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The year is 1924.

James and Martha Peck of the prominent Boston Pecks give birth to a son.

Nicknamed Mr. Peck, the lad grows up amidst Boston Brahmin society and is

expected to join the family law firm upon graduation from Yale.

War breaks out, and Peck finds his calling running dance marathons for the

Befriending luminaries like Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, he soon realizes his

future lies in the entertainment world.

He moves to Hollywood and in 1948 opens Mr.

Peck's, not realizing the profound influence his club will have on the next

several generations of performers.

For 40 years, Peck's is a showcase for every big name who passes through town,

as well as a launching pad for local talent.

Every night is New Year's Eve at the club, as Mr.

Peck plays host to the biggest names in show business.

Want to see a star?

Don't look in the sky.

Come to Peck's.

But there are some rough times.

In 1956, the mayor shuts down Mr. Peck's after mobster Sonny Galante is gunned

down during a set by Joey Bishop.

Then in 1962, Peck suffers a nervous breakdown and joins a cult of Satanists

think Red Buttons is the Antichrist.

Red never forgives Mr. Peck, and their feud becomes the stuff of Hollywood

legends.

Today, Peck's faces its toughest setback of them all when billionaire

industrialist Alan Trugman purchases the property and threatens Peck with

eviction.

So tonight, comedy crusader Gary Shandling, who hasn't forgotten his

his one -man effort to save the comedy club where he started, has rounded up

some of the club's famous alumni for part two of this once -in -a -lifetime

event, the all -star benefit to save Mr.

Peck's. Will the club be saved? Will Gary succeed in his attempt to satisfy

audience who've gone berserk with their desire to see a reunion between Mr. Peck

and... his estranged friend Red Buttons. Doesn't Red have a nice house? I think

so. And I also think you should stay tuned as... It's Gary Shandling's show

presents his all -star benefit to Dave Mr.

Peck. Starring Steve Allen, Michael Davis, Tony Orlando and

Don Rob Reiner.

Father Guido Saducci, Gary Shandling, and hopefully Red Buttons.

Look, I save your breath. I won't have anything to do with Mr. Peck. He's

I'll do his benefit when hell freezes over.

It's cold in here.

Hey, Red, you know, Mr. Peck, he's really broken up about all of this. He

have given the world if he would have show up for Donald there.

And his audience, they love you. He's right, Red. You know, there could be a

riot, I think, if you don't show up. What is it, Red?

It's a chloroform.

He's out. I keep it in my car in case I have a date.

Come on, let's change him.

I'm not changing him. Okay, then you can shave him.

Let's find his tuxedo.

I've gained the razor.

And now, ladies and gentlemen, a young crooner who began his career right here

at my place. And two lovely ladies who began as ex -pets right here at my bar.

Ladies and gentlemen, enjoy the musical notions of Tony Orlando and Don.

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much. You know, I have a very special

feeling for Mr. Peck's because it was right here where the girls and I first

that little tune called Tie Yellow Ribbon Round.

But you know, I have just too

much respect for the integrity of that song to mess with the lyrics in any way.

So tonight, instead, for Mr. Peck's, we have decided to do a special and

different version of Knock Three Times. You ready for that?

All right.

Here, Tony.

Hand together, folks.

Hey, folks, can you hear me out there?

Hex may be closing, but drug men been nosing around here.

Shecky, Henny, Hope, and Brian.

The doors, they sing like my fire.

All these big winners were once just beginners here at X -Lakes.

Everybody now knock three times on the table if you love X.

Twice on the glass if you don't want to level.

Listen to me now, not three times. If you're right, pack a big check.

Get off your duck or over the door.

Common action.

Common action.

We need the money. We need the money. We need the money.

Jack's over here. Jack's over here. Jack's over here.

Jack's over here. I've got the card. Everybody at this table.

Lady, how about the sable?

That means our hero just had zero.

Hello.

Everybody now knock three times if you're right. Pack a big check.

Get off your duck.

Cough over the door.

I don't see you, Root.

Tony Orlando, son.

You want to go some more?

Well, the heck with integrity. Let's just do a tie of yellow ribbon and on

there as late as we can until Rhett gets here. Whatever.

