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Interview

Rebecca Eaton

In her three-and-a-half-hour interview, Rebecca Eaton talks about growing up in Pasadena, CA and attending Vassar College. She discusses her first job after graduation, at BBC Radio in London, and...
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Irwin Corey with Emerson College

In his hour-and-a-half interview for the American Comedy Archives at Emerson College, Irwin Corey (1914-2017) talks about his status as “the world’s foremost authority” and his comedy style. He discusses...
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Chuck McCann with Emerson College

In his two-and-a-half hour interview for the American Comedy Archives at Emerson College, Chuck McCann (1934-2018) talks about his early life, and seeing many performers on stage as a child...
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Budd Friedman with Emerson College

In his one-hour interview for the American Comedy Archives at Emerson College, Budd Friedman talks about opening his comedy club, the Improv in New York City, and discovering Andy Kaufman...
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Tom Broecker

In his one-hour interview, Tom Broecker talks about his early years studying dance and how he became interested in costume design. He discusses his first stint at Saturday Night Live...
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Louie Zakarian

In his one-hour interview, Louie Zakarian talks about his early interest in makeup and how he came to learn the craft through his own research and experimentation. He discusses his...
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Carl Gottlieb

In his five-and-a-half-hour interview, Carl Gottlieb talks about his early years, and joining The Committee improv group in San Francisco. He discusses working with various members of that group, including...
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Sally Jessy Raphael

In her two-and-a-half-hour interview, Sally Jessy Raphael talks about her childhood, including an appearance on the show Quiz Kids as a girl and taking acting classes as a child. She...
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Dick Cavett with Emerson College

In his two-hour interview for the American Comedy Archives at Emerson College, Dick Cavett talks about the wisdoms and anecdotes he's gathered over his long career in comedy. He talks...
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Beatrice Arthur with Emerson College

In her one-hour-plus interview for the American Comedy Archives at Emerson College, Beatrice Arthur talks about her interest in theater when she was living in Cambridge, MA. She recalls attending...
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Barbara Feldon with Emerson College

In her one-hour-and-ten-minute interview for the American Comedy Archives at Emerson College, Barbara Feldon talks about her start in dancing, music and modeling, and how that path lead her to...
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Whoopi Goldberg

In her two-hour-plus interview, Whoopi Goldberg talks about growing up in Chelsea, Manhattan, and describes the plays ( The Great White Hope, starring James Earl Jones) and films ( In...
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Nina Shaw

In her two-and-a-half-hour interview, Nina Shaw describes growing up in Harlem, New York and attending Barnard College and Columbia Law School, and recalls how she became interested in pursuing a...
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Norman Lear with Emerson College

In his one-hour interview for the American Comedy Archives at Emerson College, Norman Lear (1922-2023) talks about his early years at Emerson College and his time in the television business...
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Vanna White

In the one-and-a-half-hour solo portion of her interview, Vanna White speaks about her early years and influences, her work as a model, and her appearance as a contestant on The...
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Garrett Morris

In his two-hour interview, Garrett Morris discusses his early work as a singer with Harry Belafonte. He outlines his transition from singing to acting and recalls his first television appearance...
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Jane Curtin

In her one-hour-and-fifteen-minute interview, Jane Curtin talks about her early years and her time with an improv troop in New York City. She describes being cast as one of the...
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Laraine Newman

In her two-and-a-half-hour interview, Laraine Newman recalls her early interest in performing, which led her to study mime with Marcel Marceau and to be a founding member of The Groundlings...
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Kay Koplovitz

In her two-hour interview, Kay Koplovitz talks about her interests at a very early age in the concept of satellite and cable technology. She discusses her work as director of...
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June Taylor

In her three-hour-plus interview, June Taylor (1917-2004) talks about her start as a dancer in the 1930s on the nightclub circuit. She details her television debut, in the late 1930s...
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