On Tuesday, November 10, 2026 from 2-3:30pm on Zoom and streamed to our Kingsley Room, join us for a virtual program and learn more about the early days of television comedy.
The first decade of American TV comedy was an extraordinary period of innovation and imagination. The era between the late 1940s to the late 1950s produced a remarkable range of distinctive programming. Pioneering performers and creators like Sid Caesar, Lucille Ball, Jackie Gleason and Steve Allen helped shape a new visual language of comedy that influenced television for the next sixty years. Join us as we explore the early days of television comedy.
Brian Rose is a professor emeritus at Fordham University. He’s written several books on television history and cultural programming, and conducted more than a hundred Q&A’s with leading directors, actors, and writers for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the Screen Actors Guild, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and the Directors Guild of America.
Like all Southbury Public Library programs, this program is free to attend and open to anyone regardless of town of residency. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Southbury Public Library. Registration is required. Zoom invitation links will be sent via email on the day of the program. Please visit the link below for more information and to register.
Registration Link:
Zoom https://www.southburylibrary.org/event/zoom-early-days-television-comedy
In Person https://www.southburylibrary.org/event/person-early-days-television-comedy