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Guide to the The Comedy Shop production rundowns PA Mss 123

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UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections University of , Santa Barbara Santa Barbara 93106-9010 [email protected] URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/special-collections 2018 May 29

Guide to the The Comedy Shop PA Mss 123 1 production rundowns PA Mss 123 Title: The Comedy Shop production rundowns Identifier/Call Number: PA Mss 123 Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections Language of Material: English Physical Description: 3.34 linear feet(8 document boxes) Date (inclusive): 1978 May 21-1980 December 15 Abstract: Production rundown sheets to The Comedy Shop television series (1978-1983). Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library Access Restrictions The collection is open for research. Use Restrictions Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained. Preferred Citation [Identification of Item], The Comedy Shop production rundowns, PA Mss 123. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara. Acquisition Information Gift of Joseph Siegman, February, 2018. Historical Note The Comedy Shop television series was a syndicated comedy show that ran from 1978 to 1983. Hosted by Norm Crosby, the half-hour show featured five to six aspiring comedians in three minute stand-up routines, as well as better known special guests. Scope and Content Production rundowns to The Comedy Shop television series, including performer cues and show descriptions, with show, reel and routine numbers, as well as general production overviews, promotion notes, schedules, staff lists, cast information, monologues, and introductions. Arrangement Materials have been filed under one series, Production rundowns, and then into subseries by show number and date range. Related Archival Material The Comedy Shop production tapes, PA Mss 156. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara. Subjects and Indexing Terms Comedy shop (Television program) Comedians Stand-up comedy Television comedies Crosby, Norm

Production rundowns

box 1-2 Shows 103-117 1978 May 21-26

OPEN/CLOSE/PROMO NORM CROSBY MONOLOGUES TALENT SHEET AUDIENCE BUMPERS

Guide to the The Comedy Shop PA Mss 123 2 production rundowns PA Mss 123 Production rundowns Shows 103-117 1978 May 21-26

GRAPHICS KIP ADOTTA FRANKLYN AJAYE MARTY ALLEN JEFF ALTMAN PETE BARBUTI SANDY BARON LEONARD BARR DAVE BARRY SHELLY BERMAN JOEY BISHOP STEVE BLUESTEIN ED BLUESTONE PAT BOONE ELAINE BOOZLER JEANNINE BURNIER ALAN BURSKY RED BUTTONS PAT BUTTRAM JACK CARTER PAT COOPER BILL DANA JOHNNY DARK KENNY DAVIS JACK DeLEON TOM DREESEN CARL EDWARDS BILLY FELLOWS RUSS FISHER CHARLES FLEISHER PHIL FOSTER ANNETTE FUNICELLO GALLAGHER HANK GARCIA JACKIE GAYLE THE GRADUATES STANLEY MYRON HANDELMAN PAT HENRY RICKY JAY WILL JORDAN JACKIE KAHNE MICHAEL KEATON BOBBY KELTON ROBERTA KENT KIP KING BOBBY KOSSER MURRAY LANGSTON JAY LENO ELLIS LEVINSON BILL MACY MITZI McCALL & CHARLIE BRILL ED MCMAHON ART METRANO MARILYN MICHAELS GEORGE MILLER OAKY MILLER

Guide to the The Comedy Shop PA Mss 123 3 production rundowns PA Mss 123 Production rundowns Shows 103-117 1978 May 21-26

KELLY MONTEITH GARY MULE DEER MAUREEN MURPHY ART MUSTO JIM NABORS JIMMY NELSON & DANNY O'DAY JACK PALANCE BOBBY RAMSEN JOE RESTIVO ROGER & ROGER MORT SAHL RICHARD SANDFIELD BOBBY SANDLER ISABEL SANFORD RONNIE SCHELL FRED SMOOT JILL ST. JOHN SKIP STEPHENSON McLEAN STEVENSON RIP TAYLOR FRED TRAVELENA DICK VAN PATTEN JACKIE VERNON JEREMY VERNON VILLAGE IDIOTS HILDA VINCENT MARSHA WARFIELD SHELLY WINTERS WOLFMAN JACK HENNY YOUNGMAN JOHNNY YUNE

box 3 Shows 118-125 1978 September 13-15

MEMOS TALENT SHEET AUDIENCE GRAPHICS PROMOS/OPEN/CLOSE BUMPERS WILD INTROS MONOLOGUES STAFF/CREW LST SWX NOTES MUSIC NOTES DOORS JEFF ALTMAN MOREY AMSTERDAM TAF ARNOLD GLENN ASH CARL BALLANTINE JOHN BARBER AL BERRY MIKE BINDER STEVE BLUESTEIN ED BLUESTONE BILLY BRAVER MARTY BRILL

