02346nam 2200613Ia 450 991045651490332120200520144314.00-292-79297-2(CKB)2550000000010880(OCoLC)610031582(CaPaEBR)ebrary10381443(SSID)ssj0000417050(PQKBManifestationID)11278044(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000417050(PQKBWorkID)10437640(PQKB)10704606(MiAaPQ)EBC3443475(OCoLC)826516722(MdBmJHUP)muse2437(Au-PeEL)EBL3443475(CaPaEBR)ebr10381443(EXLCZ)99255000000001088020090904d2010 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrErnie Kovacs & early tv comedy[electronic resource] nothing in moderation /by Andrew Horton1st ed.Austin University of Texas Press20101 online resource (141 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-292-72194-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: Nothing in moderation. An overview of the postwar era and the Ernie Kovacs shows in the context of American television comedy -- The flow of the Philadelphia and New York Kovacs shows: comic surrealism, verbal and visual -- Silents please! Ernie, California, and working with music, sound, and surrealistic visuals on his specials -- Ernie in the movies: from comic director to supporting character actor -- The Kovacs legacy: I don't know. I just do it!.Ernic Kovacs and early tv comedyComediansUnited StatesBiographyMotion picture actors and actressesUnited StatesBiographyTelevision comediesUnited StatesElectronic books.ComediansMotion picture actors and actressesTelevision comedies791.4502/8092BHorton Andrew564671MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456514903321Ernie Kovacs & early tv comedy2277359UNINA