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Johnny Carson

Retro Adventures in the Oft-disputed Golden Age of Television
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Retro Adventures in the Oft-disputed Golden Age of Television

By
Jessy Krupa
/ 5 October 2017

A new DVD collection of vintage cartoons, movies, TV shows, and commercials shines an entertaining light on what television was like in the 1950s and ‘60s.

The Most Hated Woman in America: An Interview With Filmmakers Irene Turner and Tommy O’Haver
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The Most Hated Woman in America: An Interview With Filmmakers Irene Turner and Tommy O’Haver

By
N. A. Cordova
/ 21 March 2017
PopMatters spoke with writer Irene Turner and director Tommy O'Haver during SXSW 2017 about the remarkable life and death of Madalyn Murray O'Hair.
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Comics-in-Chief: Laughing With (and At) the Presidents — The Scathing Slice of the Satirical Edge

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Iain Ellis
/ 2 May 2013
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The Ethics of Control: ‘Paul Williams Still Alive’

By
Thomas Britt
/ 14 February 2013
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He’s a Funny Old Man: ‘The Incredible Mel Brooks’

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PopMatters Staff
/ 20 November 2012
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The Johnny Carson Show

By
Dan MacIntosh
/ 18 April 2007
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Johnny Carson: On Comedy

By
PopMatters Staff
/ 10 September 2001

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