Guide to the The Comedy Shop PA Mss 123 4 production rundowns PA Mss 123 Production rundowns Shows 118-125 1978 September 13-15

JACK CARTER GUS CHRISTIE ALAN DRAKE DALE GONYEA SYD GOULD MORTY GUNTY SHIRLEY HEMPHILL WILL JORDAN GEORGIE KAYE BOBBY KELTON BILL KIRKENBAUER GUIVH KOOCK LONDON LEE ELLIS LEVINSON SHAMUS M'COOL ROSE MARIE JIMMY MARTINEZ ART METRANO PAT MORITA RICK PODELL MIKE PREMINGER BOBBY RAMSEN MICHAEL RAPPORT SAL RICHARDS LENNY RUSH SOUPY SALES BRAD SANDERS DAVID SAYH SAMMY SHORE LARRY STORCH GLENN SUPER THE WALKERS IRWIN C. WATSON LARRY WILDE JOHNNY YUNE

box 4-5 Shows 201-215 1979 May 22-25

PROMOS OPENING SWX NOTES REEL ASSIGN. CAST BREAKDWN AUDIENCE RUN-DOWN BUMPERS MONOLOGUES ROBERT AGOUYA FRANKLYN AJAYE BYRON ALLEN JEFF ALTMAN BILLY BAXTER BOBBY BAXTER STEVE BLUESTEIN

Guide to the The Comedy Shop PA Mss 123 5 production rundowns PA Mss 123 Production rundowns Shows 201-215 1979 May 22-25

ELAYNE BOOSLER E. BORGNINE JOHNNY BROWN AL BURNEY IRV BURTON DICK CAPRE JACK CARTER GUS CHRISTIE JOHNNY DARK MICKEY DEMMS JEFF DEHART ALAN DRAKE TOM DREESEN JAMIE FARR PHIL FORD DAVID FRYE ZSA ZSA GABOR JACKIE GAYLE GEORGE GLOBE DAYLE GONYEA BOB GULLAUME MORTY GUNTY VAN HARRIS GREG HILBERS G. HIRSHMAN JAY JOHNSON JACKIE KAHANE SAMMY KING SAM KWASSMAN TOMMY LASORDA RICKIE LAYNE LENNON SISTERS GREG LEWIS DICK LORD JIM MARTINEZ MICKEY MARVIN ART METRANO MARILYN MICH. CORBET MONICA G. MULEDEER STANLEY MYRON OBRIEN & SEVAR TONY ORLANDO FRED RAKER MIKE RAPPORT ROBERT REED JOHN REGIS JOE RESTIVO SAL RICHARDS FRED ROMAN LENNY RUSH BILLY SALUGA Letter to Art Schneider (Irv Burton) BRAD SANDERS GRAY SHANDLING BOBBY SHIELDS BROOKE SHIELDS

Guide to the The Comedy Shop PA Mss 123 6 production rundowns PA Mss 123 Production rundowns Shows 201-215 1979 May 22-25

WILL SHRINER SKIP STEPHENSO STEWIE STONE GREG SUDDITH MARK SUMMERS DAYLE SWAN VIC TAYBACK JIM TEETER HERBIE TEPPER GREAT THOMPSONI GREG TRAVIS ALEX TREBECK LEE TULLY ROBIN TYLER JIM VARNEY JOEY VILLA THE WALKERS J.J. WALKER MARSHA WARFIELD RUSTY WARREN CARL WAXMAN SLAPPY WHITE BOBBY WICK WILLIAMS & REE D. JEAN YOUNG

box 6 Shows 216-225 1979 August 16-17

STAFF LIST SCHEDULES MISC. GENERIC INTROS SHORT RUNDWNS DISTRIBUTION MISC. VTR CAST INFO. BUMPER & INFO NORM'S MONOLOGUE SKILES & HENDERSON JACKIE VERNON GRANAT & COROZO LOU FERRIGNO AL ABBOTT RIP TAYLOR BOBBI BAKER JOHN FOX MIKE CONNORS EUGENE LIBOWITZ MAC ROBBINS PETER LAWFORD SONNY MELINDREZ BUDDY HACKETT JIMMY ALECK MONTY HALL JERRY ALLEN FRANKLYN AJAYE CONRAD BAIN

Guide to the The Comedy Shop PA Mss 123 7 production rundowns PA Mss 123 Production rundowns Shows 216-225 1979 August 16-17

