Category: US
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David Letterman On The Jon Stewart Show
On the 23rd June 1995, David Letterman appeared on the very last edition of The Jon Stewart Show, being a great guest in what looks like an early version of the Top Gear set. Here’s the whole of that final show. Some background. The show began as a 30 minute talk show on MTV, airing…
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The Larry Sanders Background Joke
I just wanted to draw your attention to this background joke from the final episode of the first season of The Larry Sanders Show (Hey Now).
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Till Death Us Do Part Nearly Transferred To ITV
I was having a look for clippings about Till Death Us Do Part being sold to Norman Lear and CBS, when I came across this rather remarkable article in The Stage, dated Thursday 22nd February 1968, just a week after (what was announced at the time as) the final episode of the BBC show. This…
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The Diary Of Paul Jackson, Aged Thirty-Ish
Independent producer Paul Jackson gives a sneak preview of some of what we’ll see of the Melbourne Festival of comedy when it is screened on Channel 4 next month, and an insight into some of the behind-the-scenes comedy we won’t be seeing. The show they are filming for was Craig Goes Mad In Melbourne, which…
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George And Plenty
Here’s a brief appearance from a pre-Seinfeld Jason Alexander in an advert for Good And Plenty. Not sure why, but he reminds me of William Shatner here for some reason. Good And Plenty is a brand of candy in the US, what we here in the UK call Liquorice Comfits. Looks like he’s having a…
