In a Season 9 episode of “Seinfeld,” Kramer reconstructs the remnants of the “The Merv Griffin Show” in his apartment so he can host his own talk show. As far as “hipster doofus” fantasies go, it’s a pretty good one — what TV lover hasn’t fantasized about sitting down behind Johnny Carson’s desk from “The Tonight Show,” or wished they could post up for a pint next to Norm and Cliff at the bar from “Cheers”? Thanks to James Comisar, curator of the Comisar Collection, you can now do just that — and unlike Kramer, you don’t have to fish it out of a dumpster to do it. Starting on June 2, Comisar is selling almost 1,000 items from his personal collection of television memorabilia, from the 1950s to present day, that fans and collectors can win for as little as a dollar, if they’re lucky.
Starting in the early...
Starting in the early...
- 6/2/2023
- by Todd Gilchrist
- Variety Film + TV
More than 1,000 artifacts from decades of television will hit the auction block on June 2-4.
Among the items up for bids are The Tonight Show set from which Johnny Carson kept a nation awake and entertained until his 1992 farewell; the desk and New York City skyline from David Letterman’s Late Night; Archie and Edith Bunker’s Queens living room from All in the Family, including the two most famous chairs in sitcom history; and the bar around which the Cheers regulars congregated.
Heritage Auctions is handling what’s termed the “Landmark Comisar Collection.” It was amassed by collector James Comisar for three decades, with the goal of housing the items in a museum.
It began simply enough in 1989, with two hand-painted title cards from The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson that appeared before commercial breaks and promised “More to Come.” These were the first of more than 10,000 artifacts Comisar acquired.
Among the items up for bids are The Tonight Show set from which Johnny Carson kept a nation awake and entertained until his 1992 farewell; the desk and New York City skyline from David Letterman’s Late Night; Archie and Edith Bunker’s Queens living room from All in the Family, including the two most famous chairs in sitcom history; and the bar around which the Cheers regulars congregated.
Heritage Auctions is handling what’s termed the “Landmark Comisar Collection.” It was amassed by collector James Comisar for three decades, with the goal of housing the items in a museum.
It began simply enough in 1989, with two hand-painted title cards from The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson that appeared before commercial breaks and promised “More to Come.” These were the first of more than 10,000 artifacts Comisar acquired.
- 5/27/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
If you’re a fan of The Twilight Zone, then I know you’re familiar with the episode “The Eye of the Beholder”. It’s considered by many to be one of the best episodes of the series.
I’ve recently learned that one of the original pig-nose prosthetic masks that was used in the episode is going up for auction next month. I love The Twilight Zone and I’ve collected a few Twilight Zone items over the years. I’d love to own this, but unfortunately I don’t have $10,000 to spend on it.
I’m surprised that there’s still one of these that exists! That in itself is pretty cool. Comisar ended up getting the piece from the late Forrest J. Ackerman, who was the magazine editor and sci-fi literary agent who represented famous authors such as Ray Bradbury and Isaac Asimov.
The pig nose prosthetic...
I’ve recently learned that one of the original pig-nose prosthetic masks that was used in the episode is going up for auction next month. I love The Twilight Zone and I’ve collected a few Twilight Zone items over the years. I’d love to own this, but unfortunately I don’t have $10,000 to spend on it.
I’m surprised that there’s still one of these that exists! That in itself is pretty cool. Comisar ended up getting the piece from the late Forrest J. Ackerman, who was the magazine editor and sci-fi literary agent who represented famous authors such as Ray Bradbury and Isaac Asimov.
The pig nose prosthetic...
- 11/5/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
For three decades, television enthusiast James Comisar has been collecting industry items big and small — set pieces, props, costumes, sketches and everything in between — in the hopes of one day opening a TV museum. Finding a permanent home for his collection has been a tough task, and although he's not ditching the idea entirely, Comisar is, for the first time, unloading some of his prized possessions through a live auction.
He's partnered with film and TV memorabilia company Prop Store to sell off more than 400 artifacts on Dec. 1 at Prop Store's auction facility ...
He's partnered with film and TV memorabilia company Prop Store to sell off more than 400 artifacts on Dec. 1 at Prop Store's auction facility ...
- 11/1/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Maybe John Goodman didn’t know the original couch from Roseanne wasn’t in the Smithsonian, or maybe he was told it was and it just wasn’t so. In any case the real couch from the show wound up with a museum curator named James Comisar who collects such items that are seen on TV, and he’s had it for about a decade or more. The real couch has been kept in a warehouse safe and sound until Sara Gilbert, aka Darlene, decided to try and get the couch for the return of the Roseanne show. However it seems that Comisar and
The Original “Roseanne” Couch Not in Smithsonian as John Goodman Claimed...
The Original “Roseanne” Couch Not in Smithsonian as John Goodman Claimed...
- 4/3/2018
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
Roseanne Barr and John Goodman ruffled some feathers when they told Jimmy Kimmel the original "Roseanne" couch is with the Smithsonian and that's why they couldn't get it for the reboot. Turns out, it's not true. TMZ did some digging, and we found out the Conners' couch went to a production warehouse after the show went off the air in 1997 ... and it remained there for years until a show honcho bought it. We're told that...
- 3/31/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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