Part 2: This was one of the first "Roasts" my writing partner Mel Chase and I worked on, having been hired the summer previous to the taping dates at the M.G.M. Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. It's typical of the roast format and guest lineup -- Rich Little, LaWanda Paige, and Ruth Buzzi were among Dean's favorites. Head writer on the show was Harry Crane, a legendary gagsmith who had cut his comedic teeth on The Jackie Gleason Show (the variety show) and had originated "The Honeymooners" as a sketch which became so popular, it was repeated and later spun off as a separate series which lives on today. A year after my season on the roasts that included roastees Ted Knight, Redd Fox, Gabe Kaplin, Michael Landon, Ronald Reagan, and others, I was hired to write for Bob Hope, with whom I would remain for the next seventeen years. You can read all about the how Hope worked with his guests and his writers and what happened behind-the-scenes of these classic Bob Hope video clips by reading my book "THE LAUGH MAKERS: A Behind-the-Scenes Tribute to Bob Hope's Incredible Gag Writers," chosen a "Top 20" 2009 Year End Pick by Leonard Maltin who says... "Having spent twenty years writing for the indefatigable Bob Hope, and traveling all over the world, Bob Mills is well qualified to salute the famous corps of gagmen who kept the comedian knee-deep in jokes. These first-hand recollections summon up the final phase of Hope's career—and the end of the trail for an entire brand of show business." ************************** Order THE LAUGH MAKERS personally inscribed by theAuthor. US$20 + $3 p&h ($5 non-US) Send to: LAUGH MAKERS 4241 Beck Avenue Attn: Shipping STUDIO CITY, CA 91604 Cash, check or M.O. only -- no credit cards or PayPal Allow 3-4 weeks for delivery. ******************************* To or order your copy of THE LAUGH MAKERS (new or used), just click on this Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1593933231/ref=cm_cr_mts_prod_img Or this Barnes & Noble link: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Laugh-Makers/Robert-L-Mills/e/9781593933... Or, if you'd prefer the KINDLE e-version for $2.99, click here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0041D9EPO See all the photos contained in the book at: http://bobhopeshowbackstage.weebly.com Now it's time to watch the special. It will have more meaning now that you know what went on behind-the-scenes... You know, you can read all about the how Hope worked with his guests and his writers and what happened behind-the-scenes of these classic Bob Hope video clips by reading my book "THE LAUGH MAKERS: A Behind-the-Scenes Tribute to Bob Hope's Incredible Gag Writers," chosen a "Top 20" 2009 Year End Pick by Leonard Maltin who says... "Having spent twenty years writing for the indefatigable Bob Hope, and traveling all over the world, Bob Mills is well qualified to salute the famous corps of gagmen who kept the comedian knee-deep in jokes. These first-hand recollections summon up the final phase of Hope's career—and the end of the trail for an entire brand of show business." ************************** Order THE LAUGH MAKERS personally inscribed by theAuthor. US$20 + $3 p&h ($5 non-US) Send to: LAUGH MAKERS 4241 Beck Avenue Attn: Shipping STUDIO CITY, CA 91604 Cash, check or M.O. only -- no credit cards or PayPal Allow 3-4 weeks for delivery. ******************************* To or order your copy of THE LAUGH MAKERS (new or used), just click on this Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1593933231/ref=cm_cr_mts_prod_img Or this Barnes & Noble link: http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Laugh-Makers/Robert-L-Mills/e/9781593933... Or, if you'd prefer the KINDLE e-version for $2.99, click here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0041D9EPO See all the photos contained in the book at: http://bobhopeshowbackstage.weebly.com
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