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Janis Paige on her first Broadway appearance, in "Remains to be Seen," and on her nightclub act 09:24
Interview: Janis Paige with Emerson College
Janis Paige on appearing in "The Pajama Game" on Broadway 06:41
Interview: Janis Paige with Emerson College
Janis Paige on not being cast in the film version of "The Pajama Game" 01:09
Interview: Janis Paige with Emerson College
Janis Paige on appearing in the feature film "Don't Eat the Daisies" 08:32
Interview: Janis Paige with Emerson College
Janis Paige on appearing in the Broadway production of "Mame" 02:47
Interview: Janis Paige with Emerson College
Janis Paige on starring on It's Always Jan 02:58
Interview: Janis Paige with Emerson College | Show: It's Always Jan
Janis Paige on guest-starring as "Denise" on All in the Family 03:00
Interview: Janis Paige with Emerson College | Show: All in the Family
Janis Paige on guest-starring on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Happy Days 01:26
Interview: Janis Paige with Emerson College | Show: Mary Tyler Moore Show, The
Janis Paige on guest-starring on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Happy Days 01:36
Interview: Janis Paige with Emerson College | Show: Happy Days
Janis Paige on starring on the daytime drama Capitol, and on appearing in "Of Human Bondage" 03:30
Interview: Janis Paige with Emerson College | Show: Capitol
Janis Paige on appearing on the series Santa Barbara 04:26
Interview: Janis Paige with Emerson College | Show: Santa Barbara
Janis Paige on guest-starring as "Denise" on All in the Family 03:02
Interview: Janis Paige with Emerson College
On racism in America; on how comedy reflects society; on what he wanted to accomplish with his stand-up comedy, and on his early experiences with nightclubs 17:22
Interview: Dick Gregory with Emerson College
On how he came to appear on Tonight Starring Jack Paar; on the challenges of an African-American comedian working nightclubs in the early 1960s; on Hugh Hefner hiring him to perform at the Playboy Club, and on Hefner's impact on comedy 19:06
Interview: Dick Gregory with Emerson College
On his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement; on his relationship with Martin Luther King, and on when it's appropriate to joke about tragedy; on taking a stand on civil rights issues, and on the power of music 13:41
Interview: Dick Gregory with Emerson College
On the then-current state of race relations in America; on using humor as a coping mechanism, and on Hurricane Katrina; on coming up with material for his act 22:47
Interview: Dick Gregory with Emerson College
On defining what a comedian is; on using his life experiences as fodder for his act; on the notion of African-Americans getting reparations, homosexuality in America, and the advancement of women 24:21
Interview: Dick Gregory with Emerson College
On advice to aspiring comedians, and on profanity in comedy; on comedians developing a technique; on racism in America, on how people dress, and on his childhood in school 22:12
Interview: Dick Gregory with Emerson College
On how entertainment has changed in America, and on how technology changed; on if it was worth it, and on summing up his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement; on the role of the comic in society 24:25
Interview: Dick Gregory with Emerson College
Dick Gregory on how he came to appear on Tonight Starring Jack Paar 08:47
Interview: Dick Gregory with Emerson College | Genre: Late Night
Dick Gregory on Hugh Hefner hiring him to perform at the Playboy Club, and on Hefner's impact on comedy 02:17
Interview: Dick Gregory with Emerson College | Person: Hugh Hefner
Dick Gregory on his relationship with Martin Luther King, and on when it's appropriate to joke about tragedy 04:35
Interview: Dick Gregory with Emerson College | Person: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dick Gregory on what comedy can do and cannot do for society 03:52
Interview: Dick Gregory with Emerson College | Profession: Performers
Dick Gregory on what comedy can do and cannot do for society 03:52
Interview: Dick Gregory with Emerson College | Profession: Comedian
Dick Gregory on what he wanted to accomplish with this stand-up comedy, and on his early experiences with nightclubs 04:47
Interview: Dick Gregory with Emerson College | Profession: Performers
Dick Gregory on what he wanted to accomplish with this stand-up comedy, and on his early experiences with nightclubs 04:47
Interview: Dick Gregory with Emerson College | Profession: Comedian
Dick Gregory on coming up with material for his act 07:12
Interview: Dick Gregory with Emerson College | Profession: Performers
Dick Gregory on coming up with material for his act 07:13
Interview: Dick Gregory with Emerson College | Profession: Comedian
Dick Gregory on defining what a comedian is 01:47
Interview: Dick Gregory with Emerson College | Profession: Performers