Showing Lisa Miller-like determination, Tierney went back to New York , passed the network audition test, and started rehearsing the same day. Phil Hartman designed three album covers for America, a band managed by his brother John. The "Goofy Ball" episode found Mr. Apatow had only been credited in one TV show and one movie before this voice gig, but is labeled as a celebrity guest star on the official DVD.
He has no lines, and is uncredited for appearing in the scene from the classic episode "Super Karate Monkey Death Car. Months after Hartman was murdered, NewsRadio returned for its fifth and final season with its characters returning from the funeral of his character.
It took Lovitz weeks to decide whether or not to accept the role of Max Lewis, the character that would replace his close friend and former SNL co-star. All of these characters are well delivered, plus the jokes they deliver are not too far fetched as they are in some other comedy's or in some films. All in all, great acting and great jokes. A must see, so watch out for rebroadcasts of this series because the show was been terminated shortly after Phil Hartman had passed away and had been replaced and because I think the show died with Hartman, I'm not going to include Jon Lovitz in my comment either.
It's really, really simple. Sometimes the back-room, organizational "magic" happens with a media product, and sometimes it doesn't. Seinfeld is a great example of this: Larry David directed the writing room, and the producers did the right thing: They held their hands up, backed away slowly, let Larry work his magic, and I had to watch 3 or 4 episodes of NewsRadio to get the picture: The producers barged into the writers' room and dictated broad "sure-fire" scenario elements.
In Seinfeld's case, we knew who Elaine, Jerry, et. The writers ensured that and stayed true to that. In the case of NewsRadio When producers pulled rank and forced scenarios on those characters--literally "breaking" them, in the script--they were just run roughshod over and got flattened.
That's what it comes down to. I'm a little surprised to see folks hail this sitcom as some kind of "classic", especially when its Achilles's Heel producer-cold-feet syndrome is so in-your-face, resulting in something so tepid, compared against the genius of Seinfeld, or Sanders. So it's a funny little show, but fails to deliver on a higher level An underrated show that didn't get any respect, NewsRadio in the first few years was something funny and good.
It was part Taxi and part Night Court in its appoarch. The show's main asset was the dry and cool comic performance of Phil Hartman.
He on that show was like Gene Wilder and Groucho Marxs put together. Some of the best episodes came in the early years. After the death of Phil Hartman, NewsRadio was never the same and was cancelled two years ago. The show may be out of air but it still lives on in Rerun television land. Maniac-9 9 February NewsRadio was a really interesting premise for a sitcom that being that it took place in the world of a news radio station. The use of the cast as an ensemble and not overdoing the exposure on one character at the sake of the others was able to keep all of the characters fresh and give everyone plenty of screen time.
The show not only had some very witty writing but also used physical comedy really well for a modern TV show for example Matthew's being prone to fall over to start every episode. TheEmulator23 20 August I watched this show faithlessly every week. I again watched it when it was every day starting from the beginning until I'd seen it a few times through completely. I loved the story the acting was great, the casting, the love, hate, Phil Hartman, and the very young a very beautiful Maura Tierney known for both movies and her starring role in the last seasons of "ER.
The went another year or 2 but the show just wasn't really any good anymore without Phil. I would recommend watching the 1st seasons, buy maybe skip the last too. It almost ruins it. The last minute Hartman friend Jon Lovitz as his replacement just doesn't work despite him trying his best.
Okonh0wp 22 December Newsradio was the best of the Manhattan-based nondescript workplace comedies that came out in the late 90's Working, Caroline in the City, the Naked Truth, etc. The show had an impeccable ensemble that just came out as more than the sum of their parts. Each of the characters was malleable enough to be able to be thrown into any comic situation and make the plot go along. Highlights included: Phil Hartman as a radio personality who while appearing congenial on the surface is plagued with an incredibly large ego and an incredibly low emotional I.
Q; Andy Dick as a spastic reporter who is absolutely useless but is aloud to keep his job for mostly sentimental reason; Joe Rogan is a blue-collar idiot savant; and Vikki Lewis as a ditsy secretary who's loyal to her boss but unapologetic about her dress or any of her other faults.
