American Film Institute Comedy Special - Production & Contact Info

American Film Institute Comedy Special (1987)
TV Special | 60 min | Comedy, Family

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American Film Institute Comedy Special (1987)

TV Special | 60 min | Comedy, Family

Director

Peter Baldwin

Writers

Delle Chatman (segments: Gwendolyn) | Migdia Skarsgård Chinea (segments: After Joe) (as Migdia Chinea) | Richard Day (segments: Blue Suits) | Leslie Fuller (segments: The Rec Room) | Michael Sardo (segments: Five Corners)

Producers

Migdia Skarsgård Chinea (as Migdia Chinea) | Sam Denoff | Aaron Ruben

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Updated Jul 15, 1987

Release date

Jul 15, 1987 (United States)

Awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award.

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Cast	+ Add Cast
22 cast members

Name	Known for
Beverly Archer Mom Henderson (segment "Blue Suits") Mom Henderson (segment "Blue Suits") See fewer	Mama's Family (1983)
Kaye Ballard Mrs. Pagano (segment "Five Corners") Mrs. Pagano (segment "Five Corners") See fewer	Baby Geniuses (1999)
Jason Bateman Paul Henderson (segment "Blue Suits") Paul Henderson (segment "Blue Suits") See fewer	Arrested Development (2003)
Orson Bean Father Sean (segment "The Rec Room") Father Sean (segment "The Rec Room") See fewer	Being John Malkovich (1999)
Joel Brooks Franklin (segment "Gwendolyn") Franklin (segment "Gwendolyn") See fewer	Stir Crazy (1980)
Robert Costanzo Big Vin (segment "Five Corners") Big Vin (segment "Five Corners") See fewer	Total Recall (1990)
Jonathan Emerson Randy Wilson (segment "After Joe") Randy Wilson (segment "After Joe") See fewer	Mars Attacks! (1996)
Annie Golden Mary (segment "The Rec Room") Mary (segment "The Rec Room") See fewer	Hair (1979)
Clint Holmes Pete (segment "Gwendolyn") Pete (segment "Gwendolyn") See fewer	Old School (2003)
Telma Hopkins Gwendolyn Jones (segment "Gwendolyn") Gwendolyn Jones (segment "Gwendolyn") See fewer	Family Matters (1989)
Jean Kasem April (segment "The Rec Room") April (segment "The Rec Room") See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
Mabel King Grandmother (segment "The Rec Room") Grandmother (segment "The Rec Room") See fewer	The Jerk (1979)
John Larroquette Skip Distance (segment "The Rec Room") Skip Distance (segment "The Rec Room") See fewer	Night Court (1984)
David Leisure Actor Actor See fewer	10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Geoffrey Lewis Bill Henderson (segment "Blue Suits") Bill Henderson (segment "Blue Suits") See fewer	The Way of the Gun (2000)
Mark Maxwell-Smith The Warm-up Guy (segment "The Rec Room") The Warm-up Guy (segment "The Rec Room") See fewer	Bumper Stumpers (1987)
Susan Ruttan Marian (segment "Gwendolyn") Marian (segment "Gwendolyn") See fewer	L.A. Law (1986)
Meshach Taylor Virgil (segment "The Rec Room") Virgil (segment "The Rec Room") See fewer	Designing Women (1986)
Glynn Turman Eric (segment "Gwendolyn") Eric (segment "Gwendolyn") See fewer	Super 8 (2011)
Dick Van Dyke Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Mary Poppins (1964)
Timothy Williams Vincent (segment "Five Corners) Vincent (segment "Five Corners) See fewer	Tell (2014)
Edward Winter Mr. Sterling (segment "Blue Suits") Mr. Sterling (segment "Blue Suits") See fewer	Porky's II: The Next Day (1983)