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The Farrelly Brothers on Their Cheap -- and Very Funny -- Humor

We'll feature a live, on-stage interview recorded with the Farrelly Brothers from this year's New York Comedy Film Festival. Peter and Bobby Farrelly wrote and directed this summer's hit film "There's Something About Mary." They also collaborated on Dumb and Dumber and Kingpin. Slated for release later this year is the film version of Outside Providence (penned by Bobby Farrelly), starring Alec Baldwin and directed by Michael Corrente.

12:00

Comedienne and Actress Tracey Ullman

Each week on her show "Tracy Takes On," Ullman features a gallery of characters talking about a topic, such as families, sex, money and crime. She also has a companion book "Tracey Takes On" (Hyperion), and there's an HBO home video release of her previous shows. Ullman is a native of England. She got her start in the U.S. with The Tracey Ullman Show, and has since won several Emmys and Cableace awards. She's also appeared in the films "Ready to Wear," "Bullets Over Broadway", and "Plenty." (REBROADCAST from 1/14/98)

Interview
09:30

Actor and Comedian Richard Pryor on Living with MS

This week, Pryor was the first recipient of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' award for humor, The Mark Twain Prize. (It will be broadcast on the Comedy Central cable channel Jan 20th). In 1995, he published his story, "Pryor Convictions and Other Life Sentences" A strong man who has overcome such ordeals as a drug addiction, self immolation, and six marriages, Pryor is now battling multiple sclerosis. (REBROADCAST from 5/22/95)

Interview
21:26

Three of the Four-Man Comedy Troupe The Firesign Theatre

The Firesigns created satire out of the political and civil upsets of the late 1960's, drawing big underground radio and college campus audiences. Members Phil Proctor, Peter Bergman, Phil Austin, and David Ossman got their start doing a late night radio talk show, "Radio Free Oz," with the host in the persona of the Wizard of Oz. Since then, the Firesigns have done 13 comedy albums. Their new album, their first studio album in 20 years is "Give Me Immortality or Give me Death" (Atlantic/Rhino) (REBROADCAST from 11/6/93)

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Tracey Ullman Takes On a New Television Show

Comedienne and actress Tracey Ullman. Her HBO series "Tracy Takes On" has been nominated for seven Emmys. Each week on her show she features a gallery of characters talking about a topic, such as families, sex, money and crime. She also has a companion book "Tracey Takes On" (Hyperion), and there's an HBO home video release of her previous shows. Ullman is a native of England. She got her start in the U.S. with The Tracey Ullman Show, and has since won several Emmys and Cableace awards.

Interview
36:18

Drew Carey on "Dirty Jokes and Beer"

Comedian Drew Carey is the star of the ABC hit sitcom The Drew Carey Show. Carey's 1997 book, "Dirty Jokes and Beer: Stories of the Unrefined" has just come out on paperback. It's his autobiography as well as a joke book.

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