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‘The Comedians’ charts history of American comedy

Edit my SA 16 Jan 2016
[...] he highlights the role of Frank Fay, an acerbic wit who in the 1920s turned the role of vaudeville emcee into the front line of stand-up; shines a light on Al Boasberg, an influential comedy writer who helped “invent” Jack Benny’s vain persona, altering the role of the comedian ......

Writers Choose 101 Funniest Screenplays (WGAE - Writers Guild of America, East)

Edit Public Technologies 13 Nov 2015
(Source. WGAE - Writers Guild of America, East) ... L. Diamond, Based on the German film Fanfare of Love by Robert Thoeren and M ... International Man of Mystery Written by Mike Myers 1997 New Line 57 The General Written by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman, Adapted by Al Boasberg and Charles Smith 1926 United Artists 58 What's Up, Doc? Screenplay by Buck Henry and David Newman & Robert Benton, Story by Peter Bogdanovich 1972 Warner Bros ... -30-....

'Annie Hall' named funniest screenplay by WGA members

Edit Philadelphia Daily News 12 Nov 2015
LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - "Annie Hall" has been named the funniest screenplay in voting by the members of the Writers Guild of America ... "Young Frankenstein," "Dr ... 14 and "Caddyshack" at No. 25 ... 56 for the script written by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman and adapted by Al Boasberg and Charles Smith ... 16 ... 1 ... 2 ... L ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... 7 ... The General Written by Buster Keaton and Clyde Bruckman, Adapted by Al Boasberg and Charles Smith 1926 United Artists ... ....

'The Comedians' taps details, voices to chart history of American comedy

Edit Lexington Herald-Leader 04 Nov 2015
For example, he highlights the role of Frank Fay, an acerbic wit who in the 1920s turned the role of vaudeville emcee into the front line of stand-up; shines a light on Al Boasberg, an influential comedy writer who helped "invent" Jack Benny's vain persona, altering the role of the comedian forever; pays heed to Harry Einstein, who created one of ......

Old-time radio, 27 June: Two finales, two transitions for Jack Benny

Edit The Examiner 27 Jun 2015
A pair of season enders eleven years apart tonight, shows Jack Benny in two different kinds of transition. The 1936-37 season has been a transitional one for Benny as it was ... The net result was Conn’s head on a plate. Benny has used a transitional team of writers headed by the ill-fated Al Boasberg (who died at 44 over a week before tonight’s season-ender), until bringing aboard Bill Morrow and Ed Beloin ... The payoff ... But from 7.00 p.m ... Mr....
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