Alive from Off Center

Season 1 Episode 4: Comedy Video

Artists who poke fun at the medium of television are the focus of this 1985 episode. As noted by host Susan Stamberg, Comedy on Video is highly self-reflexive since these artists not only mock commercial television but also educational television, a subgenre in which Alive from Off Center can be included. Segments include Zbigniew Rybczynski’s The Day Before, William Wegman’s Man Ray – Man Ray, “Joan Logue’s TV Commercials for Artists, and Tom Rubnitz and actress Ann Magnuson’s Made for TV.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

11

Episodes:

26

Cast:

Quality:

HD

Duration:

28 min

First Air:

1985

Rating:

8.0