The Comedy Factory (1985)
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The Comedy Factory (1985)
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Plot.
The Comedy Factory (no known affiliation with the comedy club of the same name) was a live-action, scripted comedy series that ran during the summers of 1985 and 1986 on ABC in the United States and CTV in Canada (who also oversaw production). The show revolved around comedians and actors acting out scenes from television pilots that had been passed on previously by ABC. Further information on the show is scarce and nearly every episode of the show is presumed lost; only the premiere episode, "Honey, It's the Mayor," is known to survive in its entirety (uploaded to YouTube).
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Cast & Crew.

Al Rogers
Creator / Producer

Ken Johnson
Production Design

Gordon Sim
Set Decoration

Lynne Albright
Set Decoration

Peter Fletcher
Property Master

Harley Morden
Art Direction

Herman F. Zimmerman
Art Direction

Anthony Greco
Set Decoration

Bruce Oldham
Camera Operator

Andrew Dickerman
Video Report

Alan Keath Walker
Director of Photography

Richard Price
Camera Operator

Ritch Kenney
Camera Operator

Paul Basta
Camera Operator

Kim Thompson
Costumer

Sharon Purdy
Wardrobe Designer

Cheri Ruff
Hairstylist

John M. Elliott Jr.
Makeup Artist

Lucinda Campbell
Costume Supervisor

Eric Weinthal
Post Production Supervisor / Assistant Director

Gordon Bell
Technical Supervisor

Howard Schwartz
Cinematography

Parker Roe
Technical Supervisor

Alan Walker
Cinematography

Peter Moss
Director

Ari Dikijian
Director

John Rich
Director

Eugene L. Kahn
Stage Director

Mark Warren
Director

Hal Cooper
Director

David Steinberg
Director

Margaret Scott
Script Supervisor

Doug Smart
Assistant Director

Peter Barth
Stage Director

Terry Hughes
Director

Jayne Harris
Assistant Director

Ricki Glinert
Assistant Director

Gary Shimokawa
Director

Danny Harris
Stage Director

Barry Kemp
Director / Writer

Jay Sandrich
Director

Stan Harris
Director

Jay Tarses
Director / Executive Producer / Writer

Timothy Williams
Supervising Film Editor

Marco Zappia
Editor

Barney Stewart
Lighting Design

J. Miles Dale
Producer / Associate Producer

Paul Junger Witt
Executive Producer

Tony Thomas
Executive Producer

Susan Palladino
Associate Producer

Mort Lachman
Executive Producer

Liz Ramos
Casting

Marc Merson
Executive Producer

Peter Bradley
Unit Manager

Marsha Posner Williams
Co-Producer

Cathy A. Cambria
Associate Producer

Kara Wagner
Production Coordinator

Lisa Bell
Executive Producer's Assistant

Bernie Brillstein
Executive Producer

Bob Schiller
Producer / Writer

John K. Potter
Executive In Charge Of Production

Sheldon Bull
Producer / Writer

Gary M. Bettman
Associate Producer

Barry Fanaro
Producer / Writer

Gil Junger
Associate Producer

Gary Nardino
Executive Producer

Bruce B. Cox
Production Supervisor

Frank Badami
Producer

Annette Sahakian Davis
Associate Producer

Richard A. Rosenstock
Executive Producer / Writer

Patricia Lever
Production Secretary

Stephanie Németh-Parker
Production Coordinator

Meryl O'Loughlin
Casting

David Lloyd
Producer / Writer

Roy Teicher
Executive Producer / Writer

Merrill Grant
Executive Producer

Vicki Rosenberg
Casting

Bob Weiskopf
Producer / Writer

Maggie Zeigler
Executive Producer's Assistant

Mort Nathan
Producer / Writer

Marie Connolly
Associate Producer

Allan Leicht
Producer / Writer

Gayle S. Maffeo
Producer

