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COMEDY-O-RAMA
(COR-TV)
is a imaginative free-wheeling, television show, filled with puppets
and imaginative animation designed to bring families together to...
laugh!
Based on the on-going
weekly radio hit (airing five times a week on XM Satellite Radio's
Sonic Theater Channel 163), each half-hour of the TV series is like
four shows in one, with hilarious and adorable reoccurring characters,
such as WILLOUGHBY AND THE PROFESSOR, THE MISADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK
HOLMES, and CAMP WATERLOGG. In addition, each show features a new
UNCLE DUNKLE AND DONNIE FABLE, written and PERFORMED by the late
Daws Butler, the voice of Yogi Bear and many more classic Hanna
Barbera characters. These rare recordings have never been broadcast.
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We
see Stinky sneaking thru Winterland
as Chippy the Chipmonk
sings about the melting ice.
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All segments include children
characters interacting with adults, learning about the world and how we
all fit in it. In addition, the stories are designed to spark the imagination
and creativity of children of ALL ages!
The thousands of characters
of COMEDY-O-RAMA
emerged nearly fully formed out of the creative mind of JOE BEVILACQUA,
who has been voicing the majority of them for his weekly radio show since
1979. But, it all began in his room in 1971, when his father bought him
a cassette recorder and the 12-year old voiced his first WILLOUGHBY AND
THE PROFESSOR "radio cartoon".
Now, 30-years later, BEVILACQUA
is bringing these charming characters to television.
"TV is so angry and
aggressive today. I don't think it is good for anyone. All I want to do
is make people laugh in 2006 the way my family did at 'THE MUPPET SHOW'
in 1976," says Bevilacqua.
BEVILACQUA is a veteran award-winning
NPR corespondent, radio theater producer, book author ("DAWS BUTLER:
CHARACTERS ACTOR"), educator and voice actor, who studied under MEL
BLANC and DAWS BUTLER, the latter becoming his life-long mentor. In 2001,
BEVILACQUA was awarded BEST RADIO DOCUMENTARY by the NEW YORK FESTIVALS
for "Lady Bird Johnson: Legacy of a First Lady".
In 2006, JOE BEVILACQUA teamed
with KARAVIDA TELEVISION, as one
of the hosts of the "I-ON" public affairs television series.
COMEDY-O-RAMA
is co-produced by Lorie Kellogg, who just happens to be Bevilacqua's beautiful
and talented wife. KELLOGG is a CalArts graduate and visual and performing
artist, who has worked with such greats as GRAHAM NASH, who has dubbed
her "a combination of Mother Hen and Albert Einstein". Additional
performance experience came in 1995 when Lorie worked with DIAVOLO DANCE
THEATER at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh Scotland. Not only does Lorie
co-write and direct COMEDY-O-RAMA,
she also provides the ANIMATION and VOICES for many of the characters.
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As with the radio show
COMEDY-O-RAMA
TELEVISION will be visited by celebrity guest stars such as AL FRANKEN,
SHELLEY BERMAN, NORM CROSBY and LEWIS BLACK. Other voices include
those of "Liquid Comedy": a comedy troupe Bevilacqua formed
in 1978 while in college, with Kenny Savoy, Jim Folly and Tom Giannazzo.
COT-TV takes place at
CAMP WATERLOGG, which is based on the REAL place BEVILACQUA and
KELLOGG live! Each week, with the flip of a carnival wheel, the
COR-TV announcer (BEVILACQUA) chooses the segments of a 30-minute
joyful musical comedy roller coaster ride, based on a simple theme
(for example: water).
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JUST A FEW OF THE CHARACTERS:
STINKY,
7-year old boy, likes to sleep in the latrine
SQUEAKY, 7-year old girl, clever friend of Stinky
THE LIL ORPHAN BOY, 8-year old foreign boy looking for a "daddy"
LIL JIMMY, tough little 7-year old, gets into trouble
SGT. LEFT, a one armed Camp Counselor
ELLS THE BOAT-KEEPER, afraid of boats!
CHEF RON, the love-lorn cook (love those Spanish Dumplings!)
OLIVE PITTS, Arts and Crafts instructor
THE BABY OF THE WOODS, a magical talking baby that shares the love nature
WILLOUGHBY. 12-year old boy, ingenious assistant to The Professor
THE PROFESSOR, good-hearted but foolish scientist trying to "cure
the world of all its ills"
UNCLE DUNKLE, great storyteller (voiced by DAWS
BUTLER!)
DONNIE, Dunkle's 8-year old nephew (voiced by DAWS
BUTLER!)
AUNT RAPUNZEL, Donnie's cooky aunt who bakes funny deserts, like MUSTARD
FUDGE!
The many animals, trees, flowers and fairies of the Napanoch forest
AND MANY OTHERS!!
COMEDY-O-RAMA
is a Waterlogg Production, distributed by Karavida
Television.
For more information about
COMEDY-O-RAMA,
check out: www.comedyorama.com.
CONTACT: Joe Bevilacqua,
joebevNOSPAM@NOSPAMwaterlogg.com
(845) 647-9475
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