I think he's got a lot of change in his pockets or something.

Where are we going to put him?

Oh, my glasses. Here, you're going to put him on the front of the car.

Back of the deer hunter?

Put him on the front.

I hope he'll be okay. Easy, watch the paint.

I just washed this.

Okay, get in the car. You'll be okay, Mr. Button. You're talking to his feet.

You'll be okay, Mr. Button.

Okay, ready? Hope you're gonna stand all right. Watch the dog.

Oh, no. I didn't... Brad, put him back on.

Put him back on.

Blanket's gonna be a mess. He's gonna be mad.

I've never been to Mr. Peck's. I don't know anybody who has been to Mr. Peck's.

But if you have any money left over after you've donated it for worthwhile

causes, maybe you'll throw a few dollars his way.

And now be dazzled by the juggling notions of Michael Davis.

Thank you very much.

My name is Michael Davis.

Thank you.

I'd like to say what a great inconvenience it is for me to be here.

Red, Red, you've got to wake up. You've got to wake up now. Red, Red, Red, come

on, come on. Ho, ho, hee, hee, ho, ho, come on. Hey, Gary, father.

Hey, Tony.

Hey, Tony.

It is Red.

Tony, he can't talk tonight. He's resting. Yeah, really resting. Really

He's out.

He can go out. He can sleep like that before he goes on?

Yeah. Yeah, I've never seen anything like it. I mean, I'm a nervous wreck

I go on.

That's amazing.

You talk about a pro, huh, Father? He's a pro.

Great set, Tony. Thank you. Thank you, Gary.

That was great. Thanks, Father. Thanks a lot. Have a ball. See you later.

Now I'd like to do my impression of juggling on a motorcycle.

so it'll be like the best.

The tiny ball.

That is unusual.

What I've learned to do is to spit this tiny ball high into the air and catch it

with my mouth.

I don't know.

But why would anyone want to watch?

Quickness.

As I toss the two on the side, quickly snatching...

Or I throw the one and I snatch him.

Mostly this won't take long.

This is great.

Hi, man. This is great. Hey, Red.

Hey. Hey, where am I?

You're backstage at Mr. Peck's. Mr. Peck's? Yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah, Mr.

Yeah.

How'd I get here?

Derek flew up on you.

What? It doesn't matter. All that matters is they're ready. They're ready

you to go on. You look great. Look, you're in a tux, and you gotta go on.

Who dressed me? Huh? Well, we both took turns. I don't like guys dressing me.

Come on. What does it matter? I'm not going on. You gotta go on. What? I don't

like this kind of stuff.

I didn't go on that. time they chloroformed me at the Aladdin. You

Aladdin? And I didn't go on when they slipped me a Mickey at Caesars, and I

certainly did not go on when they hit me with that blackjack over the head at

Caesars and I'm not through.

All right. What happened?

I also like that light bulb, period. Not again.

Oh, man, what are we going to do? What a good shave I've given him. Did you see?

Look at him. Look at him. What a mess.

Thank you, and that, of course, was...

Johnny Mercer's great song, Tambourine.

And now, now here's a little song I wrote while I was playing the last one.

What?

Excuse me.

You're kidding. Seriously?

My God, I didn't think... Well, it worked out. I've just been informed by

that the moment you've all been waiting for has arrived, believe it or not. Here

he is.

Yes! Red button!

I saw him do this bit once before years ago at the Aladdin.

Oh, isn't Red great?

Really worth waiting for. Oh, yeah, you're going to be so creative, you

know what's going to come out of him.

this time.

Yeah, let's... Well, good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

Oh, my goodness.

Well, ladies and gentlemen, you never have to ask me twice.

When it comes to a benefit, all you have to do is ask... Ask me once to be there

because this is my life and this is what I do. I don't do anything else. All you

got to do is say, Red, it's a benefit. And I go because this is what I do. I

don't do anything else. And it doesn't matter where.

It doesn't matter where.

I am there in Jerusalem.

In Jerusalem, my friends, at a wailing wall rally to save the whales.

I was there.

I was wailing. I was rallying. I was walling. I was there.

