Compilation episode of Image Union featuring the work of Mike Tracy, Jay Miracle, and Davidson Gigliotti. Tracy’s “Backabout” is a film shown in reverse for comedic effect; Miracle’s “Any Family” is a documentary about a family who raises circus animals; and Gigliotti’s “Risk” is a performance piece.
Live performance of Brigid Murphy’s variety show “Milly’s Orchid Show” at the Park West in Chicago.
Blues man Pervis Spann hosts his absurdist comedy show, which also features music videos from blues and R & B artists. Music videos and timecodes are listed below. Note: the tape ends in the middle of the program.
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Off air recording of Bill Veeck appearing as a guest on Late Night with David Letterman, recorded on the same tape as various takes of Tom Weinberg’s introduction for “Death in the West” as aired on Image Union.
Compilation episode of Image Union featuring the work of artists Randy Marcus, Ricke Pukis, Judy Whitaker, Niek Reus, and Ted Shen.
One of the many incarnations of Punchline, a show that never came to fruition. The show features people from all over the country telling jokes on-camera.
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Stoney Burke goes to a sports collectors convention at Chicago’s McCormick Place. He tells jokes and interviews players, vendors, and buyers.
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Raw footage for the award-winning series The 90’s. A recording of a live performance of “Milly’s Orchid Show,” a variety show at the Park West in Chicago, starring Brigid Murphy. Murphy emcee’s the show in the character of Southern Belle Milly Mae Smithy for this live comedy / variety show. Performers/performances include: House-O-Matic, a teenage dance group; Lisa Kotin, who performs an instructional parody, “Spring Training: Miss America”; an unidentified, young teenage boy who sings a provocative R & B song, during which he strips off his shirt; comedian Emo Philips performs his typically eccentric stand-up act; the Texas Rubies, a female duo, perform a comedic rap and some country songs; and a performance by musician Jim Lauderdale. [The same footage is captured on another tape, but with a static camera.]