On Location is a series from HBO. The series premiered on New Year's Eve 1975 with a one-hour performance by Robert Klein[1] and became a source for uncensored stand-up comedy performances[2][3] from performers such as George Carlin, David Brenner, Redd Foxx, Rich Little, Robin Williams, Phyllis Diller, Buddy Hackett, Billy Crystal, Pat Cooper and others.[2] In addition to showing select comedians, On Location featured comedy shows such as the annual Young Comedians Show and comedy club shows.[4] From 1982 to 1986, a version of the "HBO In Space" program opening sequence was used to introduce the series.
| On Location | |
|---|---|
 HBO On Location | |
| Starring | Various |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | Varies |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO |
| Release | 1976 |
HBO On Location episodes
editPartial list of specials
edit| Title | Premiere |
|---|---|
| Robert Klein: An Evening with Robert Klein | December 31, 1975 |
| David Steinberg | March 20, 1976 |
| On Location Rodney Dangerfield | April 09, 1976 |
| Freddie Prinze & Friends | May 14, 1976 |
| Mort Sahl | July 05, 1976 |
| David Brenner | September 10, 1976 |
| Myron Cohen | October 16, 1976 |
| Steve Martin | November 19, 1976 |
| Henny Youngman | December 10, 1976 |
| John Byner | January 20, 1977 |
| Pat Cooper | February 18, 1977 |
| Phyllis Diller | March 11, 1977 |
| George Carlin: George Carlin at USC | April 08, 1977 |
| Jackie Gayle | May 20, 1977 |
| Robert Klein Revisited | June 17, 1977 |
| Shelley Berman | July 15, 1977 |
| Norm Crosby | August 20, 1977 |
| Soupy Sales | October 22, 1977 |
| Frank Gorshin | November 18, 1977 |
| Shecky Greene | December 16, 1977 |
| George Kirby | January 6, 1978 |
| Jackie Mason On Location | February 17, 1978 |
| Myron Cohen Revisited | March 10, 1978 |
| The Catskill Comedians feat. Joey Bishop | April 7, 1978 |
| David Brenner Returns | May 26, 1978 |
| Redd Foxx | July 14, 1978 |
| Chevy Chase & Friends | August 18, 1978 |
| George Carlin: Again! | September 8, 1978 |
| Robin Williams: "Off the Wall" | October 27, 1978 |
| Alan King | November 24, 1978 |
| Martin Mull | April 27, 1979 |
| Rich Little and the Great Pretenders | July 13, 1979 |
| Billy Crystal | October 27, 1979 |
| George Segal's "Best Bets" | January 18, 1980 |
| The Best of 'On Location' feat. Robert Klein | August 09, 1980 |
| Don Rickles and His Wise Guys | September 19, 1980 |
| The 2nd Annual Rich Little and the Great Pretenders | November 7, 1980 |
| The 3rd Annual Rich Little and the Great Pretenders | October 23, 1981 |
| Robert Klein at Yale | May 24, 1982 |
| Rich Little | September 17, 1982 |
| Catch a Rising Star's 10th Anniversary | September 30, 1982 |
| Carlin at Carnegie | January 8, 1983 |
| An Evening with Robin Williams | March 12, 1983 |
| Campus Comedy feat. Joe Piscopo & a performance by Jeff Dunham | June 11, 1983 |
| Buddy Hackett: "Live and Uncensored" | June 18, 1983 |
| The Comedy Store's 11th Anniversary Show | July 17, 1983 |
| Eddie Murphy Delirious | October 15, 1983 |
| Billy Crystal: A Comic’s Line | February 10, 1984 |
| George Carlin: Carlin on Campus | June 22, 1984 |
| Rich Little: Come Laugh With Me | July 29, 1984 |
| Robert Klein: Child of the 50's, Man of the 80's | August 24, 1984 |
| The Joe Piscopo Special | September 22, 1984 |
| A Steven Wright Special | September 07, 1985 |
| Rich Little & a Night of 42 Stars | November 16, 1985 |
| Buddy Hackett II: On Stage at Caesar's Atlantic City | February 15, 1986 |
| Richard Belzer in Concert | April 05, 1986 |
| Howie Mandel: North American Watusi Tour | May 10, 1986 |
| George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head | June 14, 1986 |
| Robert Klein on Broadway | July 26, 1986 |
| Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started | August 09, 1986 |
| Rodney Dangerfield: "It's Not Easy Bein' Me" | September 06, 1986 |
| Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met | October 11, 1986 |
| Paul Rodriguez Live!: "I Need the Couch"" | January 24, 1987 |
| An Evening with Bobcat Goldthwait: Share the Warmth | February 21, 1987 |
| Emo Philips Live! At the Hasty Pudding Theatre | March 28, 1987 |
| Sam Kinison: Breaking the Rules | April 21, 1987 |
| Uptown Comedy Express feat. Arsenio Hall, Chris Rock, Barry Sobel, Robert Townsend, and Marsha Warfield | May 09, 1987 |
| An Evening of Alan King at Carnegie Hall | June 09, 1987 |
| Women of the Night feat. Martin Short | July 11, 1987 |
| Jerry Seinfeld: "Stand-Up Confidential" | September 05, 1987 |
| The Roseanne Barr Show | September 19, 1987 |
| Spalding Gray: Terrors of Pleasure | November 28, 1987 |
| Paul Reiser: "Out on a Whim" | December 05, 1987 |
| Jackie Mason's The World According to Me! | February 06, 1988 |
| Rodney Dangerfield: "Nothin’ Goes Right" | February 13, 1988 |
| Mr. Miller Goes to Washington Starring Dennis Miller | February 27, 1988 |
| Women of the Night II feat. Andrea Martin | May 21, 1988 |
| Richard Lewis: I’m Exhausted | June 18, 1988 |
| The Louie Anderson Show | September 10, 1988 |
| The Twelfth Annual Young Comedians Show feat. Paul Rodriguez | September 17, 1988 |
| The Kids in the Hall | October 16, 1988 |
| Bobcat Goldthwait: Is He Like That All the Time? | November 26, 1988 |
| Andrew Dice Clay: The Diceman Cometh | December 31, 1988 |
| Rodney Dangerfield: Opening Night at Rodney's Place | May 06, 1989 |
| Billy Crystal: Midnight Train to Moscow | October 21, 1989 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Dean J. DeFino (2013). The HBO Effect. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 65–71. ISBN 978-1-62356-521-3.
- ^ a b Gary R. Edgerton; Jeffrey P. Jones (2013). The Essential HBO Reader. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 161ff. ISBN 978-0-8131-4372-9.
- ^ Michael Kantor; Laurence Maslon (2008). Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America. Grand Central Publishing. p. 499. ISBN 978-0-446-55575-3.
- ^ Various HBO Guides
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