SMALL SCREEN THE BUZZ ON TELEVISION.Byline: -Compiled by Amy Sorkin THURSDAY-NIGHT LAUGHS: Who couldn't use a share of weekly laughter? Showtime will be shining the spotlight on six new stand-up stand·up or stand-up adj. 1. Standing erect; upright: a standup collar. 2. Taken, done, or used while standing: a standup supper; a standup bar. artists for six consecutive Thursday nights beginning tonight. Each up-and-coming talent, selected through a nationwide search of comedy clubs and festivals, will star in his or her own half-hour comedy special. The artists were chosen for their outstanding wit and unique styles, as well as for their potential to launch their own series. Each segment will follow a comedic feature film, such as ``Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. Cop,'' ``Encino Man'' and ``Scary Movie.'' SHOWTIME STAND-UP COMEDY  This article or section may deal primarily with the U.S. and may not present a worldwide view. , 9:30 tonight, SHOWTIME.
CRAWFORD FANS UNITE: Originally arriving at MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. studios in 1925, Lucille LeSueur, a virtual ``nobody,'' changed her name and ultimately became a top box-office draw. This comprehensive profile on the life of Joan Crawford, written, directed and produced by Peter Fitzgerald, weaves together candid recollections from acting contemporaries, family members, directors, biographers, columnists and colleagues to follow the classic Hollywood starlet star·let n. 1. A small star. 2. A young film actress publicized as a future star. starlet Noun a young actress who has the potential to become a star Noun 1. through the ups and down of her film career as well as her troubled personal life. Anjelica Huston narrates. In addition to the premiere of the documentary, TCM (1) (Trellis-Coded Modulation/Viterbi Decoding) A technique that adds forward error correction to a modulation scheme by adding an additional bit to each baud. TCM is used with QAM modulation, for example. will be showing 41 of her movies, including ``Our Dancing Daughters'' (1928), ``Grand Hotel'' (1932), ``Mannequin,'' (1937) and ``Possessed'' (1947). JOAN CRAWFORD: THE ULTIMATE MOVIE STAR, 8 tonight, TCM. SHIFTING FEMALES: The Drew Carey show is going through some changes: a new workplace and a departing cast member, to name just two. Christa Miller is leaving after the second episode in the fall, to be replaced by Cynthia Watros as the new female lead. Watros' character, who begins working as a waitress at the Warsaw Bar due to Drew's arrangements, has had a crush on Carey since high school. ``Drew's relationship with Alison is like being each other's gay best friend ... though neither party is gay - not that there's anything wrong with that,'' said Carey, the show's star, executive producer and co-creator, to the Hollywood Reporter. THE DREW CAREY SHOW, 9 p.m. Wednesdays, ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. , Channel 7. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) no caption (Joan Crawford) (2) no caption (Drew Carey) |
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