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MARK RUSSELL COMEDY SPECIAL (TV)
Summary
One in this series of musical comedy specials featuring political satirist Mark Russell. In this program, Russell entertains an audience-in-the-round at the Katharine Cornell Theatre in Buffalo, NY with irreverent song parodies and barbed monologues inspired by current events. Topics of satire include the following: Buffalo in February; President Richard Nixon's visit with President Jimmy Carter; David Marston's competence; the Washington Post's coverage of Watergate; Anwar Sadat's visit to Jerusalem; the United States' foreign aid policy; Lillian Carter's view of her family's accomplishments; the use of proxies during wartime; mid-life crisis; and Mark Russell's experiences with cocaine.
Details
- NETWORK: PBS WNED-TV
- DATE: July 31, 1980
- RUNNING TIME: 0:25:36
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:34638
- GENRE: Comedy; Music
- SUBJECT HEADING: Cocaine; Parody; Political satire
- SERIES RUN: PBS - TV series, 1975-
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- John L. Hutchinson Jr. … Executive Producer
- Wiley F. Hance … Producer
- Will George … Director
- Mark Russell … Performer
- Jimmy Carter
- Lillian Carter
- Richard M. Nixon
- Anwar el-Sadat