Remember
the
Golden Age of Television? We do. And one of the shows that was a
benchmark of the excellence of writing was Playhouse 90. Each week a
new ninety minute teleplay was presented to the viewing public. Unfortunately,
the
average attention span for today's internet user is a bit less than
ninety minutes. Our research shows that today's viewers can tolerate
three minutes and thirty-one seconds before surfing to the next site. So,
Playhouse 3:31 gives you just that. Episodes that run, on the average,
about 3:31.
Steve and Leo
SKIP PARKER "WHO'S BEEN ON THIRD SINCE SANTO"
In honor of Ron Santo's induction into the Hall of Fame. Enjoy!
It's Octoberfest!
If you're off to Germany or just to your local German Pub, be ready to talk to anyone!
Watch The German Tourist and mingle with confidence.
Then check out the rest of our site.
STEVE & LEO LIVE AT BORDERS Part 1
On November 6,
2010 Steve and Leo made a public appearance to promote Playhouse 311.
Here, in Part One is the rarely seen "Who's On First" routine.
STEVE & LEO LIVE AT BORDERS
Part 2
In Part Two, Steve and Leo screen one of their Playhouse 331 films. And then, Leo shows off his mind reading ability.
Three New Videos by Greg Glienna
"THE ELEVATOR"
"The Elevator" marks Greg Glienna's debut at Playhouse 3:31. The
Chicago filmmaker is best known for his 1992 independent film called
"Meet the Parents." The Ben Stiller version released in 2000 was a
remake. If you ever get the chance to see Glienna's 1992 original film,
you'll be in for quite a treat. We hope that "The Elevator" is just
the first Glienna production presented here.
"THE VIOLINIST"
The World Premiere of "The Violinist" marks Greg Glienna's second short
film on Playhouse 3:31. In a style reminiscent of Jacques Tati or
Rowan Atkinson's Mr. Bean, Greg shows that a picture is indeed worth a
thousand words. Check out more of Greg's films on You Tube. You won't
be disappointed.
"THE CHANGE MACHINE"
We'll call this the third short film in the Greg
Glienna Trilogy. "The Change Machine" is both funny and bawdy. Hard to
accomplish with just a dollar bill and a change machine, but Greg
manages to do both. Enjoy this and we all look forward to Greg's next
Trilogy!
In Memoriam 2010
STEVE
AND LEO AT THE IMPROV "THE
MILLS BROTHERS"
Leo is featured in the piece performed at The Improv. Enjoy as he sits
in with the great Mills Brothers. That's Leo, third from the left.
STEVE AND LEO AT CATCH A RISING STAR
Steve and
Leo in a set at "Catch" featuring "This Old Piece of Paper" in 1989.
"Billy" with Steve and Leo
One of their
most requested bits. Filmed in Chicago in 1987.
"Third
Race at Honeymoon is Over Downs" by Nick Sanabria
Chicago filmmaker
and voice over artist Nick Sanabria submitted this nice video. It's
been around the internet for years and Playhouse 3:31 is proud to
present it here. Enjoy Nick's other work by visiting his website by clicking here.
"Some
Kinda Joke" by Steve Seagren & Alan Altur
Jimmy Pardo
(left) and Steve Seagren star in "Some Kinda Joke," a short film
written by Seagren and Alan Altur. Their short film won the award for
best screenplay at the "Dances With Films" Festival in Los
Angeles. Enjoy.
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"Did You Know?" Leo is writing a play about his life as Steve's partner. It's called "The Character Assassination of Leo Benvenuti by the Coward Steve Rudnick."
"Did You Know?" Steve's aunt is Academy Award winning actress Ellen Burstyn.*
"Did You Know?" Leo dated the Go Go's Belinda Carlisle in college.*
*"Did You Know?" Steve and Leo like to start rumors about each other.
"Did You Know?" Like Martin and Lewis, Steve is Jewish and Leo is Italian... but never at the same time.
