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On developing his early routines and imitations; on making a grand plan for his future career as a performer 05:29
Interview: George Carlin
George Carlin on being influenced by Danny Kaye as a child in the 1940s 08:02
Interview: George Carlin | Person: Danny Kaye
On how comedy changed in the 1950s with Jonathan Winters, Lenny Bruce, Shelley Berman, Mort Sahl, Lord Buckley who "challenged authority"; on leaving for Hollywood 03:24
Interview: George Carlin
On his early comedy routines with Jack Burns; on developing his "clean" act of the early 1960s; on recording his first LP; on performing for Lenny Bruce who got him signed in 1960 05:22
Interview: George Carlin
On how he and Jack Burns came to perform on the The Tonight Show with Jack Paar, his first network appearance 03:37
Interview: George Carlin
On the format of The Tonight Show aka The Jack Paar Show; on his act at the time 04:49
Interview: George Carlin
George Carlin on impersonating Lenny Bruce in front of the comedian who wound up getting Carlin signed to an agency 45:13
Interview: George Carlin | Person: Lenny Bruce
George Carlin on the changes in comedy in the 1950s with comedians who challenged authority 00:50
Interview: George Carlin
George Carlin on his first appearance on The Tonight Show in 1960, and on the format of that show 41:58
Interview: George Carlin | Show: Tonight Starring Jack Paar aka The Jack Paar Show
On Richard Pryor and their parallel careers; on how getting booked on The Merv Griffin Show changed his career 08:43
Interview: George Carlin
On a gradual shift in his act; on working as a variety show comedian and becoming dissatisfied with the superficiality of that persona 05:12
Interview: George Carlin
On leaving the traditional, mainstream path behind; on finding his voice in the counterculture movement; on changing his onstage persona to match the offstage Carlin; on being caught in the "generational war" 03:16
Interview: George Carlin
On how he felt HBO saved his career with the comedy specials in the 1970s 02:00
Interview: George Carlin
On his piece "Modern Man" which he performed on an HBO special; on being influenced by Danny Kaye's use of language 04:06
Interview: George Carlin
George Carlin on how his dramatically changed act from mainstream to counterculture voice happened on television on such shows as Steve Allen's Tonight Show, and how Steve encouraged him 42:49
Interview: George Carlin | Person: Steve Allen
George Carlin on his appearances on The Merv Griffin Show and how it changed his career 58:09
Interview: George Carlin | Show: Merv Griffin Show, The
On his negotiating style and forging deals with Elvis Presley, Bob Hope, and Disney 09:03
Interview: Thomas W. Sarnoff
On his philosophy of network programming and working with various NBC executives 07:57
Interview: Thomas W. Sarnoff
Thomas W. Sarnoff on NBC's early dominance of long-form television programming 03:15
Interview: Thomas W. Sarnoff | Genre: TV Movies/Miniseries/Dramatic Specials
Thomas W. Sarnoff on getting NBC's renewal of the series The Lawless Years (1959-1961) 01:59
Interview: Thomas W. Sarnoff | Person: Robert E. Kintner
Thomas W. Sarnoff on negotiating (for NBC) with Elvis Presley's manager "Colonel" Tom Parker 01:19
Interview: Thomas W. Sarnoff | Person: Tom Parker