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Ernie Kovacs - TV-Movie Bio and Retrospectives

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In 1984, a TV-movie was made about Kovacs' life called Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter, which starred Jeff Goldblum as Kovacs. It focused on his private life, especially his attempts to retrieve his kidnapped children. The TV-Movie had been inspired by a resurgence of interest in Kovacs, due to the broadcast of some of his work (mostly his videotaped ABC specials) by PBS under the title "The Best of Ernie Kovacs." This package of shows introduced a new generation of fans to his unique style of humor. Later, in the early 1990 ...

Ernie Kovacs: Encyclopedia II - Ernie Kovacs - TV-Movie Bio and Retrospectives

Ernie Kovacs - TV-Movie Bio and Retrospectives

In 1984, a TV-movie was made about Kovacs' life called Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter, which starred Jeff Goldblum as Kovacs. It focused on his private life, especially his attempts to retrieve his kidnapped children.

The TV-Movie had been inspired by a resurgence of interest in Kovacs, due to the broadcast of some of his work (mostly his videotaped ABC specials) by PBS under the title "The Best of Ernie Kovacs." This package of shows introduced a new generation of fans to his unique style of humor. Later, in the early 1990's, the cable channel Comedy Central (which later merged with a competing channel called "Ha!" to become today's Comedy Channel) broadcast a series of Ernie's shows under the generic title of "The Ernie Kovacs Show." This package included both the ABC specials and some of his 1950's shows from NBC. There are no broadcast, cable or satellite channels currently scheduling any of Kovacs' TV work.

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