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!"
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Ernie Kovacs & early TV comedy.
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9780292721944
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Ernic Kovacs and early television comedy
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Kovacs, Ernie,1919-1962.
Kovacs, Ernie,1919-1962.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Comedians-- United States, Biography.
Motion picture actors and actresses-- United States, Biography.
Television comedies-- United States.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Entertainment & Performing Arts.
Comedians.
Motion picture actors and actresses.
PERFORMING ARTS-- Television-- History & Criticism.