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Likely Stories
1981 American TV series or program From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Likely Stories is a series of anthology comedy specials broadcast in the early 1980s. There were four volumes, with each one consisting of short films by different directors. The first volume was broadcast on the subscription service On TV in 1981, and volumes 2-4 were broadcast on Cinemax in 1983.
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The series was known for giving full creative freedom to its filmmakers and was notable for featuring the directorial debuts of Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Danny DeVito, Billy Crystal, and Harry Shearer.[1] The short films starred various notable actors, including DeVito, Crystal, Shearer, Guest, Reiner, Paul Reubens, Rhea Perlman, Tony Danza, George Wendt, John Ratzenberger, Michael McKean, and Bruno Kirby. David Jablin independently financed and produced the first volume in 1981, alongside fellow producer Christopher Guest.[2] One installment features Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer's first mockumentary together, with Guest playing a precursor to his Waiting for Guffman character corky St. Clair. Another short film, in which Guest and McKean played their Spinal Tap characters Nigel Tufnel and David St. Hubbins playing guitar and chatting in their hotel room, was made for this series but never aired.[3] Cinemax ordered three more volumes, which were produced by Jablin.[1] DeVito's short film, "The Selling of Vince D'Angelo," led to him making his first feature film The Ratings Game.[4]
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