December 31, 1979

The Tomorrow Show: Season 7: Episode 62

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December 31, 1979

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NBC | Air Date: December 31, 1979
Summary: Host Tom Snyder wishes everyone A Happy New Year and explains we'll see the guests entering the studio from the hallway. George Burns calls his co-stars in new movie "Going in Style," Art Carney and Lee Strasberg, fine actors. He says he has found acting not to be too hard (He made his debut at age 79 in "The Sunshine Boys"). He speaksHost Tom Snyder wishes everyone A Happy New Year and explains we'll see the guests entering the studio from the hallway. George Burns calls his co-stars in new movie "Going in Style," Art Carney and Lee Strasberg, fine actors. He says he has found acting not to be too hard (He made his debut at age 79 in "The Sunshine Boys"). He speaks about his career in Vaudeville and notes he was a flop until he met Gracie Allen whom he calls a great actress. He still thinks about her a lot. He says he recently recorded a Country and Western single called "I Wish I Were 18 Again" (He doesn't). He doesn't intend ever to retire from show business because he's got so much to do. Clip is shown from "Going in Style." "Saturday Night Live" cast member Bill Murray speaks about his Chicago boyhood and wanting to be first a pro baseball player and then a doctor. He speaks about attending a Jesuit School and his family. He says doing SNL is hard, they don't work every day but put in long hours when they do. He finds some of the shows material objectionable (ie. skit on murder of Harvey Milk in San Francisco). Clip is shown of Murray doing lounge crooner Nick Wings. He says SNL isn't as much fun with John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd gone. Rip Taylor talks about his new NYC nightclub on stage, his confetti throwing, his TV show "The $1.98 Beauty Show," playing Las Vegas and dealing with hecklers. Expand
Genre(s): Talk & Interview

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