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That Was the Week That Was

  • TV Series
  • 1963–19851963–1985
  • 30m
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8.2/10
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Steve Allen, 1965 - Copyright 1968, 2000 MPTV.NET - photo credit: Gabi Rona
  • Comedy
An Americanized version of the famous hit British TV show, retaining David Frost from the British cast.An Americanized version of the famous hit British TV show, retaining David Frost from the British cast.An Americanized version of the famous hit British TV show, retaining David Frost from the British cast.
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
109
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  • Stars
    • David Frost
    • Phyllis Newman
    • Nancy Ames
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  • Stars
    • David Frost
    • Phyllis Newman
    • Nancy Ames
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    • 10User reviews
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

    Episodes22

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    David Frost
    David Frost
    • Selfas Self…
    6 episodes6 eps • 1964–1985
    Phyllis Newman
    Phyllis Newman
    • Selfas Self
    4 episodes4 eps • 1964
    Nancy Ames
    • Selfas Self…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1964
    Pat Englund
    • Selfas Self
    3 episodes3 eps • 1964
    Buck Henry
    Buck Henry
    • Selfas Self
    2 episodes2 eps • 1964
    Bob Dishy
    Bob Dishy
    • Selfas Self
    2 episodes2 eps • 1964
    Paul Sand
    Paul Sand
    • Selfas Self
    2 episodes2 eps • 1964
    Elliott Reid
    Elliott Reid
    • Self - Hostas Self - Host
    2 episodes2 eps • 1964
    Betty Comden
    Betty Comden
    • Selfas Self
    1 episode1 ep • 1964
    Adolph Green
    Adolph Green
    • Selfas Self
    1 episode1 ep • 1964
    Jerry Damon
    • Announceras Announcer
    1 episode1 ep • 1964
    Audrey Meadows
    Audrey Meadows
    • Selfas Self
    1 episode1 ep • 1964
    Henry Morgan
    Henry Morgan
    • Selfas Self
    1 episode1 ep • 1964
    Doro Merande
    Doro Merande
    • Selfas Self
    1 episode1 ep • 1964
    Burr Tillstrom
    Burr Tillstrom
    • Selfas Self
    1 episode1 ep • 1964
    Anne Bancroft
    Anne Bancroft
    • Self - Hostas Self - Host
    1 episode1 ep • 1985
    Jan Hooks
    Jan Hooks1 episode1 ep • 1985
    Kimberly Beck
    Kimberly Beck1 episode1 ep • 1985
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    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. —John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
    • satire
    • british comedy
    • topical humor
    • tv news
    • stand up comedian
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      • Comedy
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      Featured in Comedy Connections: Keeping Up Appearances (2004)
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      Written and Performed by Lance Percival

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    8/10
    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.
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    • Release date
      • November 10, 1963 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • NBC Studios - 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Leland Hayward Productions
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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