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Strictly For Laffs (unsold TV pilot)

Publication date: 1961

Topics: Classic TV, Unsold Pilot, Television Pilot, 1960s, 60s, Sixties, Television,

An unsold television pilot from 1961 called "Strictly for Laffs", in which comedians told jokes. Oddly, this pilot runs for 21 minutes, though the average show of the time lasted at least 24 minutes. Many people appear, including a few famous ones including Rose Marie, Alan Reed, and Moe Howard.

Addeddate: 2012-06-12 20:59:33

Closed captioning: no

Color: black and white

Ia_orig__runtime: 21 minutes 45 seconds

Identifier: StrictlyForLaffsunsoldTvPilot

Run time: 21:45

Sound: sound

Year: 1961

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Reviewer: calvinsx - - September 2, 2023
Subject: comedians drinking coffee 1961 style

Dave Barry hosts his professional comedian friends who sit around a coffee table drinking coffee and telling jokes. No credits but appearing in this unsold pilot are:
Alan Reed, Sid Melton, Paul Gilbert, Ken Carpenter, Rose Marie, Moe Howard, Willard Waterman, Jesse White and Mel Blanc. There is a writer named Tommy ? and a comedian who looks like marvin miller/simon oakland.
There's some good jokes, listen close, it's fast moving.

Reviewer: megadjmatt - - August 4, 2012
Subject: I Like It.

It was awesome to see so many comedians working together. I only wish there was more of this show. But oh well. Thank you for uploading this.

Reviewer: muci - - June 15, 2012
Subject: Thanks for posting this

I really enjoyed Moe from the 3 Stooges, the guy who did the voice of Fred Flinstone, Mel Blanc from the Warner Bros. cartoons and the others all out of context doing their cute little jokes. Very Jewish show. I could see why it didn't get picked up for a regular series. But, it made me want to see more. Oh well.

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