It’s a sustained three-minute shot of three people, just sitting, listening to a singer, for a nearly three minutes before…
Ernie Kovacs played one version of “Captain Buzzkill” or another in most of the movies he made for Columbia. He…
“I went to high school with Ernie Kovacs!” is one thing you never expect someone to say to you at…
I’ve seen the famous Ernie Kovacs commercial for Dutch Masters a few dozen times, at least, and never noticed the…
Ernie Kovacs show ensemble cast members turn up out of seemingly nowhere in the TV-ography of the shows. Ernie’s penchant…
The Nation’s First Exposure to Ernie Kovacs Was in a Summer Replacement In 1951 After hosting a daily 7-9am wake-up…
The best-known and most-seen version of Ernie Kovacs’ famous “Nairobi Trio” sketch is one shot on videotape. It was used…
Ernie Kovacs hated working with a live audience for his TV shows. His TV shows feel like you’re having a…
Ernie Kovacs must have had an inkling that his viewership on the half-hour comedy-variety show he did late mornings on…
Ernie Kovacs made a point of bringing make-up artist George Fiala out on camera in what may his only TV…