No Show

"No Show (90 Minutes)" is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series Work In Progress.

Synopsis

Joe announces that there is no show and spends the program explaining why against soft piano music. Discussing the interconnectedness of all things and the indomitable desire to live with a producer. Joe sweeps a tuner across commercial radio stations, suggests his audience listen to something else. A woman invites herself to Joe's apartment, talks forever about nothing, and harasses his cat. Sharing a frozen dinner with an elderly cat. Joe calls a telephone counseling line from the studio. A dinner party in Joe's honor, feeling a fraud, discussing the meaning of quality of life. Dinner parties as an Olympic sport. The lawsuit against a film company for plagiarism. Joe's friend talks about problems with his mother. Joe's cat goes into a seizure. Living in a noisy neighborhood. Waking up to a film crew outside. Joe picks up a girlfriend at the airport.

Interesting Facts

-Program is 90 minutes long.

-Joe's most truly autobiographical show. 100% true, *probably*. He talks about his daily life and frustrations, and the cumulative interruptions which have caused him to be unprepared to write a show.

-Joe's most "improvised" monologue. You hear him tell unprepared stories about his life, his narrative is less polished, more hesitant, sounds like his "true speaking voice".

-Includes material about his lawsuit against the screenwriter from the Scorcese film "After Hours", which is not included in the 60-minute version.

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