Playboy After Dark
| Playboy After Dark | |
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 Guest Don Adams in 1970. |
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| Genre | Variety |
| Starring | Hugh Hefner |
| Opening theme | Playboy Theme by Cy Coleman[1] |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 mins. |
| Distributor | Screen Gems |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Syndicated |
| Original run | 18 January 1969 – mid-1970 |
Playboy After Dark was an American television show hosted by Hugh Hefner. It ran in syndication through Screen Gems from 1969 to 1970 and was taped at CBS Television City in Los Angeles.
Playboy After Dark followed much the same style as Hefner's earlier show, Playboy's Penthouse (1959-1960), which had been taped at WBKB-TV in Chicago. The show portrayed a "typical" party at Hefner's place, complete with Playboy Playmates and celebrities, who would then chat with Hefner and perform for the party. Guests included Joe Cocker, Tina Turner, Sammy Davis Jr., Harry Nilsson, The Grateful Dead, Deep Purple, Three Dog Night, Steppenwolf, Grand Funk Railroad, James Brown, Iron Butterfly, Linda Ronstadt and others.[2] The first episode features Sally Marr, mother of the late Lenny Bruce who had appeared on Playboy's Penthouse ten years earlier.
Two volumes of the best of Playboy After Dark have been released on DVD.[3]
Dave Chappelle stated the program was a strong inspiration for his program Chappelle's Show, because of its "laid-back atmosphere".[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ Playboy's Penthouse T.V. Party, Classic Themes dot com
- ^ Episode list at IMDB
- ^ Vincent Cosgrove, ‘Playback After Dark’ Comes to DVD, New York Times, September 3, 2006
[edit] External links
- Playboy After Dark at the Internet Movie Database
- Rolling Stone: Jerry Garcia Chats With Hugh Hefner
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