Guide to the The Comedy Shop production rundowns PA Mss 123

Finding aid prepared by Jenny Aoyama and Zachary Liebhaber, 2018.

UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections

University of California, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara 93106-9010

special@library.ucsb.edu

URL: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/special-collections

2018 May 29

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

GRAPHICS

KIP ADOTTA

FRANKLYN AJAYE

MARTY ALLEN

JEFF ALTMAN

MOREY AMSTERDAM

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

NORMAN FELL

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

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

JACK CARTER

GUS CHRISTIE

SCATMAN CROTHERS

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

DAVE MADDEN

ROSE MARIE

JIMMY MARTINEZ

ART METRANO

PAT MORITA

JAN MURRAY

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

ED ASNER

BILLY BAXTER

BOBBY BAXTER

STEVE BLUESTEIN

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

DICK MARTIN

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

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

JACK ALBERTSON

JOHN FOX

MIKE CONNORS

EUGENE LIBOWITZ

MAC ROBBINS

PETER LAWFORD

SONNY MELINDREZ

BUDDY HACKETT

JIMMY ALECK

MONTY HALL

JERRY ALLEN

FRANKLYN AJAYE

CONRAD BAIN

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

MAL CROSS

JEFF DEHART

PHYLLIS DILLER

TOM DRESSEN

JESSE EMMETT

GREG EVIGAN

AVA GABOR

JACKIE GAYLE

ROBERT GOULET

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

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

MILTON BERLE

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

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