Title:
Norm Crosby ACA Oral History, January 19, 2006.
Creator:
Crosby, Norm
Creator:
Dana, Bill, 1924-2017
Creator:
Matz, Jenni
Creator:
Emerson College. American Comedy Archives
Record Type:
digital moving image formats
Record Type:
oral histories (literary works)
Date:
2006-01-19
Description:
In his one hour interview for the American Comedy Archives at Emerson College, Norm Crosby reminisces about leaving his successful commercial artist career to become a comedian and how he developed his comedic hook using malapropisms. He believes having a comedic hook is the key to having a successful comedy career. He also discusses how he preformed the same act but would tweak it to make it unique for each city and venue he was performing in. He also discusses the importance of not offending the audience with your act and being a "good person" off-stage. Bill Dana and Jenni Matz conducted the interview on January 19, 2006 in Hollywood, CA. Additional topics covered include: Comedy, Career development, and Pivotal Career Moments.
Extent:
01:07:29
Subject:
Comedy
Subject:
Career Development
Subject:
Television comedies
Subject:
Television broadcasting
Subject:
Henry, Pat, 1924-1982
Subject:
Poston, Tom
Subject:
Jones, Tom, 1940-
Subject:
Keyes, Sally
Subject:
Dennis, Don
Subject:
Vernon, Jackie
Subject:
Winnick, Paul
Subject:
Carson, Johnny, 1925-2005
Subject:
Sullivan, Ed, 1901-1974
Subject:
Tonight show (Television program)
Subject:
Dana, Bill, 1924-2017
Subject:
Rickles, Don
Subject:
Diller, Phyllis
Subject:
Joyce, Jimmy
Subject:
Green, Chuck
Subject:
The Count Casie Band
Subject:
Schwarzenegger, Arnold
Subject:
Martin, Dean, 1917-1995
Subject:
What's My Name
Subject:
Love boat (Television program)
Subject:
Griffin, Merv, 1925-2007
Subject:
Shore, Dinah, 1917-1994
Subject:
Douglas, Michael, 1944-
Subject:
Friends (Television program)
Subject:
Ali, Muhammad, 1942-2016
Subject:
Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922
Subject:
Brillstein, Bernie, 1931-2008
Subject:
Bogart, Humphrey, 1899-1957
Subject:
Raft, George
Subject:
Meadows, Jayne, 1919-2015
Subject:
Ed Sullivan show (Television program)
Subject:
Friedman, Budd, 1932-
Subject:
Chase, Chevy
Subject:
King, Don, 1931-
Subject:
Burns, George, 1896-1996
Subject:
Revere, Paul, 1735-1818
Subject:
Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998
Collection:
Bill Dana Oral History Interview Collection (ACC-MSS 002), 1L
Location:
Emerson College Archives and Special Collections
Rights Restrictions:
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Access Restrictions:
No known access restrictions.
Language:
English
Identifier:
acc_mss002_crosby_2006-01-19.mp4
