Rich Little's Christmas Carol
| Rich Little's Christmas Carol | |
|---|---|
 Artwork for Rich Little's Christmas Carol on HBO | |
| Starring | Rich Little |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 55 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | HBO |
| Original release | December 16, 1979 |
Rich Little's Christmas Carol is a TV special that premiered on Home Box Office (HBO) on December 16, 1979, produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in 1978. It starred Rich Little in a one-man performance with impersonations of his characters playing the parts in Charles Dickens famous holiday story.[1] Little played the following celebrities:
- W. C. Fields as Ebenezer Scrooge §
- Paul Lynde as Bob Cratchit
- Johnny Carson as Fred
- Laurel and Hardy as the two solicitors §
- Richard Nixon as Jacob Marley
- Humphrey Bogart as the Ghost of Christmas Past §
- Groucho Marx as Fezziwig §
- James Stewart as Dick Wilkins
- Peter Falk as Columbo as the Ghost of Christmas Present
- Jean Stapleton as Edith Bunker as Mrs. Cratchit
- Truman Capote as Tiny Tim
- Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau as the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
- James Mason, George Burns and John Wayne as the three businessmen
- Jack Benny as a boy §
The show was shot on videotape and included a laugh track.
§ - denotes the celebrity was deceased at the time of production
In 1963, Little release the LP Scrooge and the Stars, which seems to have been the inspiration for this version of A Christmas Carol. In Little's LP version, Scrooge was portrayed by Jack Benny.
See also
References
- ↑ December 1979 HBO Program Guide ("The China Syndrome" on cover), page 12
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