That's why I am here tonight in Nicaragua at the annual Up Yours Oliver

Banana Picking Festival.

I was picking. I was upping. I was lording. I was there.

Oh, you damn right.

I am out.

That's my friends in Los Angeles at a middle finger freeway shooting jamboree.

I was middling. I was fingering.

at a small cocktail party for premature ejaculators.

I was there. I left early, but I was there.

And I was out.

That's the way I am. I am always there. That's why I'm here tonight, to do this

benefit. Not many people get a benefit. Some of the biggest people in the

history of the world never, never had a benefit.

I happen to have right here in my inside pocket, ladies and gentlemen, A small

list of some of the biggies since the beginning of time who never, never had a

benefit.

Eve.

Eve, who said to the serpent in the Garden of Eden, I could go for a little

snack, but I don't know you for madam.

Never, never had a benefit.

Robin Givens, who said to Mike Tyson, you keep the belt, I'll keep the wallet.

Never had a benefit.

Dr. Spock, who said, never raise your hands to your kids. It leaves your groin

unprotected.

And last but not least, Gary Hart.

Gary Hart, who said, no, she was not on my yacht. She was on my dinghy.

You've been a great audience.

I'd like to do for you right now an old -fashioned sketch, something that we

used to do many, many years ago, but I can't do this myself.

I've got to have some help.

So, look, I'd like to have somebody up here.

Unfortunately, there's nobody important in the audience.

Sorry, Steve. Sorry, Tony.

Can I have somebody up here to help me to do this sketch tonight? I think you

might enjoy it. It's one of those, all about me.

No, no, we need somebody who's alive to come up here.

I'm only kidding, Mr. Peck. I'm only kidding.

Red? Yes. I

can't

tell you how overwhelmed I am that you came here for me tonight.

and how great it is to feel that you care.

I want to apologize for calling you the Antichrist.

I don't know what came over me, friends.

Oh, my goodness.

Oh, my goodness, the old hat.

Okay, we're going to do it again.

Mr. Peck, would you do a little joke with me?

Well, if I must.

Well, you don't have to be so enthusiastic about it.

All right. All right. What do I do? Okay. I ask a question, and then you

give up.

What is it? And then I tell the punchline, and everybody laughs.

Wait a minute. Is that all I say? I give up? What is it?

Yeah, that's it.

Well, I don't give up that easily.

Oh, I don't give up that. You're the gutsy tenacious.

Well, weren't Mr. Peck and Red Buttons great?

Really?

And, you know, they've been back there for hours just catching up on old times.

And, gee, the benefit went great. You know, we raised enough money to keep Mr.

Peck's going, I think, well into the 90s. And you, the studio audience, I

to really thank you because...

You probably aren't aware of this because it was a benefit tonight. We

charging $1 ,000 a seat.

And really, I want to thank most of you for staying throughout the whole show

and forking up the money.

And I enjoyed fixing this feud. You know, I have a certain warm feeling

I think Jerry Lewis was right when he said what the world needs now is love,

sweet love. And I hope more of our shows can be like... Father?

I'm sorry.

I interrupted you. I've got to go.

Oh, you're going piano bar hopping with Steve Allen, aren't you? Right.

I am.

Well, if you're going to... You took the words out of my mouth.

Oh, you had that look on your face.

Hey, do you think Tony Orlando would mind if I asked Don to go with us? Give

a shot. You seem to be doing good with Steve there. You got his autograph and

everything. I think I'm good.

Okay, I'll see you later. What is that a problem for? I've got to take Red

Buttons home yet.

I wouldn't use it that, though. You know, the show's over. Let him go home

himself. You know, it's a waste of chloroform. It is a waste of chloroform,

isn't it?

Thanks, Father. Anyway, I gotta go. Have a good time. Okay. Good to see you.

Good night. I don't want to interrupt you. I don't want to waste this.

I'll just, uh... I'll tell you what.

You at home, you probably have trouble sleeping after this show.

There's no reason you need to stay after the show. After this is a rerun. So why

don't you just put your face up to the TV and, uh, take a night.

A little whiff, really. And good night. I'll see you next week. Okay?

Listen to the closing theme.

Hope you enjoyed it. Gary channeling show.