Rich Little's Christmas Carol
| Rich Little's Christmas Carol | |
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Artwork for Rich Little's Christmas Carol on HBO | |
| Starring | Rich Little |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 55 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | HBO |
| Original airing | December 16, 1979 |
Rich Little's Christmas Carol is a TV special that premiered on Home Box Office (HBO) on December 16, 1979. It starred Rich Little in a one-man performance with impersonations of his characters playing the parts in Charles Dickens famous holiday story.[1] Little played the following celebrities:
- W. C. Fields as Ebenezer Scrooge §
- Paul Lynde as Bob Cratchit
- Johnny Carson as Fred
- Laurel and Hardy as the two solicitors §
- Richard Nixon as Jacob Marley
- Humphrey Bogart as the Ghost of Christmas Past §
- Groucho Marx as Fezziwig §
- James Stewart as Dick Wilkins
- Peter Falk as Columbo as the Ghost of Christmas Present
- Jean Stapleton as Edith Bunker as Mrs. Cratchit
- Truman Capote as Tiny Tim
- Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau as the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
- James Mason, George Burns and John Wayne as the three businessmen
- Jack Benny as a boy §
The show was shot on videotape and included a laugh track.
§ - denotes the celebrity was deceased at the time of production
See also
- List of A Christmas Carol adaptations
References
- ↑ December 1979 HBO Program Guide ("The China Syndrome" on cover), page 12