On Location | |
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Starring | Various |
Country of origin | United States |
Production | |
Running time | Varies |
Original release | |
Network | HBO |
Release | 1976 |
On Location is a series from HBO. The series premiered on New Year's Eve 1975 with a one-hour performance by Robert Klein [1] and became a source for uncensored stand-up comedy performances [2] [3] from performers such as George Carlin, David Brenner, Redd Foxx, Rich Little, Robin Williams, Phyllis Diller, Buddy Hackett, Billy Crystal, Pat Cooper and others. [2] In addition to showing select comedians, On Location featured comedy shows such as the annual Young Comedians Show and comedy club shows. [4] From 1982 to 1986, a version of the "HBO In Space" program opening sequence was used to introduce the series.
Title | Premiere |
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Robert Klein: An Evening with Robert Klein | December 31, 1975 |
David Steinberg | March 20, 1976 |
On Location Rodney Dangerfield | April 09, 1976 |
Freddie Prinze & Friends | May 14, 1976 |
Mort Sahl | July 05, 1976 |
David Brenner | September 10, 1976 |
Myron Cohen | October 16, 1976 |
Steve Martin | November 19, 1976 |
Henny Youngman | December 10, 1976 |
John Byner | January 20, 1977 |
Pat Cooper | February 18, 1977 |
Phyllis Diller | March 11, 1977 |
George Carlin: George Carlin at USC | April 08, 1977 |
Jackie Gayle | May 20, 1977 |
Robert Klein Revisited | June 17, 1977 |
Shelley Berman | July 15, 1977 |
Norm Crosby | August 20, 1977 |
Soupy Sales | October 22, 1977 |
Frank Gorshin | November 18, 1977 |
Shecky Greene | December 16, 1977 |
George Kirby | January 6, 1978 |
Jackie Mason On Location | February 17, 1978 |
Myron Cohen Revisited | March 10, 1978 |
The Catskill Comedians feat. Joey Bishop | April 7, 1978 |
David Brenner Returns | May 26, 1978 |
Redd Foxx | July 14, 1978 |
Chevy Chase & Friends | August 18, 1978 |
George Carlin: Again! | September 8, 1978 |
Robin Williams: "Off the Wall" | October 27, 1978 |
Alan King | November 24, 1978 |
Martin Mull | April 27, 1979 |
Rich Little and the Great Pretenders | July 13, 1979 |
Billy Crystal | October 27, 1979 |
George Segal's "Best Bets" | January 18, 1980 |
The Best of 'On Location' feat. Robert Klein | August 09, 1980 |
Don Rickles and His Wise Guys | September 19, 1980 |
The 2nd Annual Rich Little and the Great Pretenders | November 7, 1980 |
The 3rd Annual Rich Little and the Great Pretenders | October 23, 1981 |
Robert Klein at Yale | May 24, 1982 |
Rich Little | September 17, 1982 |
Catch a Rising Star's 10th Anniversary | September 30, 1982 |
Carlin at Carnegie | January 8, 1983 |
An Evening with Robin Williams | March 12, 1983 |
Campus Comedy feat. Joe Piscopo & a performance by Jeff Dunham | June 11, 1983 |
Buddy Hackett: "Live and Uncensored" | June 18, 1983 |
The Comedy Store's 11th Anniversary Show | July 17, 1983 |
Eddie Murphy Delirious | October 15, 1983 |
Billy Crystal: A Comic’s Line | February 10, 1984 |
George Carlin: Carlin on Campus | June 22, 1984 |
Rich Little: Come Laugh With Me | July 29, 1984 |
Robert Klein: Child of the 50's, Man of the 80's | August 24, 1984 |
The Joe Piscopo Special | September 22, 1984 |
A Steven Wright Special | September 07, 1985 |
Rich Little & a Night of 42 Stars | November 16, 1985 |
Buddy Hackett II: On Stage at Caesar's Atlantic City | February 15, 1986 |
Richard Belzer in Concert | April 05, 1986 |
Howie Mandel: North American Watusi Tour | May 10, 1986 |
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head | June 14, 1986 |
Robert Klein on Broadway | July 26, 1986 |
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started | August 09, 1986 |
Rodney Dangerfield: "It's Not Easy Bein' Me" | September 06, 1986 |
Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met | October 11, 1986 |
Paul Rodriguez Live!: "I Need the Couch"" | January 24, 1987 |
An Evening with Bobcat Goldthwait: Share the Warmth | February 21, 1987 |
Emo Philips Live! At the Hasty Pudding Theatre | March 28, 1987 |
Sam Kinison: Breaking the Rules | April 21, 1987 |
Uptown Comedy Express feat. Arsenio Hall, Chris Rock, Barry Sobel, Robert Townsend, and Marsha Warfield | May 09, 1987 |
An Evening of Alan King at Carnegie Hall | June 09, 1987 |
Women of the Night feat. Martin Short | July 11, 1987 |
Jerry Seinfeld: "Stand-Up Confidential" | September 05, 1987 |
The Roseanne Barr Show | September 19, 1987 |
Spalding Gray: Terrors of Pleasure | November 28, 1987 |
Paul Reiser: "Out on a Whim" | December 05, 1987 |
Jackie Mason's The World According to Me! | February 06, 1988 |
Rodney Dangerfield: "Nothin’ Goes Right" | February 13, 1988 |
Mr. Miller Goes to Washington Starring Dennis Miller | February 27, 1988 |
Women of the Night II feat. Andrea Martin | May 21, 1988 |
Richard Lewis: I’m Exhausted | June 18, 1988 |
The Louie Anderson Show | September 10, 1988 |
The Twelfth Annual Young Comedians Show feat. Paul Rodriguez | September 17, 1988 |
The Kids in the Hall | October 16, 1988 |
Bobcat Goldthwait: Is He Like That All the Time? | November 26, 1988 |
Andrew Dice Clay: The Diceman Cometh | December 31, 1988 |
Rodney Dangerfield: Opening Night at Rodney's Place | May 06, 1989 |
Billy Crystal: Midnight Train to Moscow | October 21, 1989 |
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