Fortune Show
SiriusXM and Netflix announced the first original program to broadcast exclusively on the newly launched Netflix Is A Joke Radio (Ch. 93). Popular comedians Tom Papa and Fortune Feimster will co-host What A Joke with Papa and Fortune weekdays from 10am to noon ET.
What A Joke with Papa and Fortune will be a hilarious show in which the co-hosts hang out with fellow comedians, interview celebrities and cover everything from their personal lives and the world of comedy to the day’s trending topics. They’ll also play clips from Netflix’s exclusive and unparalleled library of top comedy specials.
“I just wanted an excuse to spend more time with Fortune. That it’s on Netflix Is A Joke Radio on SiriusXM is really just a bonus,” said Papa.
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“I’m so excited for this new venture with Tom and Netflix on SiriusXM,” added Feimster. “I’ve always been told I have a face for radio and I never knew what that meant until now.”
About Tom Papa – A veteran stand-up comedian who has performed sold-out shows across the nation, Tom has led a successful career in radio, television, film and the stage. His first hour special, Tom Papa Live in New York City, premiered on Comedy Central in January of 2012 and is available as a download on Netflix. He’s since gone on to host two more television specials and is a regular performer on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Conan. Papa also hosts a weekly show on SiriusXM’s Comedy Greats channel, Come to Papa, which features him exploring the funny side of life, occasionally with guests like Mel Brooks, Ray Romano, Carl Reiner and Jerry Seinfeld.
One of the longest-running game shows in syndication, 'Wheel of Fortune' first debuted in 1975. The current iteration, hosted by Sajak and White, has been on the air since 1983 and pulls in an. Parents need to know that Wheel of Fortune: Show Puzzles is a virtual version of the TV show for iOS and Android devices. Like the show, it's safe for all ages.The game has no questionable content, but players can spend real money or watch ads to get diamonds (which are used to buy hints).
About Fortune Feimster – A stand-up comedian, writer and actor, Fortune first made a name for herself by becoming a fan favorite on Chelsea Lately. She went on to co-star in The Mindy Project for Hulu; Champions for NBC; created and starred in the Tina Fey-produced pilot Family Fortune for ABC (loosely based on her life); and has made many guest appearances on popular shows, such as Drunk History, Dear White People, Office Christmas Party, a recurring role on Life In Pieces and the upcoming voice of Brenda in Bless The Harts for FOX, to name a few. Additionally, Amblin recently acquired 2 features Fortune co-wrote: Bad Cop, Bad Cop and Field Trip, both of which she is attached to star in. Fortune headlines the best comedy clubs across America and has performed stand-up on Conan and Late Night with Seth Meyers, as well as her own half-hour specials on Netflix and Comedy Central.
The Captain Fortune Show (also known as Captain Fortune's Saturday Party)[1] was a popular Australian children's television show which first broadcast on ATN-7 in 1957. It starred Alan Herbert and featured various segments with puppets, clowns, and other entertainment.
Herbert's character Captain Fortune spoke directly with the kids, live and without a script. At the height of the show's popularity, it aired three times during the weekdays and also on Saturday mornings. The show also included segments with Uncle Monty and Roy Kinghorn, and is perhaps best remembered for the show's introductory sequence, which involved the young children running into the Captain's house unannounced and gathering around a large barrel, which contained a mannequin (named 'Short John O'Copper'). The Captain would sing 'Who's that kno-o-cking on my barrel?' several times, after which a puppet would pop out of the top of the barrel and the Captain would put on a puppet show for the young viewers.
Among the many actors who regularly contributed to the show was Les Foxcroft, best known for his stint on the Australian TV show The Last Resort, Chris Beard, Clifford Warne (with his puppet Gus) and Reg Quartly (in the role of 'Uncle Reg' or 'Uncle Reggie').[2]
Alan Herbert, who played the part of Captain Fortune wore a false beard (which was later phased out as Herbert grew a real beard) and 'naval uniform'. After four years he left the show due to health problems. In addition to the show, Herbert was known for doing work for many charitable organizations involving children.
Because the show was broadcast live, and the series pre-dated the inception of personal video recorders and VCRs, no film copies of the Captain Fortune show are known to exist.
From 1962[3] a successor program, 'The Town of Make Believe', which 'had evolved from Captain Fortune's work',[4] screened every Saturday on ATN-7 and was compered by Arch McKirdy ('Uncle Mac') with the assistance of 'Uncle' Reg Quartly.[5] In 1966 that program was renamed 'Fun Fair' and given a new time slot of 2pm on Saturday with Reg Quartly in the lead role.[6]
San Francisco version[edit]
A similar version of the show, with the same name, was broadcast in San Francisco on KPIX, Channel 5. It was airing by September 1950. A local artist named Peter Abenheim (actually an immigrant from England) played the host, at first named 'Cap'n Pete.' Cap'n Pete told tall tales of his seafaring exploits, illustrated by his own drawings. The show opened with children running to gather around the barrel inhabited by 'Short John O'Copper,' a hand puppet pirate who sang (in Irish pirate brogue) the 'Who's that knocking?' song. By the mid-'50s, 'Cap'n Pete' had become Captain Fortune, but Short John kept his name and sidekick role. [7][8][9]
References[edit]
- ^The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 May 1961, p. 12.
- ^The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 September 1960, p. 20.
- ^'Television', The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 August 1962, p. 8.
- ^Captain Fortune - Memories, captainfortune.com. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^'Uncle Mac for Saturday Party', The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 June 1962, p. 9.
- ^'Local shows come back', The Sydney Morning Herald, 30 January 1966, p. 16.
- ^Tim Hollis, Hi There, Boys and Girls!: America's Local Children's TV Shows (Univ. of Mississippi Press)
- ^Local Kids' Shows - San Francisco in the 1960s and 70s, tvparty.com. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^Karl the Karrot - 1955, shorpy.com. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
