"This
should be an L.A. institution!"
- LA Weekly; "Witty... Charming...
Stays true to its TV show roots..."
- LA Times; "Spontaneous fun!"
- Paper Magazine
For
the past four years, What's My Line?
Live on Stage has been performed in
Los Angeles and New York. Hosted by
J. Keith Van Straaten and directed
by Jim Newman, the live performance
follows the format of the classic
TV game show that ran for over 25
years on both CBS-TV and in syndication.
In this
TV Time Machine interview, host Jim
Benson welcomes the aforementioned
gentlemen (in the forms of J. Keith
Van Straaten and Jim Newman) as they
explore the elements that make What's
My Line? Live on Stage a unique experience
for devotees of classic TV and improvisational
comedy.
For more
information on What's My Line? Live
on Stage, visit www.jkeith.net.
Listen
to the Interview Below
What's
My Line? audio interview segment one
In this segment, TV Time Machine host
Jim Benson quizzes What's My Line?
Live on Stage panel moderator J. Keith
Van Straaten and director Jim Newman
about their early years in comedy.
Our guests also reflect on the original
TV version of the show, panelists
Arlene Francis, Dorothy Kilgallen,
and Bennett Cerf, and the infamous
Hal Block.
For this segment, host Jim Benson,
J. Keith Van Straaten and Jim Newman
discuss various panelists who've appeared
live on stage-including the remarkable
April Winchell, and the sparkling
Teresa Ganzel. Audio highlights include
former California Governor Gray Davis,
and composer Paul Williams. Contestant
highlights include an 84 year-old
woman who really digs her work, a
vintage cereal box collector, and
a guest who caused the panel to go
absolutely bananas!
Finally, our intrepid trio offers
incisive commentary on such issues
as breadboxes, flautists, and sword
swallowers. Panel moderator J. Keith
Van Straaten and director Jim Newman
also reveal the mystery behind booking
Mystery Guests, tracking down former
contestants, and the future of What's
My Line? Live on Stage. Audio highlights
include a visit from Michael and Kitty
Dukakis, and a gentleman whose familiar
name was certainly not chosen at random.
For
the past four years, What's My Line?
Live on Stage has been performed in
Los Angeles and New York. Hosted by
J. Keith Van Straaten and directed
by Jim Newman, the live performance
follows the format of the classic
TV game show that ran for over 25
years on both CBS-TV and in syndication.
