by david allan van nostrand | Oct 27, 2025 | Behind the curtain, Human Behavior, The Wayback Machine, TV
The Tuscaloosa News called Queen for a Day “A daily blend of laughter and tears.” “That unspeakable horror,” said innocuous, “and an over-arching feeling of creepiness.” Critics all over the country registered their disgust with how the show exploited human...
by david allan van nostrand | Dec 23, 2024 | Americana, The Wayback Machine, TV
The Life of Riley In the 1920s, America’s most popular comedians were on the radio: Jack Benny, Bob Hope, Groucho Marx, Eddie Cantor, Jimmy Durante, Burns and Allen, Fanny Brice, Red Skelton, and more. Most told jokes or performed skits. When programs put a regular...
