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Billy Crystal

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October 31, 2026

So beloved is he, that he can be forgiven for rehashing autobiographical material he’s used before, either in his previous Broadway hit, "700 Sundays," also seen on TV and published as a book, or in one of his many TV specials. Every one of these tales of personal milestones is worth repeating as narrated by this magnetic storyteller. He has woven them together in a narrative, both hilarious and touching, inspired by the 2025 loss to fire of his family home at 860 Chautauqua Boulevard, in the affluent Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades. His and thousands of other homes were devastated in the conflagration. Crystal, his wife, Janice, followed by their daughters Jenny and Lindsay, had lived there since its purchase in 1979, with a 30-year mortgage. Its pre-Crystal history (and Hollywood celebrity past), its neighborhood, and its acquisition all make for interesting narration. [more]

Mr. Saturday Night

May 6, 2022

Anyone else may find this decent show to be a tired affair which just about sustains its two-and-half-hour running time. The memory-piece book by Crystal, Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel is based on their screenplay which ranges from the 1950’s to the 1990’s. It intends to be a loving tribute to a bygone show business era and fitfully succeeds at that. The schmaltz-laden dramatic writing never really rises above the rudimentary, rendering the events and conflicts with patness and clichés. Still, it offers choice roles that are marvelously performed by the other cast members. [more]