Interview Lisa Kudrow In her three-hour interview, Lisa Kudrow talks about growing up with the hopes of becoming a biomedical engineer and how her goals shifted to acting. She discusses her work with the improv group The Groundlings and with acting coach Cynthia Sigetti. She speaks of getting her first break from Aaron...
Interview Buck Henry In his two-and-a-half-hour interview, Buck Henry (1930-2020) talks about gaining performing and writing experience in the improvisational troupe The Premise. He also discusses writing for such television series as The Steve Allen Show, That Was the Week That Was and Get Smart . He then recalls his...
Interview Ken Levine In the one-hour solo portion of his interview, Ken Levine talks about his varied early interests, including cartooning, baseball, and radio, the latter of which led to a stint at the Los Angeles station KMPC. He discusses his unlikely later-life career as a baseball play-by-play announcer, first...
Interview David Isaacs In the half-hour solo portion of his interview, David Isaacs recalls his first job in the television industry in the film department at ABC Television. He discusses consulting on the comedy series Leo & George , starring Judd Hirsch and Bob Newhart. He talks about his year as consulting...
Interview Hugh Downs In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Hugh Downs (1921-2020) discusses his 50-plus years in television. He talks of his career in radio and transitioning to television in the Chicago market. He recalls announcing for the popular children's show Kukla, Fran & Ollie . He speaks of moving to New...
