ALAN KING: INSIDE THE COMEDY MIND: ROBIN WILLIAMS (TV)
Summary
One in this series of talk shows in which host Alan King chats with professionals about the art of comedy. In this edition, King's guest is actor/comedian Robin Williams who discusses the following subjects, among others: his childhood; what made him become a stand-up comedian; his education; his idol, Jonathan Winters; Peter Lorre; his use of drugs; the problems with Robert Altman's 1980 film "Popeye" in which he starred; working on the films "The World According to Garp" and "Moscow on the Hudson"; the success of "Good Morning, Vietnam"; his impersonation skills; his experiences during the making of "Dead Poets Society"; working with Robert DeNiro on "Awakenings"; preparing for "The Fisher King"; spending time with his children; his habit of spontaneously performing in bars and clubs; and how he organizes his work. During the program Williams performs impersonations of Lawrence Welk, George Jessel, Chico Marx, a tailor from Bangkok, President George Bush, a drunk, French comedians, a German talk show host, and English audiences. Includes clips from "Comedy Tonight," "Comic Relief," "Good Morning, Vietnam," "The Fisher King," "Robin Williams Live," and "Dead Poets Society." Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: Comedy Central
- DATE: February 28, 1992 11:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:46:37
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:29545
- GENRE: Talk/Interviews
- SUBJECT HEADING: Biography; Comedy; Stand-up Ccmedy
- SERIES RUN: Comedy Central - TV series, 1990-1993
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Alan King … Executive Producer, Host, Interviewer
- Steele, Kiki Kazanas (See also: Kazanas, Kiki) … Supervising Producer
- Tom Werts … Producer, Director
- Jeff Younger … Co-Producer
- Uptown Horns, The … Theme Music by
- Robin Williams … Guest
- Robert Altman
- George Bush
- Robert DeNiro
- George Jessel
- Peter Lorre
- Chico Marx
- Lawrence Welk
- Jonathan Winters