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Course Description

THOSE FUNNY TV MOMENTS                                       

Instructor: Abe Vorensky

Day of Week: Tuesday

Dates: Jan 30 – Feb 13 (3 sessions)

Time: 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Location: Online via Zoom

 

This course highlights the amusing things we have watched on TV from the early 1950’s through the current day. The class will include those wonderful situation comedies and variety shows that brought our families together to experience moments of pure joy. A key focus will be on entertainers who moved between TV genres including Standup and Situation Comedies.

 

Pre-Requisite: Simply to want to remember and laugh

Maximum Online: 60

 

Instructor Bio:

Abe Vorensky, possesses a lifelong love and depth of knowledge about the diverse history of comedy. This love began when he worked as a master of ceremony in a Catskill Mountain hotel where he sang, told jokes and introduced other entertainers. Through the years, he has remained an enthusiastic historian of humor and comedy focusing on how they have enriched our lives while also playing a role in our personal, social, and political thought. Abe has taught at other Osher Lifelong Institutes including Rutgers, Dartmouth, Carnegie Mellon, and the University of Connecticut.

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