Lane Sarasohn

Lane Sarasohn is a pioneer in television satire.  He, along with Ken Shapiro, Chevy Chase and Richard Allen launched Channel One in 1967 and released their greatest hits  in the 1974 hit film the Groove Tube (which grossed $104 million in today's money), which influenced much of  the comedy that followed.  In this supersized   episode,  he discusses the genesis of the Groove Tube, working with Chevy Chase and Susan Anton on their TV specials, pilot that should of hit and those that shouldn't have, and working on Not Necessarily the News.

Links

http://lanesarasohn.com/ - Lane's personal webpage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JljrU7_RxPY&t=257s - One Armed Bandit Sketch

http://www.ironictimes.com/    - Lane and show #1 guest Matt Neuman's hilarious take at the news

Special thanks to Carol Hatfield Sarasohn (Lane's wife of 51 years) for being so gracious with me taking her husbands time.