Today is the anniversary of the entry into this world of the comedic genius Chuck Barris. Aside from the classic The Gong Show, Chuckie Baby has delivered the goods in other television shows, musical productions, and books. Not everyone shares my sheer joy in watching re-runs of the The Gong Show starring Chuck Barris and [...]
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From a few years ago when the movie Confessions of a Dangerous Mind was released, Chuck Barris is interviewed by Conan O’Brien. Enjoy.
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To paraphrase Bill Murray in “Stripes“, there’s two types of people who in this world…those who like Chuck Barris, and those who don’t. As anyone who has spent time with me knows, and especially as anyone who has been around me when I have been drinking has heard endlessly, I consider “The Gong Show” starring [...]
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Not everyone shares my sheer joy in watching re-runs of the television show “The Gong Show” starring Chuck Barris and often featuring Jaye P. Morgan, The Unknown Comic, Gene Gene the Dancing Machine, Jamie Farr (from MASH the funny TV show not MASH the good-but-kind-of-a-ripoff-of-Catch-22 movie), Arte Johnson (also seen on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In prior and not really seen [...]
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