Ken Shapiro, director, writer, and star of the independent sketch comedy film The Groove Tube, died on Nov. 18 at his home in Los Cruces, N.M. after a battle with cancer. He was 76. Born in Newark, ...
Ken Shapiro, writer and director of Chevy Chase’s debut film “The Groove Tube,” died of cancer at age 76, TheWrap has learned. Released in 1974, “The Groove Tube” was a cult hit indie comedy that ...
LAS CRUCES - Ken Shapiro, a writer and director credited with revolutionizing comedy with his movies “The Groove Tube" and “Modern Problems,” died Saturday in Las Cruces from cancer. He was 76. “The ...
`I won’t say this is the funniest film you’ll see,” wrote New York Post critic Archer Winston about “The Groove Tube” in 1974. “But I do say it quite clearly marks the emergence of a comedy group that ...
When I was around 11 or 12, my father took me to see a poorly-attended mid-afternoon double feature of sketch comedy films: The Groove Tube, and Kentucky Fried Movie. It might have been the best thing ...
Ken Shapiro, writer and director “The Groove Tube” and “Modern Problems,” died of cancer Saturday in Las Cruces, N.M. He was 76. Shapiro’s 1974 independent film, a collection of skits called “The ...
Ken Shapiro, director, writer, and star of the independent sketch comedy film The Groove Tube, died on Nov. 18 at his home in Los Cruces, N.M. after a battle with cancer. He was 76. Born in Newark, ...
Ken Shapiro, writer and director “The Groove Tube” and “Modern Problems,” died of cancer Saturday in Las Cruces, N.M. He was 76. Shapiro’s 1974 independent film, a collection of skits called “The ...
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