tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post4007669357065020051..comments2024-03-04T17:06:55.232-08:00Comments on Classic Television Showbiz: An Interview with Shelley Berman - Part OneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-65770983479000224982013-07-22T18:44:38.190-07:002013-07-22T18:44:38.190-07:00Why no mention of his feud with
Bob Newhart over ...Why no mention of his feud with <br />Bob Newhart over who invented the phone bit.Stephen Melingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-46753300973707769052011-12-03T06:38:45.292-08:002011-12-03T06:38:45.292-08:00Robert Benchley!
My humor God. He left us way too...Robert Benchley!<br /><br />My humor God. He left us way too early (dead at age 56 in 1945) and his books are mostly out of print. His writing was like Monty Python, absurdist wordplay, a literary rollercoaster ride.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-23750991410666647012011-04-04T07:27:48.442-07:002011-04-04T07:27:48.442-07:00Yes, we dedicated Nesteroffians need to know about...Yes, we dedicated Nesteroffians need to know about Berman and Ronnie Schell! Unfortunately, it's the type of question that you can only slip into an interview, you can't call and abruptly ask it afterward, of course. <br /><br />Shelley Berman was an extremely weird performer and was all over television back in the early '60s. He was sort of the nth degree of a certain type, which was why Serling wanted him for that Twilight Zone episode. This was another entertaining interview; Kliph, these guys are all bowled over when you call them asking about minute details of their careers that even they have forgotten, they must think they're dreaming or actually in the Twilight Zone after a lifetime of clueless interviewers asking the same idiotic questions over and over. Your interviews and articles are literally fantastic treats.Michael Powersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-87863787994795753852010-12-02T14:02:05.927-08:002010-12-02T14:02:05.927-08:0012/2/10
You Mentioned that Shelley Berman did TV s...12/2/10<br />You Mentioned that Shelley Berman did TV scripts for Jackie Cooper that didn't quite get off the ground at Screen Gems Television...Is this how he got to do a guest spot on "Bewitched", playing an ad executive associate of Darren Stevens that had a prejudice against normal looking witches as opposed to traditional "ugly hag" witches that Samantha Stevens was against? That episode was great, & Shelley was a charmer as he learned his lesson about accepting witches & warlocks as "regular people". Too bad you didn't mention that one in your blog. BTW, what Screen Gems scripts did he sell successfully to Mr. Cooper? Screen Gems had dozens of rejected scripts & unsold pilots at the time...even Gene Roddenberry, a soon-to-be ex writer/creator at Screen Gems couldn't get the executives, not even Mr. Cooper to buy his new pilot at the time named "The Menagerie", soon to be known two years later as "The Cage" pilot on "Star Trek". Mr. Roddenberry soon left Screen Gems, & would have better luck with Desi Arnaz over at Desilu Studios. A great hub on Mr. Berman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-67973347390117991032010-12-01T17:44:50.920-08:002010-12-01T17:44:50.920-08:00Floored! What a great interview with Berman, and I...Floored! What a great interview with Berman, and I am thrilled that there are many more posted to enjoy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-2054564228064686102010-11-30T17:08:22.968-08:002010-11-30T17:08:22.968-08:00We're in your debt, Kliph!We're in your debt, Kliph!ajmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290036970774359522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-19884109007904318212010-11-30T15:08:55.198-08:002010-11-30T15:08:55.198-08:00Another winner! I wish you could videotape these i...Another winner! I wish you could videotape these interviews.Kevin K.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-36481338115415826632010-11-30T08:30:30.944-08:002010-11-30T08:30:30.944-08:00Shelley is one of the greatest actors of our time!...Shelley is one of the greatest actors of our time! You can't find another actor with a genius comic wit like him. I did a quick interview with Shelley a while back, and being a big fan of his since childhood, it was the first time I ever felt a little star struck. He has a style of his own that no one else can copy, many had tried, but couldn't pull it off the way he did, so they gave up.www.steveescobar.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-49276253767244307242010-11-28T21:21:30.287-08:002010-11-28T21:21:30.287-08:00He's confusing "The Girls Against the Boy...He's confusing "The Girls Against the Boys" with "A Family Affair." "Girls" was a revue starring Bert Lahr and Nancy Walker. They weren't big stars yet, but Dick Van Dyke and Shelley Berman were also in the cast. -- What he's talking about in the interview is a musical called "A Family Affair," which ran eight weeks in 1962. He was given top star billing in that. The leading lady who couldn't sing, whose name he couldn't remember, was Eileen Heckart, who it's true couldn't sing, but was a great actress. The original cast recording of "A Family Affair" has recently come out on CD. It's not as bad as he says, and he even has a nice telephone monologue worked into the show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-54842858153009652722010-11-28T18:46:24.975-08:002010-11-28T18:46:24.975-08:00Thank you. I discovered Shelley Berman many years ...Thank you. I discovered Shelley Berman many years ago, in high school, and he came to speak to us at Loyola University in, I believe, 1982. What a charming, gentle, and funny man.Stu Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04925848592170943032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-16603467010930216542010-11-28T15:13:16.430-08:002010-11-28T15:13:16.430-08:00Aw, you forgot to ask Shelley Berman what he's...Aw, you forgot to ask Shelley Berman what he's got against Ronnie<br />Schell! Ronnie wanted to know and I<br />did too. Now we may never know...<br /><br />Sam KujavaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2398796842887862508.post-84040898694073191872010-11-28T10:49:30.808-08:002010-11-28T10:49:30.808-08:00Another fantastic interview, thank you! I feel ev...Another fantastic interview, thank you! I feel every bit as appreciative of your efforts as your subjects are.MangMadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12934020924139783814noreply@blogger.com