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  • Carol Burnett – Queen Of Comedy

    Private Venue

      Carol 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 →

  • SOLD OUT! Mel Brooks

    Aspen Drive Library 701 Aspen Drive, Vernon Hills, United States

    IMPORTANT - 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

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    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, Mel Brooks contributed to perhaps the funniest TV … Continue reading →

  • Johnny Carson: King Of Late Night

    Johnny Carson The King Of Late Night

    Lake Shore Men's Club 1301 Clavey, Highland Park, IL, United States

      Johnny 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 →

    $20
  • Carl Reiner

    Carl Reiner – Free ZOOM Class!

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    Carl 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 States

    In 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 →

  • Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore

    Dick Van Dyke Show: Leading Television Into The 60s

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    The 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 →

    $5

  • TV In The 1970s

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    TV 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 →

    $5

  • Carol Burnett – Queen Of Comedy

    Zoom

      Carol 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 →

    $5