Rachel Lichtman

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Rachel Lichtman (born) is an American visual artist, comedy writer and filmmaker known for directing the documentary The Guys Who Wrote 'Em, co-written with Andrew Sandoval, a look into Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart who created the sound of The Monkees.[1] Lichtman did the visual design for The Monkees' final tour in 2011 after contributing to the liner notes for the Head reissue in 2010.[1]

Lichtman's work directing music videos is defined by its 70s and 80s styles from the fonts, to the credits, to the colors. She has created music videos for Ted Leo, Juliana Hatfield, and Buffalo Tom some of which appear in her "absurdist New Wave music-and-comedy sketch" web series Network 77.[2][3][4][5] The show, which re-creates the vibe of watching network television in the late 70s, has been described as "funny as classic SCTV and as retro-accurate as Documentary Now!"[6] Lichtman often returns to this time period for her creations, described as having "cool retro vibes" such as her comedic short "The William Joel Show" which posits a Billy Joel who became a news anchor for a Long Island television station.[7] Lichtman has also directed music videos for Aimee Mann and Michael Penn.[7][8]

She was also the co-writer and director of Yesterday, Today and TAMAR a 2021 NYC cabaret show performed by Tammy Faye Starlite.[9][10] With Sarah Thyre she created the “Something Cool” podcast which covered underappreciated artists and comedians.[11] As an outgrowth of her work on that podcast, she co-produced a tribute concert called Ode to Bobbie Gentry: Celebrating a Living Legend in 2018 with Tara Murtha.[12][13]

Eric Zorn from the Chicago Tribune called her one of the funniest people on Twitter in 2014.[14]

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  1. ^ a b "A new music film spotlights Monkees songwriters Boyce & Hart - The Ask". MusicFilmWeb. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  2. ^ Lichtman, Rachel (2020-08-31). "Network 77". Programme 4. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  3. ^ Trageser, Stephen (2018-06-15). "Open Up and Say 'Whaa?' for Network 77". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  4. ^ Pearis, Bill (2021-02-16). "Local H & Juliana Hatfield's "Winter Western" video pays tribute to '70s PBS' kids shows". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  5. ^ Ehrlich, Brenna (2020-01-08). "Song You Need to Know: Juliana Hatfield's Police Cover, 'Can't Stand Losing You'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  6. ^ Woodbury, Jason (2018-07-30). "Network 77 : Escalator to the Stars : Aquarium Drunkard". Aquarium Drunkard. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  7. ^ a b Lovece, Frank. "Billy Joel starred in a 1980s sitcom? He does in this alternate reality". Newsday. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  8. ^ Major, Michael. "VIDEO: Aimee Mann Releases 'I See You' Music Video". Broadway World Music. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  9. ^ Levine, Michael (2021-10-06). "Tammy Faye Starlite Returns With "YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TAMAR"". BUST. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  10. ^ Clarke, JK (2021-10-08). "In Tammy Faye Starlite's Israeli chanteuse, a remembrance of Judaism - and pop culture - past". The Forward. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  11. ^ Willens, Max (2020-12-17). "With 'Something Cool' Podcast, Howl Premium Steps Up Ambitious Effort To Lure Paid Subscribers". International Business Times. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  12. ^ "'Ode to Bobbie Gentry' Tribute Concert Will Honor the Mysterious Country Star's Legacy". Wide Open Country. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  13. ^ "ODE TO BOBBIE GENTRY: CELEBRATING A LIVING LEGEND". No Depression. 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  14. ^ Zorn, Eric (2015-01-02). "The 9 funniest people on Twitter (and a list of all the finest tweets of 2014)". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2022-01-29.

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