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George Schlatter (born December 31, 1929) is an American television producer and director, best known for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, founder of the American Comedy Awards, and author of Still Laughing: A Life in Comedy (Unnamed Press 2023). For his work on television, Schlatter has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7030 Hollywood Blvd. [1]
July 4, 1984. (1984-07-04) Real People is an American reality television series that originally aired on NBC from 1979 to 1984, Wednesdays from 8 pm to 9 pm Eastern Time. Its initial episodes aired live in the Eastern and Central time zones. [1] Real People featured "real people" (as opposed to celebrities) with unique occupations or hobbies.
Turn-On is an American surreal sketch comedy series created by Digby Wolfe and George Schlatter that aired once on ABC on Wednesday, February 5, 1969. Only one episode was shown partially before being pulled from ABC's airing schedule, leaving another episode unaired. The show has since been considered one of the most infamous flops in TV ...
They sued Schlatter for using the format without their permission, and won a judgment of $4.6 million in 1980. In 1987, George Schlatter attempted a revival of the program called George Schlatter's Comedy Club, the weekly half-hour program that appeared in syndication through King World Productions during the
TCB is a 1968 television special produced by Motown Productions and George Schlatter – Ed Friendly Productions of Laugh-In fame. The special is a musical revue starring Motown's two most popular groups at the time, Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations. Containing a combination of showtunes, specially prepared numbers, and popular ...
March 29, 1964. (1964-03-29) Dean Martin, Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra on a well-received CBS special in Feb. 1962, before the weekly series began. Its success encouraged CBS to sign Garland for a weekly series. The Judy Garland Show is an American musical variety television series that aired on CBS on Sunday nights during the 1963–1964 ...
G.I.T. on Broadway, also known as Diana Ross and The Supremes and The Temptations on Broadway, [a] is a 1969 television special produced by Motown Productions and George Schlatter - Ed Friendly Productions. The special, a follow-up to 1968's successful TCB program, is a musical revue starring Motown's two most popular groups at the time, Diana ...
Letters to Laugh-In. Letters to Laugh-In was a daytime game show and spin-off of NBC 's nighttime comedy series, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, that aired on the network from September 29 to December 26, 1969. [1] The show was hosted by Gary Owens, the announcer for Laugh-In.