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The Punch and Benny Show: Love Thy Neighbor (1940)

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Aug 17th 2012

Four years after the celebrated radio “feud” between comedians Jack Benny and Fred Allen got underway, Paramount Pictures d

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 31st 2012

Singer-actor Tony Martin, who starred in such films as Ziegfeld Girl and Casbah, left this world for a better one on Friday,

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 6th 2012

At 7:30am EDT this Saturday morning, July 7th, Turner Classic Movies will show the 1942 WW2 musical comedy Seven Days’ Leav

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 5th 2012

In 1979, veteran radio producers Fletcher Markle and Elliott Lewis attempted to resurrect the lost art of radio drama with

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jul 3rd 2012

Playwright George S. Kaufman once observed: “Satire is what closes on Saturday night.” Perhaps this famous quote might be

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Jun 28th 2012

The recurring character of Caroline Appleby, rival/nemesis of housewife Lucy Ricardo on the classic television sitcom I Lov