rondald Colman's Oscar, but the award is stolen by a burglar who demands “your money or your life?” NBC. Lucky Strike. Broadcast 03-28-48. Track two: In a follow-up to the “Your money or your life?” sketch, Jack borrows Bing Crosby's Oscar to replace Ronald Colman's stolen award. NBC. Lucky Strike. Broadcast 04-04-48.
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Lights are twinkling red and green, but Charlie Brown has the Yuletide blues. To get in the holiday spirit, he takes Lucy's advice and directs the Christmas play. And a Christmas play needs a proper Christmas tree. But everyone makes fun of the short, spindly evergreen that Charlie brings back - that is until the real meaning of Christmas works is magic.
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2005.
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Disorder in the court: the Stooges get involved in the trial of a fan dancer who is accused of shooting her lover; Malice in the palace: the Stooges try to recover diamond stolen from King Rutin-Tutin's Tomb; Sing a song of six pants: the Stooges try to pay off past due notes to Skin & Flint by capturing a burglar; Brideless groom: Shemp must marry to inherit $500,000. Kook's tour: This rarely seen 1970 film was originally intended to be the pilot...
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