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On writing for Bob Hope and the process and structure of putting together a Hope monologue; on touring the world with the comedian 07:50
Interview: Larry Gelbart
On the transition from radio to television and the way he changed his writing style working for Red Buttons 07:05
Interview: Larry Gelbart
On working on the renowned comedy series Caesar's Hour for Sid Caesar 02:21
Interview: Larry Gelbart
On a host of famous writers to come out of the Caesar's Hour writing room: Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Neil Simon, Selma Diamond, and later, Woody Allen 07:06
Interview: Larry Gelbart
Larry Gelbart on making the transition from radio to television with The Red Buttons Show 02:57
Interview: Larry Gelbart | Genre: Comedy Series
Larry Gelbart on the process and structure of writing Bob Hope's monologues; on how the jokes would literally be cut up with scissors and taped together 04:01
Interview: Larry Gelbart | Person: Bob Hope
Larry Gelbart on Bob Hope's treatment of writers, and how he always gave them credit 00:55
Interview: Larry Gelbart | Person: Bob Hope
Larry Gelbart on the valuable lesson of writing with a beginning, middle, and end in mind for a sketch while working on The Red Buttons Show 03:15
Interview: Larry Gelbart | Person: Red Buttons
Larry Gelbart on the famous writers to come out of Caesar's Hour and Mel Tolkin as a pioneer who brought "classicism" to the jokes 01:12
Interview: Larry Gelbart | Person: Mel Tolkin
Larry Gelbart on Carl Reiner's talents on Caesar's Hour -- how he "lives without a net" 00:51
Interview: Larry Gelbart | Person: Carl Reiner
Larry Gelbart on the talent of Mel Brooks on Caesar's Hour 00:36
Interview: Larry Gelbart | Person: Mel Brooks
Larry Gelbart on the talents of Neil Simon, who had Carl Reiner voice his ideas in the writer's room of Caesar's Hour 01:44
Interview: Larry Gelbart | Person: Neil Simon
Larry Gelbart on the talents of Neil Simon, who had Carl Reiner voice his ideas in the writer's room of Caesar's Hour 01:44
Interview: Larry Gelbart | Person: Carl Reiner
Larry Gelbart on the talents of Woody Allen, who he worked with on a Sid Caesar special 00:45
Interview: Larry Gelbart | Person: Woody Allen
Larry Gelbart on the talents of Selma Diamond, who he worked with on Caesar's Hour 00:47
Interview: Larry Gelbart | Person: Selma Diamond
Larry Gelbart on the process and structure of writing Bob Hope's monologues 04:01
Interview: Larry Gelbart | Profession: Writers
Larry Gelbart on the valuable lesson of writing with a beginning, middle, and end in mind for a sketch while working on the Red Buttons Show 01:22
Interview: Larry Gelbart | Profession: Writers
Larry Gelbart on being excited to work in the new television medium, and how his writing style changed 02:11
Interview: Larry Gelbart
Larry Gelbart on the valuable lesson of writing with a beginning, middle, and end in mind for a sketch while working on The Red Buttons Show 01:22
Interview: Larry Gelbart
Larry Gelbart on making the transition from radio to television with The Red Buttons Show 02:57
Interview: Larry Gelbart | Show: Red Buttons Show, The
Larry Gelbart on the influence Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows had on him; on later writing for Caesar's Hour 00:38
Interview: Larry Gelbart | Show: Your Show of Shows
Larry Gelbart on the pressures of working for Caesar's Hour, which carried the pedigree of the famous Your Show of Shows as its predecessor 00:55
Interview: Larry Gelbart | Show: Caesar's Hour
Larry Gelbart on the famous writers to come out of Caesar's Hour: Mel Tolkin, Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks and Neil Simon 04:42
Interview: Larry Gelbart | Show: Caesar's Hour
Larry Gelbart on the writer's room of Caesar's Hour as orderly disorder 01:22
Interview: Larry Gelbart | Show: Caesar's Hour
Larry Gelbart on the new challenges of television, and how the shows were shot in "legitimate" houses 01:48
Interview: Larry Gelbart | Topic: Television Industry
Larry Gelbart on touring with Bob Hope during the war, and how Hope was almost a victim of a bombing attack while in Vietnam 01:32
Interview: Larry Gelbart | Topic: Vietnam War
Larry Gelbart on touring with Bob Hope during the war, and how Hope was almost a victim of a bombing attack while in Vietnam 01:32
Interview: Larry Gelbart | Topic: War
Larry Gelbart on touring with Bob Hope during the war, and how Hope was almost a victim of a bombing attack while in Vietnam 01:32
Interview: Larry Gelbart | Topic: Historic Events and Social Change
Larry Gelbart on making the transition from radio to television with The Red Buttons Show 02:57
Interview: Larry Gelbart | Topic: Comedy
Larry Gelbart on making the transition from radio to television with The Red Buttons Show 02:57
Interview: Larry Gelbart | Topic: Classic TV Series Episodes