Peeping Times is a 1978 American comedy television special that aired on NBC[1] on January 25, 1978. Co-produced, written and directed by Rudy De Luca and Barry Levinson, the special featured an early broadcast network appearance of David Letterman.[2] David Frost was co-executive producer. The show was a spoof of TV news magazine programs.[3]
Peeping Times | |
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Genre | Comedy special |
Written by | Rudy De Luca Barry Levinson Bill Richmond Gene Perret Robert Illes James Stein Christopher Guest |
Directed by | Rudy De Luca Barry Levinson |
Starring | Alan Oppenheimer David Letterman |
Composer | Joe Raposo |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | David Frost Marvin Minoff |
Producers | Rudy De Luca Barry Levinson |
Running time | 50 minutes |
Production company | Paradine-DeLuca-Levinson |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | January 25, 1978 |
Cast
edit- Alan Oppenheimer as Miles Rathbourne
- David Letterman as Dan Cochran
- Lee Delano as Seedy Man
- Ron Carey as Angelo Bertinelli
- Murphy Dunne as Dr. Burnett
- Michael Fairman as Mayor of Ewell
- Mel Brooks as Adolf Hitler
- James Cromwell as Bernard Mantee
References
edit- ^ Coffey, Jeffrey (January 25, 1978). "'Peeping Times' surprises". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ Sharbutt, Jay (January 25, 1978). "Move Over Mike, Morley! 'Peeping Times' wants in". Daily Record. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ Nina David, TV Season 77-78, Oryx Press, 1979.
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