Chip Hayes
Executive In Charge Of Production

Mark Katz
Production Assistant

Glen Avigdor
Production Assistant

Howard Pearl
Conductor / Music

George Aliceson Tipton
Music

Patrick Williams
Music

Don Worsham
Audio Post Coordinator

Barry Goldberg
Music

Peter Houston
Audio Post Coordinator

James Dale
Music

Bernie Kukoff
Writer

Lorne Frohman
Writer / Executive Story Editor

Ray Jessel
Writer

Harry Colomby
Writer

Arnie Kogen
Writer

Hank Bradford
Writer

Laura Levine
Writer

Jeff Harris
Writer

Sam Bobrick
Writer

Charles Lane
George McCloskey

Charles Durning
Harry Deegan

Ron Leibman
Joey Caruso / Writer

Katherine Helmond
Mildred Deegan

Caren Kaye
Deborah Kazinsky

Joseph Mascolo
Peter Wagner

Justin Lord
Moose

Dick Balduzzi
Hernandez

Max Gail
Harry Stover

Danny Kohn
Jason

Lisa Coristine
Elizabeth

Keram Malicki-Sánchez
Philip

Patricia Idlette
Mavis

Pat Harrington, Jr.
Max Brenner

Helen Hughes
Mrs. Nelson

Brian George
Ogden Dust / Jerry Armstrong

Jeff Pustil
Danny

Judy Landers
Linda Armstrong

Dawn Greenhalgh
Anne Brenner / Mrs. Atkin

Eric Keenleyside
Quinn

Richard Kline
Neil Atkin

Lynne Griffin
Vicki Atkin / Melba

Derek McGrath
Freddie / John / Repair Man / Otis / Leo Winter / Melvin / Jason / Story Editor

Geoffrey Bowes
Sheldon Nelson / Dick / Maitre d' / Elliot Weston / Alan / Stewart Taylor / Mr. Winegar / Father

Beth Howland
Kate Weston

Mary Long
Suzy / Pam / Doris / Marcye / Secretary

Mary Ann McDonald
Lenore / Emily / Ginger / Speechwriter

Jan Smithers
Barrie Shepherd

Joanna Schellenberg
Leslie

Sean Thompson
Rocky

Avery Schreiber
Phil Jenkins

Keanu Reeves
Crackers

Roberta Weiss
Alixe

Michael Riley
Gary

Denis Simpson
News Anchor / Angelo

Bill Daily
Mayor Alan Galagher

Susan Hogan
Joanna Taylor

Caroline McWilliams
Chris Nichols

William Windom
Herb Medlock

Elya Baskin
Sasha Zhukov

Barrie Ingham
Nigel Blake

Nancy Lane
Connie Uecker

Dennis Drake
Tim Carmichael

James Newell
Reporter #1

Charles Robinson
Reporter #2

Michael Zaslow
Phil

Annie Potts
Annie

Matt Craven
Eddie

Tracy Nelson
Michelle

Gregory Salata
Tom

Harold Sylvester
Granville

Richard Stahl
Waiter

Jamil Howell
Malcolm

Gary Clarke
Maitre d'

Marina Ferrier
Woman

Donald Craig
Customer

Kevin Scannell
Jake / Cannonball Reghetti

Blair Brown
Valerie Arnold

Richard McKenzie
George Dent

Allyn Ann McLerie
Edna McCauley

Richard Lawson
Dr. Julius Pepper

Jason Bernard
Finney Morgan

Albert Macklin
Jonathan Covington

Max Wright
Leon Pakulski

Megan Follows
Tina Jackson

Ted Bessell
Max Harrison

Teresa Ganzel
Lorraine Lemelle

Jimmy Briscoe
Guy Leodas

Mario López
Johnny Vega

Lou Jacobi
'Stormtrooper' Bernie Sagowitz

H.B. Haggerty
Sidney

Jay S. York
Sheldon

Linda Thompson
Dolores

Alan Blumenfeld
Workman #1

Jack Armstrong
Dominic

Magic Schwarz
Sal

Gustav Vintas
Bear Trainer

Patrick Stack
Workman #2

Madeline Kahn
Violet Kingsley

Nina Foch
Hannah Kingsley

Frederick Coffin
Lucas Hanlon

Taliesin Jaffe
Neil Hanlon

Henry Jones
Morton Waterman

Priscilla Morrill
June

Hamilton Camp
Dr. Brickman

Beverly Archer
Miss Karp

Mary Ann Pascal
Producer's Assistant

Phil Rubenstein
Mr. Vaughn

Kitty Swink
Verna

Kenneth Danziger
Maitre d'

Michael McCabe
TV Man

George Wyner
Wes Bushnell / Mike

F. William Parker
Dr. Johnson

Frederick Arnold
Restaurant Man

Bruce Dobos
Restaurant Patron

Jonathan Salinger
Messenger

Daniel Stern
Leon

Jayne Modean
Terry Bishop
Media.

Details.
This TV Show Is About.
Scripted
failed pilot
reenactment
improv comedy