Comedy Factory (1985)
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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
Herman F. Zimmerman
Art Direction
Lynne Albright
Set Decoration
Peter Fletcher
Property Master
Anthony Greco
Set Decoration
Harley Morden
Art Direction
Ken Johnson
Production Design
Gordon Sim
Set Decoration
Bruce Oldham
Camera Operator
Ritch Kenney
Camera Operator
Andrew Dickerman
Video Report
Paul Basta
Camera Operator
Richard Price
Camera Operator
Alan Keath Walker
Director of Photography
Sharon Purdy
Wardrobe Designer
John M. Elliott Jr.
Makeup Artist
Kim Thompson
Costumer
Lucinda Campbell
Costume Supervisor
Cheri Ruff
Hairstylist
Eric Weinthal
Post Production Supervisor / Assistant Director
Gordon Bell
Technical Supervisor
Alan Walker
Cinematography
Parker Roe
Technical Supervisor
Howard Schwartz
Cinematography
Peter Moss
Director
Ari Dikijian
Director
John Rich
Director
Doug Smart
Assistant Director
Terry Hughes
Director
Jay Tarses
Director / Executive Producer / Writer
Danny Harris
Stage Director
Eugene L. Kahn
Stage Director
Peter Barth
Stage Director
Jay Sandrich
Director
Margaret Scott
Script Supervisor
Stan Harris
Director
David Steinberg
Director
Barry Kemp
Director / Writer
Jayne Harris
Assistant Director
Gary Shimokawa
Director
Hal Cooper
Director
Ricki Glinert
Assistant Director
Mark Warren
Director
Marco Zappia
Editor
Timothy Williams
Supervising Film Editor
Barney Stewart
Lighting Design
J. Miles Dale
Producer / Associate Producer
Tony Thomas
Executive Producer
Paul Junger Witt
Executive Producer
Susan Palladino
Associate Producer
Bruce B. Cox
Production Supervisor
Stephanie Németh-Parker
Production Coordinator
Peter Bradley
Unit Manager
Liz Ramos
Casting
Gary M. Bettman
Associate Producer
Mort Nathan
Producer / Writer
Vicki Rosenberg
Casting
Marsha Posner Williams
Co-Producer
Lisa Bell
Executive Producer's Assistant
Frank Badami
Producer
Maggie Zeigler
Executive Producer's Assistant
Gary Nardino
Executive Producer
Bob Schiller
Producer / Writer
Roy Teicher
Executive Producer / Writer
Annette Sahakian Davis
Associate Producer
Meryl O'Loughlin
Casting
Gil Junger
Associate Producer
Glen Avigdor
Production Assistant
Mort Lachman
Executive Producer
Sheldon Bull
Producer / Writer
Chip Hayes
Executive In Charge Of Production
Cathy A. Cambria
Associate Producer
John K. Potter
Executive In Charge Of Production
Barry Fanaro
Producer / Writer
Gayle S. Maffeo
Producer
Mark Katz
Production Assistant
Marie Connolly
Associate Producer
Kara Wagner
Production Coordinator
Allan Leicht
Producer / Writer
David Lloyd
Producer / Writer
Merrill Grant
Executive Producer
Patricia Lever
Production Secretary
Bob Weiskopf
Producer / Writer
Richard A. Rosenstock
Executive Producer / Writer
Bernie Brillstein
Executive Producer
Marc Merson
Executive Producer
Howard Pearl
Conductor / Music
Don Worsham
Audio Post Coordinator
Barry Goldberg
Music
George Aliceson Tipton
Music
Patrick Williams
Music
Peter Houston
Audio Post Coordinator
James Dale
Music
Ray Jessel
Writer
Lorne Frohman
Executive Story Editor / Writer
Harry Colomby
Writer
Bernie Kukoff
Writer
Jeff Harris
Writer
Arnie Kogen
Writer
Laura Levine
Writer
Hank Bradford
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
Dawn Greenhalgh
Anne Brenner / Mrs. Atkin
Judy Landers
Linda Armstrong
Eric Keenleyside
Quinn
Richard Kline
Neil Atkin
Geoffrey Bowes
Father / Alan / Stewart Taylor / Sheldon Nelson / Dick / Maitre d' / Mr. Winegar / Elliot Weston
Derek McGrath
Otis / Melvin / Repair Man / Freddie / Jason / John / Leo Winter / Story Editor
Lynne Griffin
Vicki Atkin / Melba
Beth Howland
Kate Weston
Mary Long
Pam / Marcye / Suzy / Doris / Secretary
Mary Ann McDonald
Lenore / Emily / Speechwriter / Ginger
Jan Smithers
Barrie Shepherd
Joanna Schellenberg
Leslie
Sean Thompson
Rocky
Avery Schreiber
Phil Jenkins
Keanu Reeves
Crackers
Roberta Weiss
Alixe
Denis Simpson
Angelo / News Anchor
Michael Riley
Gary
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
F. William Parker
Dr. Johnson
George Wyner
Wes Bushnell / Mike
Frederick Arnold
Restaurant Man
Bruce Dobos
Restaurant Patron
Jonathan Salinger
Messenger
Daniel Stern
Leon
Jayne Modean
Terry Bishop
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 21, 1985
StatusEnded
Seasons2
Episodes16
Running Time25m
Last updated:
This TV Show Is About.
Scripted