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First show to recognize the Amy Fisher saga before main stream media.
Attempted to try out for David Letterman's replacement on NBC- our show and Mike Burke needed an agent in order to get through- we didn't have one.
Pilot taped- March,
1992
Episode #1 taped May 31, 1992
Final Episode #100- Taped June 25, 1994
Original TV station- North Branford Access 32 (aired first 8 episodes) SUMMER 1992
Second station- TCI Cable channel 8- Regional Connecticut Broadcast.
1992-1994
Produced 7 TV movies as part of the show.
TV RATINGS- #1( most watched show) on North Branford channel 32
#1 most watched show in TCI cable channel 8's history
HIGHEST RATED SHOW- Episode 47, 48- CAD in Washington D.C
.
SECOND HIGHEST - Episode 21- Best of 1992
THIRD HIGHEST- Episode 50- 1 year anniversary
Creator/Exec. Producer /Head writer/ Editor/ Director/ Host- Mike Burke
Co-Creator/Co-Producer/Writer/Performer/News Anchor (1992-1993) John
Landolfi
Co-Producer/Writer/Side-Kick/announcer/news anchor (1992-1994) Lawrence
Degley
Co-producer/news anchor/Performer(1993-1994) Karl Peterson
FIRST HOUSE BAND (1 EPISODE ONLY /SHOW #16) DAGGER
SECOND BAND (SHOW#17-#69) DEMENTIA
FINAL BAND (SHOW#70 -90)THE PAUL MELE BAND
OTHER CAST MEMBERS- Jason Ansaldo, Chris Burke, Jennifer Soules Wetmore,
Erin Fleming, James Glover, Rosmary Landolfi, Heather Lang, Paul Mele,
Nikki Coleson, Mellissa Lantz, Jason Tucker, Chad Blanchard, Chuck
Larkins, Jeromy Pongetti, Chrissy Lassin, Jen Lassin, Jessica Hawkins,
Olga Toporovsky, CarlaRose Arnald, Jean Iaquinto, Ryan Burke, J.C. Arnald,
Cheryl Iaquinto.
Comedy After Dark was created in 1992 by Mike Burke and John Landolfi. It ran from 1992 to 1994. It was a talk variety show featuring many sketches and interviews. The show became a huge hit during it's first airing and remained number one through out it's entire run. It became the most watched show in the cable station's history.
Not to long after the show ended with it's 100th episode the cable station went out and was replaced. All hopes to rebroadcast the show's reruns were destroyed, until now! Thanks to the web this show can live on in cyberspace and reach a much bigger audience... THE WORLD!!!!
Although the show had no budget and was produced by a team who never did this before the show went onto to great success and produced many great and funny moments. Although the material is outdated now (It ran during the end of Bush '41" administration and the beginning of Clinton's) it is still funny to watch. The footage is not the best of quality as DVD as digital filming did not exist then. We filmed on VHS and all editing was done VCR to VCR (we had NO BUDGET!!!)
I am so pleased to bring you a series of clips that show some of our best work. You can read all about the show by going to the link above and read the Story about the show. All video clips are ready to view below. Enjoy!!
THE BEST OF 1994
