The Live! Show (April 29, 1983)

1983, 27 min, color, sound

Davidovich produced The Live! Show on Manhattan Cable Television's leased access Channel J from 1979 to 1984. The program featured performances by and interviews with art world personalities, live phone-ins and a home-shopping segment. In this typical episode, cablecast on April 29, 1983, Davidovich's character "Dr. Videovich" teaches viewers how to deconstruct the nightly news and how to paint on velvet; guest commentator John Torreano offers his opinions on contemporary art.

Producer: J. Aime Davidovich. Assistant: Laura Zagon. The Guy: John Torreano. The Rick: Richard Armstrong. Director: William Hohauser. Cameras: Hannah Rappaport, Bob Browne. Audio: Tito. This presentation was made possible in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts. Soho Television is a project of the Artists Television Network Inc. 153 Wooster St. New York, NY 10012. Graphics: Brian Elba. Live From Metro Access Inc. 110 E 23 St. New York City 10010.