Dean Martin & Greg Garrison…A Match Made In Showbiz Heaven

Thanks to a comment and link shared here yesterday by our friend Andy Rose, we have a unique insight into how Greg Garrison produced and directed ‘The Dean Martin Show’, and later, ‘The Dean Martin Roasts’.
http://www.newsfromme.com/2005/04/01/greg-garrison-r-i-p/

The link above it so an article written by Mark Evanier in 2005. Mark is a writer and from time to time, he would wander into rehearsals at NBC Burbank in the ’60s. Along the way, he got a first hand view of how the show was done and the one-of-a-kind relationship that Dean Martin and Greg Garrison had. It is a fascinating story of trust and ability from both men.

As you will read, Dean’s level of “casualness” goes far beyond what we ever have ever heard before. It seems that the usual modus operandi was for Dean to come in the day of the taping, watch stand ins run through the show. After that, he would put on his tux and do what they did while reading from Q cards. There were guest complaints, but there was a trust that Martin had in Garrison and the writers that made it all work…for nine years.

By the way, this video is of the first ever episode that aired September 16, 1965. The guests that night were Frank Sinatra, Bob Newhart, Danny Thomas, Jack Jones and Steve Allen, plus Diahann Carol and Jodie Heatherton. Jan & Dean were also on the show and sang “Little Old Lady From Pasadena”. Enjoy the article and clip and share this!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgcCfMo1HcY

Dean Martin & Frank Sinatra Part.I Show Variety No copyright. Sin los derechos de autor.

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