Lucie Arnaz, the daughter of Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, talks with NPR host and TV critic David Bianculli on how Desi changed the face of television—both on screen and behind the scenes—with special guest Oscar Nunez.
The National Comedy Center is now reopened to visitors; an update from the time this program originally aired.
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