For Radio, still in its golden age of mass audiences and star filled programmes, they had a handy solution with `The Big Show'. Its premise was simple but effective. Take 90 minutes of air-time and fill it with the stars of stage, screen and radio doing comedy sketches, drama extracts and musical numbers.
It sounds simple enough and aided by a huge budget from NBC it was a success, staffed by the best writers and technical team in the business.
Hosted by Tallulah Bankhead, with her sharp and acidic wit and her brilliance at ad-libbing `The Big Show' was big entertainment with big stars for a big audience.
For Radio, still in its golden age of mass audiences and star filled programmes, they had a handy solution with `The Big Show'. Its premise was simple but effective. Take 90 minutes of air-time and fill it with the stars of stage, screen and radio doing comedy sketches, drama extracts and musical numbers.
It sounds simple enough and aided by a huge budget from NBC it was a success, staffed by the best writers and technical team in the business.
Hosted by Tallulah Bankhead, with her sharp and acidic wit and her brilliance at ad-libbing `The Big Show' was big entertainment with big stars for a big audience.
Product Details
BN ID: | 2940173320674 |
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Publisher: | The Copyright Group |
Publication date: | 09/01/2019 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |