Sitcom legends Norman Lear and Dick Van Dyke reflect on the passing of the actor-writer-director, one of TV comedy’s founding fathers and leading second bananas Source
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Carl Reiner, a founding father of TV comedy
Carl Reiner, the legendary comedy actor, writer, director and producer, died Monday at the age of 98. Correspondent Mo Rocca talks with two of his longtime friends – TV producer Norman Lear, and actor Dick Van Dyke – about Reiner’s extraordinary life and career, from creating classics like “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” to playing second banana to Mel Brooks’ “2000-Year-Old Man.” Source
Socially-distancing crowd pleasers: Exploring the future of fun
Drive-in concerts? Basketball without fans? From music to movies to sports, the pandemic is forcing dramatic changes in how large-venue entertainment events are held Source
“Abblasen” performed on the piccolo
Laura Benning, of Laytonsville, Maryland, offers “Sunday Morning” viewers her rendition of our theme song, “Abblasen,” that is perfect for Independence Day! Source
The future of fun in a pandemic world
Drive-in concerts? Basketball without fans? From music to movies to sports, correspondent Susan Spencer takes a look at how large-venue events in America are changing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Source
“Sunday Morning” Full Episode 7/5
Guest host: Lee Cowan. In our cover story, Susan Spencer looks at how changes to large-venue sports and entertainment events are altering the ways we have fun in an age of social distancing. Plus: Tracy Smith talks with comic actor and artist Jim Carrey about his “semi-autobiographical novel,” “Memoirs and Misinformation”; Norman Lear and Dick Van Dyke talk with Mo Rocca about the passing of a comedy giant, Carl Reiner; Ted Koppel reports on how the pandemic could mark the end of a New York City icon – yellow cab drivers; Kristine Johnson chats with Grammy-winner Gary Clark Jr., one of the best guitarists in a generation; Kelefa Sanneh reflects on Frederick Douglass’ 1852 speech, “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”; and Jim Gaffigan discusses pre-programmed computer alerts reminding him of all the events he would have gone to if COVID hadn’t cancelled them. Source
Book excerpt: “Memoirs and Misinformation” by Jim Carrey and Dana Vachon
The comedian presents a “semi-autobiographical novel” (with audio excerpt) Source
CBS Weekend News, July 4, 2020
Coronavirus cases continue to spike nationwide amid Fourth of July weekend; Baseball’s Negro Leagues celebrate 100th anniversary Source
David Price opts out of 2020 MLB season
Price is the seventh player to opt out of the 2020 season thus far. Source
Original detective in Natalie Wood case: “The poor lady drowned”
In a 2011 interview — before the reopened Natalie Wood death investigation — original detective Duane Rasure, now deceased, tells “48 Hours” he stands by his 1981 investigation. Source