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Ernie Kovacs & early TV comedy : nothing in moderation /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Horton, Andrew, 1944-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Kovacs, Ernie, > 1919-1962.
Comedians > United States > Biography.
Motion picture actors and actresses > United States > Biography.
Television comedies > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : nothing in moderation. An overview of the postwar era and the Ernie Kovacs shows in the context of American television comedy
  • The flow of the Philadelphia and New York Kovacs shows : comic surrealism, verbal and visual
  • Silents please! Ernie, California, and working with music, sound, and surrealistic visuals on his specials
  • Ernie in the movies: from comic director to supporting character actor
  • The Kovacs legacy: "I don't know. I just do it!".