On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 12:57 AM, PGage wrote:
> I was intrigued by the Newhart Showtime Special. You were close on the era -
> the wikis say "In 1995, 64 year old Newhart was approached by the Showtime
> cable network to do his very first comedy special in his 35 year career. His
> special Off T
On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 11:26 PM, Kevin M. wrote:
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> In the behind-the-scenes of Lewis Black's most recent stand up
> special, he explains why the HBO cache of comedy is unique -- and why
> his most recent special (and Eddie Izzard's too, for that matter)
> wasn't on HBO. HBO will only accept co
On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 10:56 PM, PGage wrote:
> I also realize that "Showtime Comedy Special" does not seem to have the same
> cache as "HBO Comedy Special". I did a quick google but could not find a
> list of either "Showtime" or "HBO" Comedy Specials to confirm what seems to
> me the common im
I have been meaning for a while now to watch Kevin Pollak's Showtime Comedy
Special. I have followed his Podcast Chatshow pretty closely (where he pumps
the special relentlessly - and yes, it is out on DVD) and wanted to see him
do a full stand up routine. For some reason I never got around to actu
