[Comedy Chicago – Tommy Gun’s]
[Continuation of tape 17343]. 0:15 Color bars. Comedy Chicago introduction sequence. Cut to black. 2:10 Will Clinger reintroduces the men he is talking to at Ciralsky’s Deli. He asks them to talk about the great theaters to play in. They tell anecdotes about some specific performances, working with their agents, and getting booked. They talk about other famous acts, like the Four Step Brothers. 12:50 Cut to black. 13:48 They return to talking about other famous acts, starting with Joe […]
00:18 Color bars. Comedy Chicago introduction sequence. 2:07 Camera opens on Ciralsky’s Delicatessen. Inside, Will Clinger sits at a table with three men that used to perform in Vaudeville and Burlesque. They introduce themselves and the restaurant. The men start to talk about the circuits they performed in, and how Vaudeville worked. They talk about the borrowing of material and some of the people they work with. The conversation is very natural and full of anecdotes. 18:10 Cut to black. […]
00:45 Camera opens on Will Clinger joking about David Hasselhoff and dressed in a formal jacket. Dr. Harlon comedy segment. He jokes about marriage and love. 2:18 Sign off on the program. Open on a stage. Clinger and another woman do a comedy routine for an audience. Raw footage of the show, which includes a couple comic songs. 35:20 Video recorded short on the beach. Show continues on the stage. Another Dr. Harlon short. 41:00 Return to the stage. The […]
Program celebrating 35 years of Chicago’s public tv station, WTTW.