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'Head of the Family': The Pilot for 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' Starring Carl Reiner

by | March 22nd, 2013

The Paley Center for Media, which has locations in both New York and LA, dedicates itself to the preservation of television and radio history. Inside their vast archives of more than 120,000 television shows, commercials, and radio programs, there are thousands of important and funny programs waiting to be rediscovered by comedy nerds like you and me. Each week, this column will highlight a new gem waiting for you at the Paley Library to quietly laugh at. (Seriously, it’s a library, so keep it down.)

The Dick Van Dyke Show began in October of 1961 and ran for fives seasons before quickly entering the history books as one of [...]

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Jason Sudeikis and Dick Van Dyke Sit on Conan's Couch

by | November 30th, 2012

Earlier this week, Conan O'Brien had a cool young comedy person (Kristen Schaal) and an industry veteran (Mel Brooks) on, and last night, he did it again with SNL's Jason Sudeikis and his childhood hero Dick Van Dyke dropping by the show. Here's Sudeikis giving his tips on playing Mitt Romney and talking about how he was careful not to destroy Meet the Press during his appearance on the news program. Hit the jump for the rest of Sudeikis's interview as well as Dick Van Dyke's full appearance. What cool old comedian/young comedian duo should Conan have on next? Bob Newhart and Danny McBride? Lily Tomlin and Aziz Ansari? [...]

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