Collection American Comedy Archives at Emerson College Emerson College and the Television Academy Foundation’s The Interviews: An Oral History of Television formed a partnership in 2017 to catalog Emerson's collection of taped interviews with renowned comedians, writers, producers, and directors - making the American Comedy Archives at Emerson College...
Interview Ed McMahon In his three-and-a-half-hour interview, Ed McMahon (1923-2009) talks about his early work in television on series including Who Do You Trust? He speaks in great detail about his long association with The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson . He then discusses working with Jerry Lewis on the MDA...
Interview Ellen Holly In her four-and-a-half hour interview, Ellen Holly (1931-2023) talks about her early life, and her paternal family tree going back to the 1700s. She discusses becoming interested in acting, and her big Broadway breakthrough in Too Late the Phalarope . She recalls attending the Actors Studio at the...
