"LateLine" (1998) TV series 1998-1999

Creator:

Al Franken
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

17 March 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

This sitcom on NBC stars Al Franken as Al Freundlich, a vain reporter for the fictional news program...

Plot Keywords:

Television | Journalism | Satire

Cast

Al Franken	...	Al Freundlich (23 episodes, 1998-1999)
Megyn Price	...	Gale Ingersoll (17 episodes, 1998-1999)
Miguel Ferrer	...	Victor 'Vic' Karp (17 episodes, 1998-1999)
Ajay Naidu	...	Raji Bakshi (17 episodes, 1998-1999)
Sanaa Lathan	...	Briana Gilliam (17 episodes, 1998-1999)
Catherine Lloyd Burns	...	Mona Guillingsvard (17 episodes, 1998-1999)
Robert Foxworth	...	Pearce McKenzie (17 episodes, 1998-1999)

Series Directed by
Andy Ackerman		(unknown episodes)
Barton Dean		(unknown episodes)
Leonard R. Garner Jr.		(unknown episodes)
Ken Levine		(unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Melman		(unknown episodes)
Tom Moore		(unknown episodes)
Jay Sandrich		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Al Franken		(23 episodes, 1998-1999)
Cindy Collins		(unknown episodes)
Barton Dean		(unknown episodes)
Kimberley Hill		(unknown episodes)
Billy Kimball		(unknown episodes)
John Markus		(unknown episodes)
Billy Marshall		(unknown episodes)
Andy Munsey		(unknown episodes)
Steve O'Donnell		(unknown episodes)
Earl Pomerantz		(unknown episodes)
Geoff Rodkey		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Al Franken	....	executive producer (23 episodes, 1998-1999)
Jessie Ward Dugan	....	coordinating producer (21 episodes, 1998-1999)
Mark Nasser	....	associate producer (6 episodes, 1998)
Bruce Johnson	....	producer (unknown episodes, 1999)
Andy Ackerman	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Terry Crotzer	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Barton Dean	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Stephen C. Grossman	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Thomas Lofaro	....	producer (unknown episodes)
John Markus	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Earl Pomerantz	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Matthew Morse		(22 episodes, 1998-1999)

Series Cinematography by
Alan Walker		(2 episodes, 1999)
Lennie T. Evans		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Andrew Chulack		(12 episodes, 1999)

Series Casting by
Allison Jones		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Eugene Lee		(2 episodes, 1999)

Series Art Direction by
Daniele Perna		(6 episodes, 1998-1999)

Series Set Decoration by
Chryss Hionis		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Sarah Lemire		(2 episodes, 1999)

Series Makeup Department
Toby Lamm	....	makeup department head (6 episodes, 1998)
Jake Garber	....	makeup artist: Dana Carvey (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Brian James Ellis	....	unit production manager (1 episode, 1998)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brian James Ellis	....	first assistant director (1 episode, 1998)
Anthony Joseph Rich	....	first assistant director (1 episode, 1999)
Mike Gray	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Tom Phillips	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Richard Rosser	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Nell Stifel	....	charge scenic (6 episodes, 1998)
Nina Zarnett	....	construction grip (6 episodes, 1998)
Leo Holder	....	graphic artist (5 episodes, 1999)
Ruth DiPasquale	....	property master (unknown episodes)
Byron K. Lovelace	....	assistant property master (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Vince Gutierrez	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Ken Hahn	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Laura King	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Ray Palagy	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Gary Parker	....	tape operator (unknown episodes)
Tony Pipitone	....	sound editor: Sync Sound Studios (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Patric J. Abaravich	....	chief lighting technician (3 episodes, 1998)
Steve Gilbert	....	dolly grip (unknown episodes)
Georgia Packard	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Jamie Silverstein	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Igor Srubshchik	....	video playback operator (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Domenic Andreoli	....	extras casting (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kevin Draves	....	assistant wardrobe supervisor (6 episodes, 1998)
Sister A. Daniels	....	key costumer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Roger Doran	....	colorist (17 episodes, 1998-1999)
Pat Kelleher	....	on-line editor (17 episodes, 1998-1999)
Laura Congleton	....	assistant editor (17 episodes, 1999)

Series Music Department
Dow McKeever	....	music editor (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Chris Haynes	....	driver (2 episodes, 1998)
Gary Edelman	....	transportation captain (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Steve O'Donnell	....	consultant (23 episodes, 1998-1999)
Dana Schoenfeld	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 1998)
Michael Wiggins	....	production accountant (6 episodes, 1998)
Ilario Pantano	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 1999)
Dave Hackel	....	creative consultant (unknown episodes)
Ian MacGregor	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
Joanne Oboyski	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Katy Penland	....	script coordinator (unknown episodes)
Earl Pomerantz	....	creative consultant (unknown episodes)
Chuck Ranberg	....	creative consultant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Markus/Franken Productions
• Paramount Television

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (USA)
• Paramount Television

Runtime:

USA:30 min (19 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Markus/Franken Productions

Quotes:

Gale Ingersoll: [they enter the studio, and stand next to the desk Pierce sits in. Andy is, for some reason, clad only in a bathrobe] Pierce should be on his way, but um... In the meantime you guys maybe could rehearse for the cameras?
Conan O'Brien: Yeah, uh, Andy, maybe you should rehearse naked, so the lighting guys can prepare for your glare?
Andy Richter: Okay.
[takes off his bathrobe, revealing that he is wearing very little]
Andy Richter: [explaining to a surprised Gale] Oh, see, the network won't let me work totally naked any more, so I wear a flesh-colored jockstrap, and we'll pixilate out the genital area later.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in Brilliant But Cancelled (2002) (TV)

Ajay Naidu shows great comedic talent in "Lateline".

Ajay Naidu is the only reason why I watched Lateline. And he is very funny. He delivers his lines perfectly. I have been a fan of Mr. Naidu since I first saw him in No Greater Gift, followed by Touch & Go, Lady Blue, and Where The River Runs Black. Thanks to IMDb.com, I can print a list of the work Ajay Naidu has done and try to find and watch all the movies he has been in. He was hilarious in Subway Stories and had a good dramatic role in SubUrbia.