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The Comedy Factory

The Comedy Factory

Comedy
June 21, 1985 – July 25, 1986 (began 41 years ago)
25m / episode
Ended
2 Seasons
16 Episodes
ABC
CTV

The Comedy Factory (no known affiliation with the comedy club of the same name) was a live-action, scripted comedy series that ran during the summers of 1985 and 1986 on ABC in the United States and CTV in Canada (who also oversaw production). The show revolved around comedians and actors acting out scenes from television pilots that had been passed on previously by ABC. Further information on the show is scarce and nearly every episode of the show is presumed lost; only the premiere episode, "Honey, It's the Mayor," is known to survive in its entirety (uploaded to YouTube).

Key Crew

A

Creator

Al Rogers

P

Director

Peter Moss

R

Writer

Ray Jessel

Ages 55-56

J. Miles Dale

Producer

J. Miles Dale

Ages 24-25

Geoffrey Bowes
Geoffrey Bowes

Geoffrey Bowes

Father

8 eps
Derek McGrath
Derek McGrath

Derek McGrath

Otis

Ages 34-35

7 eps
Mary Long
ML

Mary Long

Pam

Ages 33-34

5 eps
Mary Ann McDonald
MA

Mary Ann McDonald

Lenore

4 eps
Brian George
Brian George

Brian George

Jerry Armstrong

Ages 32-34

2 eps
Dawn Greenhalgh
Dawn Greenhalgh

Dawn Greenhalgh

Anne Brenner

Ages 52-53

2 eps
Lynne Griffin
Lynne Griffin

Lynne Griffin

Melba

Ages 32-33

2 eps
Denis Simpson
Denis Simpson

Denis Simpson

Angelo

Ages 34-35

2 eps
Kevin Scannell
Kevin Scannell

Kevin Scannell

Jake

Ages 34-35

2 eps
George Wyner
George Wyner

George Wyner

Wes Bushnell

Ages 39-40

2 eps
Charles Lane
Charles Lane

Charles Lane

George McCloskey

Ages 80-81

1 ep
Charles Durning
Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Harry Deegan

Ages 62-63

1 ep
Ron Leibman
Ron Leibman

Ron Leibman

Joey Caruso

Ages 47-48

1 ep
Katherine Helmond
Katherine Helmond

Katherine Helmond

Mildred Deegan

Ages 55-57

1 ep
Caren Kaye
Caren Kaye

Caren Kaye

Deborah Kazinsky

Ages 34-35

1 ep
Joseph Mascolo
Joseph Mascolo

Joseph Mascolo

Peter Wagner

Ages 56-57

1 ep