Dave Foley, as the office boss, and Maura Tierny, as the smartest and most ambitious member of the staff, who has a secret office romance with him, ignite a screwball comedy for the ages not to mention the hilarious sexual tension that arose out of that single sort-of-date between Joe Rogan and Khandi Alexander's characters.
Throw in Stephen Root is the least sensible boss in TV history, yet somehow the most successful, and you've got quite a show. This is one of my favorite t. It's always funny. When Phil was killed, the show went with him rest his soul. Jon Lovitz did the best he could, but there's just no replacing Phil Hartman. It was a great show with numerous styles of humor, from subtle to slapstick, it dished out the laughs when you needed em'.
Each character was there own style of humor. It was a great show while it lasted, but it just couldn't stay funny without Phil Hartman. Great cast, great writing. Ended too soon for obvious reasons.
This show first aired in To me this show, about an AM radio news station based in New York city, is so consistently entertaining it is well worth tracking down 25 years later. Very little of it seems dated, obsolete or irrelevant today. One of the startling things about watching this show today is how by comparison modern tv has become completely constrained, limited, and handcuffed by PC concerns. Nowadays the network's concerns about offending anyone, anywhere on the planet, have entirely sucked the fun out of television.
Jokes, sexual innuendos, and sarcasm that would be smacked down by the censors today is a semi-regular fixture on "Newradio" as it was on every comedy show of the era.
But this show isn't great just because of raunchy and inappropriate humor although that's certainly a draw for the likes of me. No, this show is great because the cast is an eclectic and perfectly balanced mix of characters and personality types. The show is anchored by Lisa Maura Tierney and Dave Dave Foley who are in an on-again off-again mostly off relationship with all the accompanying complications.
These two are glue that holds the storyline together, along with station owner Jimmy James Stephen Root of "Office space" an eccentric but bored billionare on an endless quest for a wife who never manages to find one. Catherine Duke Candi Alexander. Catherine has a disturbing habit of slapping people who annoy her, which the smarmy, arrogant McNeil manages to do at least once per episode. Among the underlings are quirky secretary Beth Vicki Lewis , station tech wizard Joe Joe Rogan and the perpetually confused, addle-minded and clumsy reporter Mathew Andy Dick.
The radio station miraculously seems to function in spite of this mix of odd types; in every episode everyone spends all their time and energy on everything EXCEPT actually running the radio station. The first show of the season was a moving tribute to Phil whose absence was explained by his character's supposed death by heart attack. Actor Jon Lovitz was brought in as his replacement Lovitz explaining he took the part only in tribute to his real-life friend Phil.
Notable as being one of the greatest sitcoms of the 's, if not of all time - if you enjoy sitcoms, this show is worth a look however you can find it. I can sum up this show with one word, the same used to described Bill McNeal: "adequate".
Don't get me wrong, the show is pretty funny. But it's not that funny. The only thing that really pulls it off are the actors.
Everything else about it isn't really worth watching it for. Alexander's name was seen in the special opening credits for the episode, The Secret of Managment, despite this being after she had departed from the series. Catherine reads a letter written by Bill prior to his death about how she was one of his greatest loves and that he regrets thier not being able to remain lovers.
She is cut off by the rest of the cast before getting into any of the more explicit details that Bill wrote in the letter. NewsRadio Wiki Explore. Wiki Content. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Catherine Duke. Edit source History Talk 0. Personality [ ] Catherine has a feisty personality.
Catherine slapping Matthew after seeing his mustache. Catherine Moves On [ ] NewsRadio Khandi Alexander Catherine Duke bitch slap marathon-1 After portraying the character for four years and seeing her presence on the show dwindle, Alexander wanted to leave NewsRadio to more dramatic roles.
While this episode is somewhat sad, it is hard not to laugh at some of the outlandish things that the News Radio 4. Categories Characters Add category. Cancel Save.
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