Episode #83 – August 7, 2022
Episode #83 of The Silent Comedy Watch Party will stream live on Sunday August 7, 2022 at 3pm ET. Co-hosts Steve Massa will introduce and Ben Model will live-accompany shorts starring Billy West and Harry Langdon.
The Silent Comedy Watch Party is presented for free, on YouTube.
Our next show, Episode #84, will be on September 18, 2022
A ROLLING STONE (1919) starring Billy West, with Ethlyn Gibson, Stanton Heck, Leo White, Eddie Barry, Robert McKenzie, Rube Miller, Steve Murphy; dir. Charles Parrott; photo. Herman Obrock; rel. January 20, 1919 by the Bulls Eye Film Corporation; presented courtesy of David Kalat/All day Entertainment from the 2009 DVD Becoming Charley Chase.
PICKING PEACHES (1924) starring Harry Langdon, with Vernon Dent, Alberta Vaughn, Dot Farley, Ethel Teare, Kewpie Morgan, Irene Lentz; dir. Erle C. Kenton; photo. George Spear; special effects. Ernie Crockett & Pinto Colvig; prod. Mack Sennett; rel. February 3, 1914 by Mack Sennett Comedies; dist. Pathé Exchange; presented courtesy of David Kalat/All Day Entertainment from the 2007 DVD Harry Langdon: Lost and Found.
Time Zone Info:
- Pacific Time – 12 noon
- Mountain Time – 1 pm
- Central Time – 2 pm
- Eastern Time – 3 pm
- Argentina/Nova Scotia – 4 pm
- UK/England – 8 pm
- Europe/Scandinavia/Netherlands et al. – 9 pm (21:00)
- Eastern Australia – 5 am Monday
- Western Australia – 3 am Monday
- Japan (Tokyo) – 4 am Monday
Where to watch the show:
The stream will go live on YouTube about 5-10 minutes before the show’s start time at 3:00 pm ET on Sunday, August 7, 2022. Click the image below to go to Ben Model’s YouTube channel where you can subscribe and get an email notification about the stream link.
Mentioned on episode:
Steve Massa and Ben Model’s “cabin fever” recommendations:
- Green Acres. Created by Jay Sommers, Filmways Television, 1975–1971.
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