That Was the Week That Was 

An Americanized version of the famous hit British TV show, retaining David Frost from the British cast.

Stars:

David Frost, Phyllis Newman, Nancy Ames

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 5 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
David Frost	...	Self / ... 6 episodes, 1964-1985
Phyllis Newman	...	Self 4 episodes, 1964
Nancy Ames	...	Self / ... 4 episodes, 1964
Pat Englund	...	Self 3 episodes, 1964
Buck Henry	...	Self 2 episodes, 1964
Bob Dishy	...	Self 2 episodes, 1964
Elliott Reid	...	Self - Host 2 episodes, 1964
Paul Sand	...	Self 2 episodes, 1964

Storyline

Topical political satire program that poked fun at the events of the week. A series of musical numbers, skits, and irreverent humor. It prided itself on being controversial.

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Plot Keywords:

satire | british comedy | topical humor | tv news | stand up comedian | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Frost on Satire (2010)

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Soundtracks

Calypso
Written and Performed by Lance Percival

User Reviews

Humor Comes in Many Forms

This show was groundbreaking to the point of undeniably honest presentation of the parodies it performed, allowing the audience an understanding of the set and the presence of makeup and stage hands. Also, memorable for one episode completely lacking humor dedicated to the assassination of JFK. So much of this early experiment in TV Comedy can be interpreted as a framework for more modern shows like SNL, Colbert Report, and the like. The talent was diverse and intelligent. Tom Lehrer and David Frost contributed much to the format. As far as any criticism that may fall on this show, I don't care much for Country Music and my wife can stare at Monty Python for hours without cracking a smile, but that doesn't mean there isn't brilliant talent and huge entertainment value in both of those. TW3 emerged during a time when TV was experimenting with lots techniques and presentation style as well as cutting edge political humor.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 January 1964 (USA)

Also Known As:

That Was the Week That Was

Filming Locations:

NBC Studios - 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Leland Hayward Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1