RIP Mickey Rose – Woody Allen’s Writing Partner And Lifelong Friend
We were very sad to hear that Mickey Rose, a lifelong friend and early collaborator of Woody Allen’s, has passed away. The cancer related death occurred on 7th April 2013, and an obiturary was just...
View ArticleMay News Bits 2: Zach Braff, Johnnie Hamp, Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach,...
Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits around the web. ‘Scrubs‘ star Zach Braff has been in the news, thanks to a conversation he had with Woody Allen. Braff (who had a small role in Manhattan...
View ArticleVOTW: Woody Allen Standup 1965 – Full Show
We recently added a new section of the site – Albums. Over the course of however long we run this site, we will continue to add to it. We’ve started with Allen’s three classic stand up albums from the...
View ArticleVOTW: Woody Allen 1967 CBC Profile – On Writing and Being Funny
A wonderful video from the CBC archives. Taken from 1967, it’s a profile of the artist before he ever made a single film. Allen at the time was writing, just starred in ‘What’s New Pussycat?‘ and...
View ArticleVOTW: Woody Allen Stand-Up On Dean Martin Variety Show
Woody Allen’s career as a stand-up comic has been getting new attention, due to recent comments he made about possibly returning to the form. Our video this week is the best video we’ve seen of Allen’s...
View ArticleVOTW: Woody Allen On I’ve Got A Secret, 1967
VOTW: Woody Allen On I’ve Got A Secret, 1967 I’ve Got A Secret was a long running US panel game show. Started in 1952, they had Woody Allen on as a guest in 1967. Allen at this time was still in his...
View ArticleVOTW: Nude Sketch With Candice Bergen, 1969
Our video of the week sounds raunchy, but it’s really a great sketch scene from 1969. It stars Allen with Candice Bergen, who went on to super stardom in ‘Murphy Brown‘. It is taken from ‘The Woody...
View ArticleVOTW: Happy New Year 1964 – Woody Allen On Johnny Carson
Here we are in 2014, celebrating the start of another year. Amazingly, we know where Woody Allen was when the new year started exactly 50 years ago. Already a working comedian, Allen was actually part...
View ArticleVOTW: Woody Allen 1967 Interview At the Bitter End
Our video of the week captures an interview with Woody Allen in 1967. Held at The Bitter End, the classic folk and comedy club in New York, and recorded for television, it features Woody Allen talking...
View ArticleWoody Allen Stand-Up Albums To Be Reissued With Bonus Tracks
Woody Allen’s three stand-up albums from the 60s are being reissued in a new 2CD package this November. The new edition, called ‘The Stand-Up Years: 1964-1968‘, features material that has not appeared...
View ArticleWoody Allen Stand-Up Years 1964-1968 New Clip, Moves To Jan
Woody Allen started his career as a stand-up comic, and before making films he released three acclaimed stand-up albums. Those three albums, as well as audio extras, will be released in a new package....
View ArticleSecond Clip From The Stand-Up Years 1964-1968
The Stand-Up Years 1964-1968 is a new collection of Woody Allen’s stand-up albums from his pre-filmmaking years. We’ve already had one clip of the bonus materials. We now have a second taken from the...
View ArticleVOTW: Woody Allen on Johnny Carson 1965
Johnny Carson and Woody Allen both loved eachother. Carson helped to make Allen a national star, inviting him regularly and even letting him guest host the Tonight Show. Allen for his part always gave...
View ArticleThe Stand-Up Years 1964-1968 New Interview, Clips And Review
A new compilation of Woody Allen’s stand-up is released next week. Called The Stand-Up Years 1964-1968, it collects the three stand-up albums Allen released in the 60s, with some new bonus features...
View ArticleWoody Allen The Stand-Up Years: 1964-1968 Released
A new compilation of Woody Allen’s stand-up material from the 60s has been released in the US. Called The Stand-Up Years, it collects allen’s three stand-up albums in their most complete form yet. It...
View ArticleVOTW: Every Clip From The Stand-Up Years 1964-1968
A new compilation of Woody Allen’s 60s stand-up albums is out now in the US. Called The Stand-up Years 1964-1968, it features a number of bonus interviews conducted by Robert Weide in 2011, for his...
View ArticleThe Stand Up Years 1964-1968 Profile In Wall Street Journal
There haven’t been many reviews for the new collection of Woody Allen’s stand-up, called The Stand-Up Years 1964-1968, but there have been some great long features about Allen’s years working the clubs...
View ArticleNew Robert Weide Interview On Woody Allen Stand-Up Years
Robert Weide directed Woody Allen A Documentary in 2012, and since then has worked on a number of Allen related projects. The latest was supplying new audio interviews and liner notes to The Stand-Up...
View ArticleWoodywatch: Jack Rollins Turns 100
Woody Allen’s legendary manager Jack Rollins has turned 100. A very special party was held in his honour, and the Hollywood Reporter has some details. Allen, along with many others, were in attendance....
View ArticleApr News Bits 2: Juliet Taylor, Michael Lerner, Ricky Gervais, Chris Rock,...
News Bits! Our twice monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 90th edition! Juliet Taylor has been working with Woody Allen for over 40 years. She assisted her old boss...
View ArticleVideo Of the Week: The Moose
This is possibly the the most famous of all of Woody Allen’s stand up routines. Allen’s stand up and TV career was thriving before he became known for his film making. The definitive version can be...
View ArticleVOTW: Woody Allen On the Andy Williams Show 1965
Andy Williams passed away a couple of weeks ago, losing his fight with bladder cancer. He is perhaps best known as a singer, having many hits including ‘Moon River‘ and our personal favourite ‘Music to...
View ArticleWoodystock In London to Celebrate Woody Allen’s Birthday + Interview
LOCO Film Festival are an organisation that supports and promotes comedy in British film. But this year, they’ve found time to celebrate Woody Allen, and are holding the first ever Woodystock at...
View ArticleVOTW: Happy Birthday Woody Allen – Jack Paar Show 1962.
On 1st December 2012, Woody Allen turns 77. To celebrate, we tried to find the earliest video of Woody Allen we could find on YouTube. We think it could be this one – Woody Allen performing a stand-up...
View ArticleVOTW: Woody Allen On the Merv Griffin Show 1969 + 1960s Playboy Appearances
This fun clip is taken from the Merv Griffin Show from 1969. It’s Allen still very much in stand-up comic mode, and out promoting Take The Money And Run. It’s interesting to think how adverse to...
View ArticleVOTW: 1965 Interview At The Diplomat Hotel
Our video of the week is a vintage interview from 1965, when Allen was deep in the stand up circuit. He has just made his first venture into film – writing the screenplay for What’s New Pussycat? This...
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