SILENT COMEDY FEST STARRING CHAPLIN'S ROB MCCLURE

Comedy reigns supreme on The Halli Casser-Jayne Show, Talk Radio for Fine Minds, Wednesday, June 26, 3 pm ET, when Halli hosts The Halli Casser-Jayne Show’s Silent Comedy Fest starring Chaplin the Musical’s Tony Award Nominee, Rob McClure; author Trav SD; one of the leading silent film’s accompanists Ben Model, and from SLAPSTICON 2013, Richard Roberts.

 

That’s right, batten down the hatches for a show that promises to be a laugh a minute when Halli is joined by her guests: author Trav SD whose brand-spanking new book CHAIN OF FOOLS, Silent Comedy and Its Legacies from Nickelodeons to YouTube will tickle your soul. Meet Ben Model, historian, who has been playing piano and organ for silents at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York for the past 28 years. Ben also curated Shout! Factory's new "Ernie Kovacs Collection" DVD box set. Then travel with Halli to Indiana University Cinema for a sneak peek at SLAPSTICON 2013, a four-day Film Festival beginning June 27th that is devoted to the revived exhibition of rare silent and early sound film comedy. Rounding out the hour is an in-depth interview with Broadway sensation and 2012 Tony Award nominee for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of legendary silent film star Charlie Chaplin in Chaplin the Musical, Rob McClure.