Allen, Steve, 1921-2000
Person
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
"Let Me In, I Hear Laughter" Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ACC-MSS 011
Scope and Contents
The collection contains thirty-seven Betacam tapes of interviews and raw footage relating to the film "Let Me In, I Hear Laughter- A Salute to the Friars". The film gives an exclusive look inside the Friars Club and includes never-before-seen interviews and comic roasts. Included in the collection are film reviews, promotional material relating to the film, and materials relating to the Friars Club. The materials were used by Dean Ward for the research and post-production of the film. The...
Dates:
1947 - 2000
Man on the Street
Item — Box ACC-MSS 004 Box 01: Series US MBE ACC-MSS 004-1
Identifier: US MBE ACC-MSS 004-1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series documents stand-up and improvisational comedy, and humorous music from 1955-1988. In addition to the recordings of individual comics such as Morey Amsterdam, Nan Blackstone, Belle Barth, Shelley Berman, Buddy Hackett, the Smothers Brothers, and Jackie Vernon, the series contains compilations featuring the work of Billy DeWolf, and Jane Foray, and Marty Brill. The voices of John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Eugene McCarthy are among the recordings that comprise the political humor...
Dates:
1955-1988
More Funny Fone Calls
Item — Box ACC-MSS 004 Box 18: Series US MBE ACC-MSS 004-1
Identifier: US MBE ACC-MSS 004-1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series documents stand-up and improvisational comedy, and humorous music from 1955-1988. In addition to the recordings of individual comics such as Morey Amsterdam, Nan Blackstone, Belle Barth, Shelley Berman, Buddy Hackett, the Smothers Brothers, and Jackie Vernon, the series contains compilations featuring the work of Billy DeWolf, and Jane Foray, and Marty Brill. The voices of John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Eugene McCarthy are among the recordings that comprise the political humor...
Dates:
1955-1988
Songs From the Steve Allen TV Show
Item — Box ACC-MSS 004 Box 18: Series US MBE ACC-MSS 004-1
Identifier: US MBE ACC-MSS 004-1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This series documents stand-up and improvisational comedy, and humorous music from 1955-1988. In addition to the recordings of individual comics such as Morey Amsterdam, Nan Blackstone, Belle Barth, Shelley Berman, Buddy Hackett, the Smothers Brothers, and Jackie Vernon, the series contains compilations featuring the work of Billy DeWolf, and Jane Foray, and Marty Brill. The voices of John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Eugene McCarthy are among the recordings that comprise the political humor...
Dates:
1955-1988
The Reverend Warren Debenham Comedy Sound Collection
Collection
Identifier: ACC-MSS 004
Scope and Contents
The Reverend Warren Debenham Comedy Sound Collection documents American comedy from the early 1930s through 2006 and consists of long playing albums and compact discs of live performances, spoken word recordings, humorous music, musical theater, and film soundtracks. In addition to recordings of individual comics, the collection contains compilations of various comedians. Also included are compilations of radio series, among them "Our Miss Brooks," "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show,"...
Dates:
1955 - 2006
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- Archival Record 3
- Collection 2
- Subject
- American Culture 1
- Comedians 1
- Comedians--United States--Interviews 1
- Comedy sketches 1
- Friars Club (New York, N.Y.) 1
- Friars Club (New York, N.Y.)--History 1
- Golden age of radio 1
- HBO/Cinemax Documentary Films 1
- Humorous Music 1
- Musical theater 1
- Nostomania Productions 1
- Parody 1
- Parody in Music 1
- Politicians--Humor 1
- Popular culture -- 20th century 1
- Practical jokes 1
- Satire, American 1
- Soundtracks 1
- Stand-up Comedy 1
- Wit and humor 1
- Wit and humor -- Religious aspects, Psychological, social 1
- Wit and humor -- United States 1 + ∧ less
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