Adrienne Clarkson Presents: A Tribute to Peppiatt & Aylesworth: Canada's First Television Comedy Team
| Title: | Adrienne Clarkson Presents: A Tribute to Peppiatt & Aylesworth: Canada's First Television Comedy Team |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Directors: | Robin Campbell |
| Writers: | Bill Aylesworth (writer) Robin Campbell (writer) |
| Actors: | Adrienne Clarkson | John Aylesworth | Frank Peppiatt | Rich Little | Norman Jewison | Norman Campbell | Jill Foster | Bernard Slade |
| Rating: | 6.3 | 8 votes |
| Languages: | English |
| Color: | Color |
| Country: | Canada |
| Company: | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) |
| Genres: | Comedy | Documentary |
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| 1): Best known for creating the legendary TV show “HEE HAW” (1969-1995), the comedy team of Peppiatt & Aylesworth started out as performers. They wrote and starred in three shows for the CBC between 1952-1957. They came to the US in the late 1950’s and wrote, created or produced countless programs, such as, The Sonny & Cher Show, The Judy Garland Show, The Jonathan Winters Show, Hullabaloo, Julie Andrews Show, and specials for Perry Como, Andy Willliams, Frank Sinatra, Jackie Gleason, John Wayne, Jimmy Durante and many more! This program profiles their classic careers with interviews, clips, archive footage, kinescopes, and new sketches shot just for this tribute. |
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