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As a former card carrying member of the Museum of Television and Radio, (25 West 52nd Street, New York, New York 10019. Telephone: 212-621-6600, Website: www.mtr.org, closed Mondays. I mention this because of the great work they do preserving classic television such as Ernie. Without them, you'd be missing a lot of great stuff) it is always my great pleasure to view the amazing work of Ernie Kovacs and other greats, such as Steve Allen, Sid Caesar, Milton Berle, et al. When you go to the computers in the museum library, click on "Television." Then click on "Proper Names" and type in "Ernie Kovacs" to get a full listing of Ernie's shows available for viewing in the library. On one of my Ernie Kovacs Trips to the Museum, I viewed two interesting pieces of Kovacs'work which, I assure you, are worth your time to go and see. You're reading this page, my friends, and that makes you true fans. True fans and students of comedy need to learn as much as they can about their mentors. Here's your chance, Ernie lovers!! (You can also click on "Titles" and enter the title of one of the two shows I viewed so you can choose it for your own viewing without having to look through an entire listing of programs). The Ernie Kovacs Rehearsal (museum catalog number T85: 0619) on WABD Channel Five in New York (at that time the Dumont Network, now FOX) is as classic Kovacs as you can get. Looking like it was planned in about five minutes for a public access channel, it still has a charm which drew me to it and forced me to watch. The idea of a guy getting on TV and basically doing whatever he feels like has always appealed to me, starting from my college days as a Broadcasting Major (I did some public access myself back then, strongly influenced by Ernie, Uncle Floyd, SNL and SCTV) all the way to my career today as a comedian, trying desperately to get someone to put me on real TV. Yet even though it looks unplanned, you know there's a lot behind it. Ernie was the best at making disorganization seem cohesive. Its quite amazing and more entertaining then most of the garbage that passes for TV comedy today! CLICK HERE FOR P.2 OF MY REVIEWS OF TWO RARE ERNIE KOVACS' TV SHOWS
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