QUALITY BALLS -- THE DAVID STEINBERG STORY
Showtime, 9:30 p.m. ET
This 2013 documentary tells the story of David Steinberg, a comedy narrative more than worthy of such a long-term examination. His personal story stretches from Second City to Curb Your Enthusiasm, from The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour to his own Inside Comedy talk show. I haven’t seen this documentary, so I’m not sure it’s the one for which I was interviewed a while back – or, even it is, whether any of my remarks made the final cut. But I’ll say it here, in case I don’t say it on-screen: David Steinberg played a pivotal role in the history of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and is a very smart, very funny comedian, director, and interviewer. For more on Steinberg, see Bianculli's Blog.