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  • TV In The 1990s

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

    The 1990s were a transformative decade in American TV. TV in the 1990s grew exponentially due to the arrival of cable TV networks aiming specialized programming at their audience. While the networks gave us great fair like Seinfeld and The … Continue reading

  • Second City

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

     Second City  – the name alone is Second with comedy!. The Chicago institution that launchd improv comedy Into a worldwide phenomenon has fascinating history. From the early days when it featured stars like Mike Nichols and Elaine May,  Alan Arkin and Joan Rivers, … Continue reading

  • Second City

    North Shore Senior Center 161 Northfield Road, Northfield

     Second City  – the name alone is Second with comedy!. The Chicago institution that launchd improv comedy Into a worldwide phenomenon has fascinating history. From the early days when it featured stars like Mike Nichols and Elaine May,  Alan Arkin and Joan Rivers, … Continue reading

  • Second City

    Private Venue

     Second City  – the name alone is Second with comedy!. The Chicago institution that launchd improv comedy Into a worldwide phenomenon has fascinating history. From the early days when it featured stars like Mike Nichols and Elaine May,  Alan Arkin and Joan Rivers, … Continue reading

  • The History Of Political Satire

    Algonquin Area Public Library District 2600 Harnish Dr. , lgonquin, IL 60102

    The History of Political Satire – From Mark Twin To Stephen Colbert “Politicians and diapers should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason” or so said America’s first great political satirist, Mark Twain.  Although the history of political satire in … Continue reading

  • TV In The 1990s

    Zoom

    The 1990s were a transformative decade in American TV.. Simply the sheer number of programs on TV in the 1990s grew exponentially This was due to the arrival of cable TV networks, like HBO, Cinemax, Showtime and other channels aiming … Continue reading

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  • Women In Comedy – Great Teams!

    Deerfield Public Library 920 Waukegan Road, Deerfield, IL, United States

    Ready to laugh? This presentation features six of the funniest women of all time! We will look at the following fabulous female comedy teams:one  Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance ("I Love Lucy," "The Lucy Show.") Carol Burnett and Vicki Lawrence … Continue reading

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