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Pee Wee
"I've always felt like a kid, and I still feel like a kid, and I've never had any problem tapping into my childhood, and my kid side."...
Dan Connors
Sep 113 min read


The Drew Carey Show- the Un-Seinfeld sitcom
"Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that. It's called everybody, and they meet at the bar." Drew...
Dan Connors
Jul 33 min read


My Name Is Earl- Karma comes to television.
What is Karma and how does it work? That's the central question of a number of religions. And one excellent situation comedy named My Name
Dan Connors
Mar 24 min read


The Dick Van Dyke Show- comedy from another time
"I think laughter may be a form of courage. As humans, we sometimes stand tall and look into the sun and laugh, and I think we are never...
Dan Connors
Jan 93 min read


One family sitcom that laughs through the awkwardness
"We're all gonna die, and we're all gonna have a gravestone with a dash on it...and that dash represents your life. And the thing I know...
Dan Connors
Oct 5, 20243 min read


A deep dive into cancel culture. Ten cancelled celebrities who deserve a second look.
"Do not judge a person, Do not pass a judgement on anyone unless you've talked to them one-on-one. I don't care what the story is... Like...
Dan Connors
Jun 11, 202413 min read


The best television show of all time? Maybe.
“...the worst aspect of our time is prejudice... In almost everything I've written, there is a thread of this - man's seemingly palpable...
Dan Connors
May 4, 20245 min read


2023- A year in live entertainment
"My preference is live performance, because you get the feedback. There's an energy. It's live theater. That's why I think actors like...
Dan Connors
Jan 6, 20246 min read


Notes on Sin City- Las Vegas
“Las Vegas is sort of like how God would do it if he had money.” – Steve Wynn. "Of all the major destination towns in the U.S., Las Vegas...
Dan Connors
Dec 30, 20237 min read


Variety shows- gone but not forgotten
“Nothing like our show, and I might add other variety shows at the time, could ever see the light of day today because the networks just...
Dan Connors
Nov 5, 20238 min read


The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour- Laughs, Music, and Rebellion
"Freedom of expression and freedom of speech aren’t really important, unless they’re heard. The freedom of hearing is as important as...
Dan Connors
Aug 7, 20235 min read


Family Ties- the show where family and comedy were more important than politics
Imagine if the popular sitcom All in the Family were reversed- with two liberal parents raising a conservative child. The comedic...
Dan Connors
Jul 6, 20236 min read


The Andy Griffith Show- my return to Mayberry
How did a pair of Jewish and Arabic comedians create a sitcom that captured the heart of America and the top spot on television for...
Dan Connors
May 31, 20235 min read


Police Squad! The cult classic that was too funny for television
Normally when a television show only lasts for four episodes before being cancelled, it's never heard from again. Police Squad! was an...
Dan Connors
Mar 26, 20234 min read


The Funny Family Sitcom That Redefined Masculinity For A More Feminist Era
While situation comedies are something of a dying breed today, they were a television staple from its earliest days right up to the turn...
Dan Connors
Mar 19, 20235 min read


More Christmas Songs to feed your soul at the holidays and all year long
Recently, I did a deep dive into Christmas music videos. During the holidays Christmas music is everywhere, so much so that it goes in...
Dan Connors
Dec 19, 20226 min read


Is Disney Too Woke? And What Does Woke Even Mean?
Does the Walt Disney Company have a woke problem? Unlike in any other period of their history, Disney is aggressively embracing...
Dan Connors
Dec 7, 20225 min read


The Marx Brothers- Lightning in a Bottle
“The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” “I, not events, have the power to make me...
Dan Connors
Dec 4, 20226 min read


Newhart- the crazy world inside of a gentle mind
"All comedians are, in a way, anarchists. Our job is to make fun of the existing world." Bob Newhart Bob Newhart is one of the sneakiest...
Dan Connors
Nov 16, 20225 min read


Hadestown Etc- Musical Theater Notes From 2022
"See, Orpheus was a poor boy But he had a gift to give: He could make you see how the world could be, In spite of the way that it is." ...
Dan Connors
Oct 17, 20225 min read
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