BOB SAGET FRANK WELKER JIMMY CAESAR PETER GRAVES TOM SHARP ED BLUESTONE WOLFMAN JACK DeLEON MICKEY MANNERS JOEY VAN HERB EDEN GAYLORD & HOLIDAY BOB BARKER PAUL MOONEY ROBERTA KENT BOBBY RAMSEN LENNY SCHULTZ DAVID DOYLE JERRY LAYNE HOWIE MANDEL STU GILLIAM SHERMAN HEMSLEY BILL MILLER JIM BROWN BILL DAILY PROMOS GENERIC INTROS

box 7 Shows 301-313 1980 July 9 -11

REEL ASSIGNMENTS SWX PROMO RUNDOWNS MUSIC STAFF LIST CLOSING CREDITS SCHEDULES TALENT BREAK-DOWN AUDIENCE BUMPERS PROMO WILD INTRO MONOLOGUES CLAUDE AKINS FRANKIE AVALON JIMMY ALECK MARK ANDERSON HERMIONE BADDELEY RICHARD BELLSER MIKE BINDER STEVE BLUESTEIN ELAYNE BOOSLER MARTY BRILL FOSTER BROOKS RON BROWN JACK CARTER LARRY COBB

Guide to the The Comedy Shop PA Mss 123 8 production rundowns PA Mss 123 Production rundowns Shows 301-313 1980 July 9 -11

MAL CROSS JEFF DEHART PHYLLIS DILLER TOM DRESSEN JESSE EMMETT GREG EVIGAN AVA GABOR JACKIE GAYLE ARSENIO HALL ARTE JOHNSON JACK JONES GORDON JUMP JACKIE KAHANE BOBBY KELTON RICHARD KIEL BILL KIRCHENBAUER BERNIE KOPPEL JEREMY KRISPIEN EUGENE LIBOWITZ ART LINKLETTER GEORGE LINDSEY MICKEY MANNERS GUY MARKS JIMMY MARTINEZ LORENZO MATAWARAN BIFF MAYNARD Shamus McCool MARK MILLER MIKE NEUN DIANE NICHOLS O'BRIEN & SEUARA JOHN PATE RALPH POPE BEN POWERS ALAN PROPHET PUDGY RODGER & RODGER PAUL RODRIGUEZ TONY RUSSELL AVERY SCHREIBER BOB SHAW PHIL SILVERS STACK & LAYNE BOB STAYTON MARK SWEET LIZ TORRES WILLIE TYLER MARSHA WARFIELD DIONNE WARWICK LOTUS WEINSTOCK JIM WIEGAND JOEY VILLA HENNY YOUNGMAN

box 8 Shows 314-325 1980 December 13-15

OPENINGS

Guide to the The Comedy Shop PA Mss 123 9 production rundowns PA Mss 123 Production rundowns Shows 314-325 1980 December 13-15

REEL ASSIGNMENTS SWX PROMO 100,000L RUNDOWNS MUSIC CLOSING CREDITS SCHEDULES TALENT BREAK-DOWN AUDIENCE BUMPERS WILD INTRO OLD ACTS USED THIS SESSION OLD ACTS NOT USED THIS SESSION MONOLOGUES DON ADAMS KIP ADDOTTA MARTY ALLEN JEFF ALTMAN BOB ANDERSON HARRY ANDERSON SHELLY BERMAN AL BERNIE SORRELL BOOKE BOWSER JEFF BRIDGES JACK CARTER MARTY COHEN MIKE CONNORS BERT CONVY IRWIN COREY JOHNNY DARK KENNY DAVIS BOB DUBAC ALAN FEINMAN BRAD GARRATH STU GILLIAM RICHIE GOLD BUDDY HACKETT SANDY HACKETT STANLEY M. HANDELMAN DENNY JOHNSON BILLY KAYE SCOTT KOCH MURRAY LANGSTON MAL Z. LAWRENCE TONY LAWRENCE KELLY MACDONALD JACKI MASON ROBERT MANDAN GEORGE MILLER MARK MILLER STEVE MITTLEMAN GARY MULE DEER JAN MURRAY KEVIN NEALON MIKE NEUN

Guide to the The Comedy Shop PA Mss 123 10 production rundowns PA Mss 123 Production rundowns Shows 314-325 1980 December 13-15

NANCY PARKER PETER PITT CORK PROCTOR MICHAEL PRITCHARD LENNY RUSH LENNY SCHULTZ BOBBY SLAYTON YOEL SHARR DICK SHAWN DON SHERMAN YAKOV SMIRNOFF SKIP STEPHENSON VIC TAYBACK JIM TEETER GLENN SUPER DAVID TYREE JACKIE VERNON BETTY WHITE JOHNNY YUNE

Guide to the The Comedy Shop PA Mss 123 11 production rundowns PA Mss 123