Day: April 1, 2013

Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s On First” 75 years later: The perfect comedy sketch?

Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s On First” 75 years later: The perfect comedy sketch?

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It’s Opening Day for Major League Baseball, and also the 75th anniversary of Abbott and Costello’s classic baseball comedy sketch, “Who’s On First?” ESPN’s Chris Connelly looked back at “Who’s On First” with help from Jimmy Fallon and Steve Higgins — who crafted an update to the sketch over the winter with help from Jerry Seinfeld and Billy Crystal for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon — and wondered if Abbott and Costello had written and performed “the perfect sketch.” Roll the clip. Wait. The perfect sketch? Well, have they? Would you argue instead for Monty Python’s parrot sketch? Something...

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Watch the original and second unaired pilots for “Three’s Company”

Watch the original and second unaired pilots for “Three’s Company”

Posted by | Apr 1, 2013 | , |

“Come and knock on my door” wasn’t the original opening for Three’s Company, the 1970s hit sitcom adaptation for ABC. Nope. Try “doo-dee-doo-dee-doo-dooo” instead. The first taped pilot for Three’s Company didn’t have the lyrics you came to know and love yet from Don Nicholl and Joe Raposo. John Ritter was the star, but his name was “David” and not “Jack Tripper.” The Ropers were there (Audra Lindley and Norman Fell) as the landlords. But Ritter’s roommates were originally played by Valerie Curtin, cousin of Jane Curtin and then-spouse of Barry Levinson, and Suzanne Zenor. As written and developed...

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Kathleen Madigan, Earthquake and Retha Jones on an all-comedy episode of The View

Kathleen Madigan, Earthquake and Retha Jones on an all-comedy episode of The View

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Performing stand-up comedy on live morning television sounds thrilling enough until you stop on the word “morning” and realize, ohhhhh, stand-up comedy on TV in the morning doesn’t sound much fun. Who’s ready to laugh first thing in the morning? Is it any better if morning is as late as 11 a.m.? How about if it’s pre-recorded? Go ahead and crucify the comedians, why don’t you? That was the situation on Friday morning when ABC’s The View dedicated its Good Friday telecast to comedy. Bone Hampton sat in as guest c0-host for “Hot Topics” with Whoopi, Joy, Sherri and...

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