LOS ANGELES, July 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Executive Producer Andrew Solt, whose company SOFA Entertainment acquired The Ed Sullivan Show library over 20 years ago, announced today that ED SULLIVAN'S COMEDY LEGENDS will premiere on PBS stations August 6th.

By Jerry Kremer Do you remember that famous comedian Rodney Dangerfield? Rodney's most frequent complaint was that he didn't get any respect. When Dangerfield left this planet he got a lot of respect and the adulation of his fans for telling things like they were.

LOS ANGELES - Rodney Dangerfield knew "I don't get no respect" was funny when it cracked up New Yorkers, notorious for being tough. From there on out, the one-liner became his catchphrase - and the pudgy, bug-eyed comic became the perennial loser.

LOS ANGELES - Rodney Dangerfield has been in a coma for a couple of weeks after undergoing heart surgery, but has begun to show some awareness, his wife said Monday.

LOS ANGELES - Comedian Rodney Dangerfield is expected to make a full recovery from his heart valve replacement surgery but remained in intensive care Sunday, his publicist said.