Recorded live in Roslyn, New York at My Father’s Place on Long Island. DVD
"The General," "Steamboat Bill, Jr," and four other classic Buster Keaton short films. DVD format.
“The only genius to come out of the movie industry” —George Bernard Shaw
This is where Howie Mandel, comedian, actor and game show host, began.
• In 1997, Entertainment Weekly ranked the Firesign Theatre among the “Thirty Greatest Comedy Acts of All Time.” • In 2005, the US Library of Congress added one of the group’s most popular early albums, the 1970 Don’t Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers, to the National Recording Registry.
“The Dream Machine was born at a time in public television when producers were encouraged to explore new ways to use the medium – to be spontaneous – to stun, to shock, to amuse, to annoy, to anger. It was a time when producers were constrained by neither sponsor concerns nor government pressures."—Alvin Perlmutter (Co-Executive Producer) 4-DVD Set
Chronicles Andy Kaufman's adventures in professional wrestling. Available soon!