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Satire Series - The British inspired THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS/NBC/1964-65 was
the first satirical program that "stuck it" to the establishment - poking fun
at people in big business, the military, politics, and religion. Broadcast
live from New York, the program (a.k.a. "TW3") starred Allan Alda, Nancy
Ames, Tom Bosley, Bob Dishy, Buck Henry, Dora Merande, Henry Morgan, Phyllis
Newman and the Burr Tillstrom puppets.
The first season was hosted by Eliot
Reid who was replaced by David Frost, the host of the British series that
inspired the show. (A tribute from the British series on the assassination
of J. F. Kennedy was read in the Congressional Record in November of 1963).
Featured songwriter Tom Lehrer composed such ditties as "The Vatican Rag";
"The
Folk Song Army"; "Smut", "Pollution", "Whatever Happened To Hubert?"; and "The Dance
of the Liberal Republicans."
Other programs to follow in their satirical
footsteps: THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS COMEDY SHOW/CBS/ABC/NBC/1967-75; ROWAN &
MARTIN'S LAUGH-IN/NBC/1968-73; SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE/NBC/1975+; IN LIVING
COLOR/FOX/1990-94 and MAD TV/FOX/1996+ See also -
AWARDS :"Flying Fickle
Finger of Fate"
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