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On listening to early radio shows starring Arthur Godfrey and Jack Benny and their influence on him 05:42
Interview: Alan Alda
Alan Alda on seeing early Vaudeville acts and the comedy of George Burns and Gracie Allen; on how it relates to later television comedy 02:27
Interview: Alan Alda | Genre: Comedy Series
Alan Alda on his love for comedians Bob Hope, Jack Benny, and Steve Allen 04:08
Interview: Alan Alda | Genre: Comedy Series
Alan Alda on his adoration for comedian Steve Allen and the spontaneity of the "Man in the Street" routines on Steve Allen's Tonight 04:19
Interview: Alan Alda | Person: Steve Allen
Alan Alda on seeing early Vaudeville acts and the comedy of George Burns and Gracie Allen; on how it relates to later television comedy 02:27
Interview: Alan Alda | Person: George Burns
Alan Alda on seeing early Vaudeville acts and the comedy of George Burns and Gracie Allen; on how it relates to later television comedy 02:26
Interview: Alan Alda | Person: Gracie Allen
Alan Alda on watching early burlesque acts like Abbott & Costello's "Who's on First" routine, and performing at a very young age on the stage with his father, a Vaudevillian 01:13
Interview: Alan Alda | Person: Bud Abbott
Alan Alda on watching early burlesque acts like Abbott & Costello's "Who's on First" routine, and performing at a very young age on the stage with his father, a Vaudevillian 01:13
Interview: Alan Alda | Person: Lou Costello
Alan Alda on watching early burlesque acts like Abbott & Costello's "Who's on First" routine, and performing at a very young age on the stage with his father, a Vaudevillian 01:36
Interview: Alan Alda
Alan Alda on his adoration for the early radio comedians and talk show hosts such as Arthur Godfrey and Steve Allen 04:21
Interview: Alan Alda | Topic: Pivotal Career Moments
Alan Alda on his adoration for the early radio comedians and talk show hosts such as Arthur Godfrey and Steve Allen 04:21
Interview: Alan Alda | Topic: Creative Influences and Inspiration
Alan Alda on how the burlesque comics and Vaudeville influenced him at an early age 02:47
Interview: Alan Alda | Topic: Pivotal Career Moments
Alan Alda on how the burlesque comics and Vaudeville influenced him at an early age 02:47
Interview: Alan Alda | Topic: Creative Influences and Inspiration
On his father performing on experimental television in the 1930s; on appearing on the television program Secret File, USA in Europe with his father in the 1950s; on other early television roles 06:15
Interview: Alan Alda
On appearing on The Phil Silvers Show and having trouble memorizing his lines 05:51
Interview: Alan Alda
On the relationship between the writers and the actors on M*A*S*H, facilitated by director Gene Reynolds 03:50
Interview: Alan Alda
Alan Alda on the importance of laughter with his fellow actors on M*A*S*H and in life 03:45
Interview: Alan Alda | Genre: Comedy Series
Alan Alda on watching from the wings when Buster Keaton performed on stage 01:08
Interview: Alan Alda | Person: Buster Keaton
Alan Alda on the relationship between the writers and the actors on M*A*S*H, as facilitated by director Gene Reynolds 01:54
Interview: Alan Alda | Person: Gene Reynolds
Alan Alda on his methodology for memorizing lines 03:55
Interview: Alan Alda | Profession: Performers