Some Pulp #5 - Watch Them Talk: The Evolution of TV Talk Shows in the 50s & 60s
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An examination of the genesis of 'talk shows' in the 1950s and 60s and how they have evolved into the panoply of shows airing virtually round the clock.
An examination of the genesis of 'talk shows' in the 1950s and 60s and how they have evolved into the panoply of shows airing virtually round the clock.
Show NotesTelevision Talk: A History of the TV Talk Show. Bernard M. TImberg, Robert J. Erler, eds. University of Texas Press, 2010
Steve Allen introduces the first Tonight Show
Regular stock characters on Steve Allen show
Groucho Marx, “You Bet Your Life”
Edward R. Murrow, “Person to Person,” McCarthy confrontation
Jack Paar clips
Johnny Carson appears on Steve Allen show
Frank Zappa appearance on later 1963 incarnation of Steve Allen show
Frank Zappa’s appearance on “What’s My Line?”
Jack Paar interviews Judy Garland
Dick Cavett interviews Judy Garland on his ABC morning show
Jerry Lewis - interim host of Tonight Show before Johnny Carson takes over
David Susskind show - “a meta talk show” - interview with Jerry Lewis (1963)
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