The DuPont Show of the Week Comedian Backstage (Season 2, Episode 12)
TV Episode | Comedy, Drama, Musical

The DuPont Show of the Week

Comedian Backstage (Season 2, Episode 12)

TV Episode | Comedy, Drama, Musical

Profile of comedian Shelley Berman filmed during a 24-hour period prior to his opening night at a Hollywood, Florida nightclub. An illustration of the tense, nerve-wracking and serious business of stand-up comedy.

Director

Fred Freed

Writer

Fred Freed

Editor

David E. Roland

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Updated Mar 10, 1963

Release date

Mar 10, 1963 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 8 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 4 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
6 cast members

Name	Known for
Frank McGee Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	Power for People (1968)
Shelley Berman Self Self See fewer	You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
Harry Bell Self Self See fewer	The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)
Jim Davis Self Self See fewer	The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)
Mary Klein Self Self See fewer	The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)
Joanie Sommers Self Self See fewer	I, Tonya (2017)