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Tag: Jonathan Winters

R.I.P. Pat Harrington, Jr. (1929-2016) aka “Schneider” or “Guido Panzini”
TV

R.I.P. Pat Harrington, Jr. (1929-2016) aka “Schneider” or “Guido Panzini”

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJanuary 11, 2016

To children of the 1970s or 1980s, he was “Schneider,” the building superintendent for nine seasons on the CBS sitcom One Day at a Time. …

Episode #47: Dan Pasternack
Last Things First -- Podcasts

Episode #47: Dan Pasternack

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyDecember 28, 2015December 28, 2015

Dan Pasternack and I go back to 2007, when I was just thinking about launching The Comic’s Comic while he was actually launching Super Deluxe. …

Watch “Robin Williams Remembered:” A PBS Pioneers of Television special
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Watch “Robin Williams Remembered:” A PBS Pioneers of Television special

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 10, 2014

The PBS documentary series, Pioneers of Television, had interviewed Robin Williams extensively just recently for its portraits of him and other groundbreaking comedians of the …

Petition to Declare a National Jonathan Winters Day
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Petition to Declare a National Jonathan Winters Day

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyMay 6, 2014

From the makers of the documentary Certifiably Jonathan comes this petition, asking President Barack Obama to declare a National Jonathan Winters Day. It reads, in …

“The Babe and The Kid” — Working with Jonathan Winters on his final dream role onscreen
Movies

“The Babe and The Kid” — Working with Jonathan Winters on his final dream role onscreen

Dan Pasternackby Dan PasternackJuly 15, 2013July 15, 20131

About three months ago, I was working in Stockholm, Sweden, when my pal — the comedian and actor Robert Klein — called to tell me …

RIP Jonathan Winters (1925-2013)
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RIP Jonathan Winters (1925-2013)

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyApril 12, 2013April 12, 2013

Jonathan Winters, one of the most inventive and inspired comedians whose career spanned the entire second half of the twentieth century, has died. He was …

SNL claims you demanded to see Louis CK, Fun; seeks out more crowd-sourced hosts, musical guests
Saturday Night Live

SNL claims you demanded to see Louis CK, Fun; seeks out more crowd-sourced hosts, musical guests

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 25, 2012October 25, 20126

A couple of years ago, you crazy kids went wild on Facebook with the notion that Betty White host Saturday Night Live at the tender …

Showtime changes name of David Steinberg/Steve Carell documentary series to “Inside Comedy,” announces air dates
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Showtime changes name of David Steinberg/Steve Carell documentary series to “Inside Comedy,” announces air dates

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyNovember 20, 20111

David Steinberg’s latest comedian interview show — with Steve Carell on-board with him as a fellow executive producer — has a new name, Inside Comedy, …

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