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Slowly I Turned. "Slowly I Turned" is a popular vaudeville sketch wherein a character is relating a story and is triggered into violent outbursts when the listener inadvertently utters a triggering word or phrase. Versions have also been performed in movies and on television. Comedians Harry Steppe, Joey Faye, [1] and Samuel Goldman [2] each ...
Bert & I. Bert & I is the name given to numerous collections of humor stories set in the "Down East" culture of traditional Maine. These stories were made famous and mostly written by the humorist storytelling team of Marshall Dodge (1935–1982) and Bob Bryan (1931-2018) in the 1950s and the 1960s and in later years through retellings by Allen ...
The Dreaming Child (1997) — published but unproduced; adapted from a short story by Isak Dinesen "The Tragedy of King Lear" (2000) — unpublished screenplay commissioned by actor Tim Roth for a film to be directed by Roth, but not produced; Sleuth (2007) Awards and nominations for screenwriting
Screenwriting. Example of a page from a screenplay formatted for a feature-length film. Screenwriting or scriptwriting is the art and craft of writing scripts for mass media such as feature films, television productions or video games. It is often a freelance profession.
The billing from the Radio Times issue of 25–31 May 1947, illustrating the night's programmes on radio for Queen Mary including the performance of Three Blind Mice. Three Blind Mice is the name of a half-hour radio play written by Agatha Christie, which was later adapted into a television film, a short story, and a popular stage production .
Depicted with vintage touches (black and white images, retro costumes, etc.), the skit finds host Jimmy Fallon in the Bud Abbott role and announcer Steve Higgins as Lou Costello. The twist here is that "Who", "What" and "I Don't Know" actually join in on the quick repartee, with the players respectively played by Billy Crystal , Late Night head ...
An SNL Digital Short is one in a series of comedic and often musical video shorts created for NBC 's Saturday Night Live. The origin of the Digital Short brand is credited to staff writer Adam McKay, [1] who created content for the show in collaboration with SNL hosts, writers, and cast members. The popularity of these segments exploded ...
Radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, [1] radio theatre, or audio theatre) is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine the characters and story: "It is auditory in the physical dimension but equally powerful as a ...