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Feb 10, 2017 · Nor did a comic sermonette by comedian David Steinberg, whose mortal sin, to CBS, was making fun of religion at all. His first sermon got more negative mail than anything in the history of...
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One of Steinberg's most notorious performances was in October 1968 on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, where he gave satirical sermons. The sketch caused CBS to receive a record number of complaints, and, as a result, the network instituted a policy of providing local stations with a closed-circuit telecast of each episode ahead of time so ...
Jul 14, 2021 · One of those sermons, about Jonah and the whale, was deemed not ready for prime time by CBS censors when Steinberg performed it on the controversial variety series The Smothers Brothers...
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Jan 1, 2024 · By David Steinberg. Courtesy of David Steinberg. “Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” writer and performer David Steinberg pays tribute to Tom Smothers, who died Dec. 26 at age 86. I...
Feb 1, 2014 · He recorded four comedy albums, got Grammy nominations, got the Smothers Brothers censored and then seemingly hit the height of his popularity David Steinberg walked away from standup - if...
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Dec 10, 2010 · David Steinberg performed two “sermons,” addressing the Bible in a way never before done on television. Their first run-in with the network’s censorship of the show happened in the ninth episode of the first season. In a segment Tommy Smothers and Elaine May watch a show (which we cannot see since it is off screen), and they laugh and censor it.
