Frank Ferrante has been playing Groucho Marx for more than 35 years, but he is much more than an impersonator. He is a serious actor and a true student of both the history of comedy and its ...

Viewers of ’60s-era television were often gifted with an appearance by Groucho Marx on “The Dick Cavett Show.” Marx, who died in 1977 at the age of 87, made many appearances on “The Dick Cavett Show,” ...

Frank Ferrante does a Groucho Marx so convincing he doesn’t even rehearse his show anymore; it’s all ad-libbed. And while Ferrante does incorporate some classic lines into An Evening with Groucho, his ...

Hooray for Frank Ferrante! The actor is once again reprising his award-winning role as funny man Groucho Marx in “Groucho: A Life in Revue,” airing tonight on KCET. Written by Groucho’s son, Arthur ...

Many of the Groucho Marx clips from PBS' American Masters: Groucho & Cavett came from Cavett's old ABC late-night show airing 9 p.m. weekdays on Decades. If you loved PBS' American Masters: Groucho & ...

WHAT IT'S ABOUT Early in the summer of 1961, a young writer for "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" went to the funeral of playwright, humorist and writer of Marx Brothers' musicals, George S. Kaufman. There ...

In the summer of 1974, Steve Stoliar was out of a job — which proved to be a lucky break. The UCLA student soon found himself employed as an assistant to his childhood idol, Groucho Marx. “Initially, ...

In our ever-expanding media universe, wonderfully entertaining things are naturally bound to get lost or overlooked. With so many choices available, it isn’t obvious that there may be something ...

Oh, the awkwardness of being known for something, then being asked to perform it on the spot. Groucho Marx is sitting at dinner in London in 1964 when his host, the poet and critic T.S. Eliot, asks ...

Dick Cavett remembers his friendship with Groucho Marx, from the moment they met to the “magical hours” they spent together on television. Good news. The expert author and producer/director of ...