Stage Manager on The Gordon Ford Show.

S5E9 - Wes acts as the primary stage manager on an episode The Gordon Ford Show featuring Carol Burnett, Alan Shepard, and Midge Maisel (Plum acts as a special stage manager just for Midge). He gives the audience their instructions, counts the show down to air, summons Alan Shepard from the dressing room at the appropriate time, and later watches as Gordon attempts to humiliate Midge on the air only to be hoisted by his own petard when she hijacks the show.

WES: For those of you still filing in, we are less than one minute to air! You're in for a great show tonight. Now we're about to get going, so keep that energy up. This show's a live broadcast, so that means anything can happen…
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WES: Please no unwrapping candy, keep the aisles clear, and if you have to leave, please do so quietly. Emergency exit doors are on both sides in the back. Other than that, make a lot of noise when it comes to showing Gordon you're happy to be here. Here we go, lots of applause! And five, four, three…
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WES: And we are back in five, four, three…
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