Artwork

Content provided by Curiouscast. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Curiouscast or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Player FM - Podcast App
Go offline with the Player FM app!

Comedy from Stand-up to Sitcom - Part 1

45:53
 
Share
 

Manage episode 269921109 series 1406606
Content provided by Curiouscast. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Curiouscast or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

In the 1990s there was a massive flood of stand-up comedians making the leap to television to star in their own stand-up sitcoms thanks in part to the success of the Cosby Show and Roseanne.

Those shows were followed by other massive hits like Seinfeld, Home Improvement, Martin, Ellen and The Drew Carey Show. All of them featured a previously established stand-up comic who had been scouted from the comedy club circuit.

But there were lots of other shows starring comics that had high expectations but went down in flames like Grace Under Fire starring Bret Butler, All American Girl starring Margaret Cho and anything featuring Andrew Dice Clay.

On the next two episodes we are going to take a look back at some of the hits as well as some the failures from that decade. On part one, we look back at the stories behind Roseanne, Seinfeld, Home Improvement, Martin and Ellen.

Contact:

Twitter: @1990shistory

Facebook: @1990shistory

Instagram: @that90spodcast

Email: 90s@curiouscast.ca

Guests:

Paul Brownfield, magazine writer, former TV critic at LA Times

Twitter: @paulbrownfield

Greg David, TV critic and partner at www.TV-Eh.com

Twitter: @greg_david

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  continue reading

182 episodes

Artwork

Comedy from Stand-up to Sitcom - Part 1

History of the 90s

413 subscribers

published

iconShare
 
Manage episode 269921109 series 1406606
Content provided by Curiouscast. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Curiouscast or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

In the 1990s there was a massive flood of stand-up comedians making the leap to television to star in their own stand-up sitcoms thanks in part to the success of the Cosby Show and Roseanne.

Those shows were followed by other massive hits like Seinfeld, Home Improvement, Martin, Ellen and The Drew Carey Show. All of them featured a previously established stand-up comic who had been scouted from the comedy club circuit.

But there were lots of other shows starring comics that had high expectations but went down in flames like Grace Under Fire starring Bret Butler, All American Girl starring Margaret Cho and anything featuring Andrew Dice Clay.

On the next two episodes we are going to take a look back at some of the hits as well as some the failures from that decade. On part one, we look back at the stories behind Roseanne, Seinfeld, Home Improvement, Martin and Ellen.

Contact:

Twitter: @1990shistory

Facebook: @1990shistory

Instagram: @that90spodcast

Email: 90s@curiouscast.ca

Guests:

Paul Brownfield, magazine writer, former TV critic at LA Times

Twitter: @paulbrownfield

Greg David, TV critic and partner at www.TV-Eh.com

Twitter: @greg_david

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  continue reading

182 episodes

All episodes

×
 
Loading …

Welcome to Player FM!

Player FM is scanning the web for high-quality podcasts for you to enjoy right now. It's the best podcast app and works on Android, iPhone, and the web. Signup to sync subscriptions across devices.

 

Quick Reference Guide