George Schlatter: Last News

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In late 1968, TV producer George Schlatter, riding high on his hit Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, pitched a new conceptual television show packed full of short clips, rapid movements, and controversial topics.

At age 90, producer George Schlatter has a lifetime of memories to look back at. Producing the groundbreaking and iconic TV comedy show Laugh-in is just one facet. There’s also presidential inaugurations, countless TV specials with big-name talent, running the Jerry Lewis Labor Day telethons, and hanging with Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra among them.

“Still Laughing: A Life in Comedy,” recounts his legendary show business career encompassing music, nightclubs — and, most notably, television.“I keep saying this is my first book — and next year I’m going to read another one,” Schlatter joked to The Post in a wide-ranging interview about “Still Laughing,” out July 11 (The Unnamed Press). “They were after me to tell people about my long and illustrious past … so I sat down in the office and I talked into a machine and I talked and talked and flashed back on a lot of memories — some of them more colorful than others.”In “Still Laughing” (“as told to” writer/producer Jon Macks), Schlatter regales readers with stories from his 70-plus-year career in the limelight, including his stint managing Ciro’s nightclub in Hollywood to his years in television, producing five episodes of “The Judy Garland Show” (1963-64 on CBS) and famously creating “Laugh-In,” the hugely popular and groundbreaking quick-hit/groovy/topical sketch-comedy series that aired on NBC from 1968-73 and launched Goldie Hawn and Lily Tomlin, among others, into stardom.

Lily Tomlin and Goldie Hawn looked fashionable while leading myriad celebrities into an event honoring George Schlatter at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles on Sunday. George Schlatter is a television producer and director known for his work on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In and also as the founder of the American Comedy Awards.Tomlin, 83, stepped out in a beige blazer and matching slacks. Underneath the blazer, the Grace and Frankie star wore a Ramones t-shirt.  Star power: Lily Tomlin and Goldie Hawn looked fashionable while leading myriad celebrities into an event honoring George Schlatter at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles on SundayShe stood in bright white sneakers, and her dark brown hair fell messily to the top of her back.  Tomlin stood alongside a number of stars at the event including Hawn who donned a white and gray shawl over a tight black shirt.The 76-year-old actress wore black slacks and matching footwear.