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''I have an announcement to make this evening. There is no show.''


''"I have an announcement to make this evening. There is no show."''
'''No Show''' is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series [[Work In Progress]]. It was originally broadcast in [[:Category:1986|1986]].
 
"No Show" is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series [[Work In Progress]]. It was originally broadcast in [[1986]]."


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
* Joe announces that there is no show, and spends the program explaining why against soft piano music.
* Joe announces that there is no show, and spends the program explaining why against soft piano music.
* Discussing the inter-connectedness of all things and the indomitable desire to live with a producer.
* Discussing the inter-connectedness of all things and the indomitable desire to live with his producer.
* Joe sweeps a tuner across commercial radio stations, suggests his audience listen to something else
* 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.
* 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.
* Joe calls a telephone counseling line from the studio.<ref>
<blockquote>'Frank sits expressionless and unblinking, under an enormous pair of headphones, looking like a still life of a man in outer space. He flips a switch that carries his voice to the glassed-in control booth. "Sharon, get me a crisis hot line."
'Sharon Bates, a station volunteer, makes the call; when she gets through, she waves to Frank, who's resumed his usual, distant, off-air expression.
'Now he leans forward, his lips nearly touching the microphone, ready for the hot line. "I do a radio program where I talk about my life," he tells the counselor. He rests one hand on his heart. "And because I'm sort of
depressed"--his voice takes on a caressing shimmer--"I thought of calling you on the air."'</blockquote>
<br>[http://articles.latimes.com/1987-11-22/magazine/tm-23630_1_joe-frank 'Radio Noir : On the Air, a Voice Like Dirty Honey Tells Stories Grim as Nightmares. If You Think Radio Is All Top 40, You Haven't Heard Joe Frank.']
</ref>
* A dinner party in Joe's honor, feeling a fraud, discussing the meaning of quality of life.  Dinner parties as an Olympic sport.
* 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 [[Lies#Interesting_Facts|plagiarism]].
* The lawsuit against a film company for [[Lies#Interesting_Facts|plagiarism]].
* Joe's friend talks about problems with his mother.
* Joe's friend talks about problems with his mother.
* Joe's cat goes into a seizure.
* Joe's cat goes into a seizure.
* Living in a noisy neighborhood.  Waking up to a film crew outside.
* Living in a noisy neighborhood.  Waking up to a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_%26_Simon ''Simon & Simon''] film crew outside.
* Joe picks up a girlfriend at the airport.   
* Joe picks up a girlfriend at the airport.   


== Interesting Facts ==
== Music ==
-Although broadcast frequently in a 60-minute edit, there are 90-minute and 120-minute versions.
{{My First Homage (Gavin Bryars)}} [Intro] <!--radio segment includes "Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, Allegro" - András Schiff | "Killing Me Softly With His Song" - Anne Murray | "I Can't Stop Loving You" - Ray Charles -->
 
-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 [[No Show (Remix)|60-minute version]].


== Commentary ==
== Shared material ==
{{commentary}}
* [[No Show (Remix)]] (60 minutes)
* [[Black Light]]


== Additional credits ==
The original broadcast credits state: "Technical production by Tom Strother."


== External Links ==
== Miscellanea ==
*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 of the Martin Scorcese film ''After Hours'', which is not included in the 60-minute version.
*There is also a 120-minute version that contains duplicated segments plus an excerpt from [[Joe Frank's America]].


== Footnotes ==


{{Work In Progress}}
[[Category:Serious_Monologue]]
[[Category:Serious_Monologue]]
[[Category:1986]]
[[Category:Work In Progress]]
[[Category:Unknown_air_date]]
[[Category:Show]]
[[Category:Show_by_date|19860008]] {{Airdate|airdate=1986}}
{{Series|series=Work In Progress}}{{Cast|cast=Joe Frank}}

Latest revision as of 05:38, 17 November 2023

No Show[1]
Noshow.jpg
Series
Work In Progress
Original Broadcast Date
1986
Cast
Joe Frank
Format
Serious Monologue, 88 minutes
Preceded by: A Landing Strip In The Jungle
Followed by: Let Me Not Dream

I have an announcement to make this evening. There is no show.

No Show is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series Work In Progress. It was originally broadcast in 1986.

Synopsis

  • Joe announces that there is no show, and spends the program explaining why against soft piano music.
  • Discussing the inter-connectedness of all things and the indomitable desire to live with his 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.[1]
  • 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 Simon & Simon film crew outside.
  • Joe picks up a girlfriend at the airport.

Music

Shared material

Additional credits

The original broadcast credits state: "Technical production by Tom Strother."

Miscellanea

  • 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 of the Martin Scorcese film After Hours, which is not included in the 60-minute version.
  • There is also a 120-minute version that contains duplicated segments plus an excerpt from Joe Frank's America.

Footnotes

  1. 'Frank sits expressionless and unblinking, under an enormous pair of headphones, looking like a still life of a man in outer space. He flips a switch that carries his voice to the glassed-in control booth. "Sharon, get me a crisis hot line."

    'Sharon Bates, a station volunteer, makes the call; when she gets through, she waves to Frank, who's resumed his usual, distant, off-air expression. 'Now he leans forward, his lips nearly touching the microphone, ready for the hot line. "I do a radio program where I talk about my life," he tells the counselor. He rests one hand on his heart. "And because I'm sort of

    depressed"--his voice takes on a caressing shimmer--"I thought of calling you on the air."'


    'Radio Noir : On the Air, a Voice Like Dirty Honey Tells Stories Grim as Nightmares. If You Think Radio Is All Top 40, You Haven't Heard Joe Frank.'