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Comedy
SOLD OUT! Mel Brooks
Aspen Drive Library 701 Aspen Drive, Vernon Hills, United StatesIMPORTANT - THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT. SORRY! Mel Brooks wrote, directed and starred in some of the funniest movies of all time. He even wrote the music for them! As a TV writer, working for the great Sid Caesar, … Continue reading
Mel Brooks
ZoomMel Brooks wrote, directed and starred in some of the funniest movies of all time. He even wrote the music for them! As a TV writer, working for the great Sid Caesar, Mel Brooks contributed to perhaps the funniest TV … Continue reading
Johnny Carson The King Of Late Night
Lake Shore Men's Club 1301 Clavey, Highland Park, IL, United StatesJohnny Carson The King Of Late Night For thirty years, America went to bed with Johnny Carson. He was a constant presence in American popular culture from JFK until Bill Clinton. But as much as America loved him, they … Continue reading
Carl Reiner – Free ZOOM Class!
ZoomCarl Reiner was one of the funniest men ever to appear in - or write for - or direct an episode of TV! He passed away June 29, 2020 at age 98 - and his life still seemed too short! … Continue reading
Sid Caesar – The Meteoric Career Of A Comic Genius
Highland Park Country Club 1201 Park Avenue West, Highland Park IL, IL, United StatesIn the opinion of many TV critics, the Sid Caesar programs were the funniest, best-written, and most creative shows in television comedy history. Caesar's writing crew (including Carl Reiner, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, and Selma Diamond( is widely … Continue reading
Sid Caesar – The Meteoric Career Of A Comic Genius
ZoomIn the opinion of many TV critics, the Sid Caesar programs were the funniest , best written and most creative shows in the history of television comedy. Caesar's writing crew (including Carl Reiner, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Neil Simon and … Continue reading
Dick Van Dyke Show: Leading Television Into The 60s
ZoomThe Dick Van Dyke Show is well remembered as one of the wittiest situation comedies in the history of television. What is less well remembered is that Carl Reiner's creation was a tremendously influential, but deceptive innovator. The DIck Van … Continue reading
TV In The 1970s
ZoomTV IN THE 1970s What was television like in the 1970s? It was the decade of Roots and the decade of The Love Boat. Silly television comedies were everywhere! The 1970s was the decade of Laverne & Shirley, The Fonz, Mork and … Continue reading
Carol Burnett – Queen Of Comedy
ZoomCarol Burnett is one of the funniest women ever to star on television. And on Broadway. And in films. She is also, by reputation, one of the nicest, most thoughtful and highly respected women in the entire history of … Continue reading
Gracie Allen – Underappreciated Comic Genius
Private VenueGracie Allen is one of the funniest women ever to perform in American theater, radio, television and film. And yet if I asked you to name the greatest comedienne's of all time, you would probably mention names like Lucille Ball, … Continue reading