Curtain Call
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- Australia
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How it feels
This Australian series from 1960 mixes comedy and music with guest performers like comedians and a pianist. It was recorded on video tape and hosted by various entertainers.
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What happens
Curtain Call is an Australian variety series which aired in Sydney on ATN-7 during 1960, which featured comedy and music. It was followed-up in 1961 with the popular Revue '61. The show aired in an hour-long time-slot (running time excluding commercials is not known). It was not live, but recorded in advance on video-tape, which at the time was cutting-edge technology (prior to video-tape, stations used the more primitive kinescope system) English comedian Digby Wolfe appeared in several episodes. English comedian Billy Baxter also appeared as the host several episodes. Popular pianist Winifred Atwell appeared as a guest in an episode. Others to have appeared in the series included Red Moore, Kathy Lloyd, Barry Linehan, and Terry Scanlon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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