Lorne Frohman
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Pryor's Place
Pryor's Place is a short-lived children's television series that aired on CBS. The live-action series starred comedian, Richard Pryor as himself.-Overview:Despite a reputation for profanity from Richard Pryor, Pryor's Place was aimed at children...
starring Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor was an American stand-up comedian, actor, social critic, writer and MC. Pryor was known for uncompromising examinations of racism and topical contemporary issues, which employed colorful vulgarities, and profanity, as well as racial epithets...
. He also created, wrote and produced the syndicated series D. C. Follies, Dame Edna's Hollywood, Fernwood 2Nite
Fernwood 2Nite
Fernwood 2 Night is a comedic television program that ran from July 1977 – September 1977. It was created by Norman Lear as a spin-off/summer replacement from Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman...
, Jay Leno
Jay Leno
James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno is an American stand-up comedian and television host.From 1992 to 2009, Leno was the host of NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Beginning in September 2009, Leno started a primetime talk show, titled The Jay Leno Show, which aired weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ,...
specials, Dolly Parton Series for ABC, "Toast of Manhattan," with Barry Levinson, "Anne Murray Special" for CBS produced by Gary Smith and directed by Dwight Hemion; "Just for Laughs," and others.
Frohman also was nominated for a Gemini Award
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
for his work on "The Rimshots
The Rimshots
The Rimshots were an American funk and disco band, popular in the late 1970s. The group started out as the house band for the labels All Platinum Records and in particular, Stang Records in the early 1970s...
" starring Catherine O'Hara, Dave Thomas, Andrea Martin and Saul Rubinek.
He is currently the Coordinator of the Post-Graduate Television Writing and Producing program at Humber College
Humber College
Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning is a polytechnic college in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Humber offers more than 150 programs including: bachelor’s degree, diploma, certificate, post-graduate certificate and apprenticeship programs, across 40 fields of study. Humber serves...
, Lakeshore Campus, in Toronto, Canada.http://creativeandperformingarts.humber.ca/comedy/certificate.html
He has written "Canada's Walk of Fame" in 2007 starring Eugene Levy and the 2008 edition hosted by Kurt Browning which honored Michael J. Fox, Bryan Adams, The Kids in the Hall, James Cameron and k.d. lang. He also directed "It's Always Something" for "Gilda's Club" which he has done for the past 6 years in honor of Gilda Radner.
Frohman is the host of Distinguished Artists
Distinguished Artists
Distinguished Artists is a Canadian interview television series that focuses on all aspects of the arts with the goal of celebrating their guests' careers and achievements to inspire young artists. It profiles big names in music, comedy, drama, and literature.Hosted by writer Lorne Frohman, this...
, an in-depth one hour interview show where guests have included Russell Peters, Sara Polley, David Cronenberg, Eugene Levy, Vivica A. Fox, Ivan Reitman, Sandra Shamas, Smothers Brothers, Joan Rivers, Mort Sahl and many more. The show is now in its sixth season closing in on its 100th show. He also hosts "The Boomer file" found at www boomerfile.tv