TV Party

For the Black Flag EP, see TV Party (EP).
TV Party
GenrePublic-access television, talk show
Presented byGlenn O'Brien
Country of originUnited States
Original release
Release1978 (1978) –
1982 (1982)

TV Party was a public-access television cable TV show in New York City that ran from 1978 to 1982.

History

After Glenn O'Brien was a guest on the weekly variety television show, The Coca Crystal Show: If I Can’t Dance, You Can Keep Your Revolution, he went on to create his own show, TV Party.[1]

Glenn O'Brien was the host of TV Party; Chris Stein, the co-founder of the pop band Blondie, was the co-host; and Walter "Doc" Steding was the leader of the TV Party orchestra. Amos Poe was the director. Fab Five Freddy (Fred Brathwaite) was a sometime cameraman and guest.[2] Bobby Grossman was the staff photographer. Guests on the show included Mick Jones, David Byrne, Debbie Harry, James Chance, Klaus Nomi, Charles Rocket, Elliott Murphy and Jean-Michel Basquiat.

In 2005 Brink Films has re-released some of the best of the 80 plus episodes on DVD, as well as a documentary about the TV show.[3]

In 2019, public access show The Special Without Brett Davis paid tribute to TV Party, with host Brett Davis portraying O'Brien, alongside performers such as Ziwe Fumudoh and Spike Einbinder.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Hawkins, Joan (2015). Downtown Film and TV Culture: 1975–2001. Intellect Books. ISBN 978-1783204229.
  2. ^ Orlean, Susan (10 June 1991). "Fab Five Freddy, the Coolest Person in New York". The New Yorker.
  3. ^ "TV Party (2005)". IMDB. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
  4. ^ The Special Ep. 167: "TV Party" with Mary Houlihan, Ziwe Fumudoh, Rich From Lectrolux, 23 June 2019, retrieved 2023-10-05


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