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Interviews with Comedy and Television Legends
- Kliph Nesteroff - Essays and Articles @ WFMU
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- Ed Asner
- John Barbour
- Chris Bearde
- Dick Cavett
- Jerry Coe
- Kenny Colman
- Professor Irwin Corey
- Norm Crosby
- Bob Einstein
- Hank Garrett
- Van Harris
- Burt Holiday
- Stan Irwin
- Harry Jarkey
- Rose Marie
- Arthur Marks
- Steve Martin
- Marilyn Michaels
- Gary Owens
- Betsy Palmer
- Bill Persky
- Babe Pier
- Freddie Roman
- Ronnie Schell
- Sherwood Schwartz
- Sammy Shore
- Tom Smothers
- Larry Storch
- Rip Taylor
- E. Duke Vincent
- Rusty Warren
- Sol Weinstein
- Murray Westgate
- Larry Wilde
- Mason Williams
- Alan Young
- Lou Alexander - Part One
- Lou Alexander - Part Two
- Marty Allen - Part One
- Marty Allen - Part Two
- Pete Barbutti - Part One
- Pete Barbutti - Part Two
- Pete Barbutti - Part Three
- Pete Barbutti - Part Four
- Shelley Berman - Part One
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- Pat Carroll - Part One
- Jack Carter - Part One
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- Jack Carter - Part Three
- Jack Carter - Part Four
- Jack Carter - Part Five
- Jack Carter - Part Six
- Jack Carter - Part Seven
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- Pat Cooper - Part One
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- Dick Curtis - Part One
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- Jackie Curtiss - Part Four
- Bill Dana - Part One
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- Stanley Dean - Part One
- Stanley Dean - Part Two
- Milton Delugg - Part One
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- Leo DeLyon - Part One
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- Shecky Greene - Part One
- Shecky Greene - Part Two
- William Harbach - Part One
- William Harbach - Part Two
- William Harbach - Part Three
- Marty Ingels - Part One
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- Will Jordan - Part One
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- Will Jordan - Part Six
- Will Jordan - Part Seven
- Will Jordan - Part Eight
- Will Jordan - Part Nine
- Will Jordan - Part Ten
- Will Jordan - Part Eleven
- Will Jordan - Part Twelve
- Marvin Kaplan - Part One
- Marvin Kaplan - Part Two
- Marvin Kaplan - Part Three
- Marvin Kaplan - Part Four
- Monica Lewis - Part One
- Monica Lewis - Part Two
- Rich Little - Part One
- Rich Little - Part Two
- Frankie Man - Part One
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- Lou Marsh - Part One
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- Peter Marshall - Part One
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- Milt Moss - Part One
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- Bobby Ramsen - Part One
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- Bobby Ramsen - Part Six
- Steve Rossi - Part One
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- Willie Tyler and Lester - Part One
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- Woody Woodbury - Part Four
- Eddie the Old Philosopher Lawrence
Notables from The Archive
- Audio of Lenny Bruce being arrested mid-show (1962)
- Studs Terkel Interviews Lord Buckley (1959)
- Lenny Bruce's Memorial with Jean Shepherd (1966)
- Redd Foxx Television Debut (1966)
- Don Rickles, Norm Crosby, Pat Cooper, Jerry Vale and the Worst TV Show of All Time
- Albert Brooks on Mutual Radio
- Stand-up Performances of Jean Carroll
- Oral History of Maryjane (1968)
- Wardrobe Furnished by Botany 500
- Vintage Comedians visit Vancouver
- Lenny Bruce Broadcast Debut (1949)
- George Carlin Radio Broadcast (1957)
- George Carlin's Act - Team of Burns and Carlin (1961)
- George Carlin Radio Interview (1968)
- Martin and Lewis - Full Nightclub Performance - Live at the Copa (1954)
- Martin and Lewis - Live at the 500 Club (1956)
- Audio Recording of Jack E. Leonard, Myron Cohen, Morey Amsterdam and Max Asnas at the Stage Delicatessen (1960)
- Pat McCormick's Vile Friars Roast Performance(s)
- Lorne Michaels and Hart Pomerantz (1967)
- Unedited Groucho Marx - You Bet Your Life Rehearsals and Run-Throughs
- Don Knotts 1951 Broadcast Debut
- Steve Allen's 1948 Radio Program
- The Death of Parkyakarkus - Harry Einstein - Clippings
- The Death of Parkyakarkus - Harry Einstein - Audio
- The Parkyakarkas Show: Meet Me at Parky's
- Tribute to Neglected Comedian Dick Davy
- Tribute to Neglected Comic Davey Burns
- The LSD Experiences of Groucho Marx
- Vintage Showbiz Ephemera
- Vintage Test Patterns and Station Identification
- Rare Showbiz Related 8mm and 16mm Footage
- An Interview with Illustrator Drew Friedman
- Rare Television Pilots
- Charley Douglass - Isolated Laugh Tracks
- Pat Weaver: The Mike Wallace Interview
- Audio of Pat Weaver's NBC Monitor Beacon
- Original 11:15 - 11:30 pm Regional Tonight Show Broadcast
- Golden Age of Television Photographs
- The Dave Hodge Pen Flip
- Oral History of Peter Puck
- Dolores Claman on the McCarthy Blacklist
- The Oral History of Hockey Night in Canada's Bob Cole
- Sounds From Our Record Collection
- Rare Civil Rights Era Film and TV Footage
- Spiderman 1967-70 - The Original Background Music
- Another Nice Mess starring Bob Einstein, Rich Little, Steve Martin and Herb Voland (1972)
- CFRO speaks with Kliph Nesteroff (2004)
- CFRO speaks with Kliph Nesteroff (2012)
- Radio CISM salutes Kliph Nesteroff
- Kliph Nesteroff on WTF with Marc Maron
About Me
- Kliph Nesteroff
- Another Hollywood Writer. Regular contributor to WFMU, Grove Atlantic and the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Cited by Vanity Fair, The Guardian, The Globe and Mail, The Onion, Salon, Slate, Atlantic Monthly, BoingBoing, Comedy Central etc.
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One of the worst memories of my childhood: a Summer Kiwanis presentation of Bye Bye Birdie. I was stuck in the chorus. Ugh.
Your blog is a goldmine. Absolutely beautiful. Thank you.
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