The colgate comedy hour was one of the bright spots of early television. With jerry lewis, dean martin, al goodman, eddie cantor. The colgate comedy hour june 3, 1951 starring dean martin and jerry lewis. Dean martin and jerry lewis host the season premiere of the newlytitled the colgate variety hour. Clark is judge in a courtroom sketch with moran complaining someone had stolen her lacy underwear. Classic tv info the colgate summer comedy hour summer 1954. The last days of his career allen was a panelist on whats my line. Filmed before a live audience which gives the comedy hour a sense of electricity. The colgate comedy hour season 2 episode guide on tv. Fred allen was an american comedian, mostly known today for his radio show, which is probably the reason allen is a forgotten comedian. The show featured many notable comedians and entertainers of. The colgate comedy hour s5e32 1955 the movie database. The colgate comedy hour season 1 episode guide on tv.
An episode of the colgate comedy hour, with host eddie fisher, and the following guests. The colgate comedy hour is an american comedy musical variety series that aired live on the nbc network from 1950 to. He made his film debut in the musical about face 1952. The show used notable comedians and entertainers of the era as guest hosts and was. The following week, another catasrophic event caused the show to be knocked off the air in most of the country. The big budget musical variety show featured top names in vaudeville, theater, radio and film, while principal hosts rotated each week bringing their own style and format to the show and included eddie cantor, dean martin and jerry lewis, fred allen, donald oconnor, abbott and costello, bob hope, jimmy durante, gordon.
The colgate comedy hour on nbc network aired live from 1950 to 1955. It was an american comedy musical variety series which featured one of its many entertainers, abbott and costello in 1951. Starting with the 195455 season, colgate s ad agency ted bates took over production supervision from nbc. They seem to finally warm up to the audience and each other. Watch all 42 the colgate comedy hour episodes from season 2,view pictures, get episode information and more. Other articles where the colgate comedy hour is discussed.
Following a mild heart attack just after his first show of the season, eddie cantor stayed out of commission for several months. This one was from season 4, episode 28 april 28, 1954 and includes some great abbott and costello physical comedy. One of the classics that they did on the colgate comedy hour was the, who. Colgate withdrew its sponsorship after the december 25th broadcast and the comedy hour was no more. Jack webb takes the hour to break down, step by step, all the elements that went into production of his new film, pete kellys blues, to be released on 1 august. The colgate comedy hour american television program. The colgate comedy hour tv listings, tv schedule and. Notably, none of the performers from the original 19501955 run returned. This was a colgate sponsored comedy hour that featured many notable comedians and entertainers of the era as guest stars. The the colgate comedy hour episode guide includes recaps for every episode from every season and a full list of where you can watch episodes online instantly. With the coming of television radio shows become a thing of the past. While it wasnt unusual at the time for ad agencies to produce tv shows, ted bates had little experience in the field.
Nbc filled out the remainder of the season with a show called the nbc comedy hour until coming up with a more permanent replacement in the steve allen show in june 1956. The colgate comedy hour was an american comedy musical variety series that aired live on the nbc network from 1950 to 1955. The colgate comedy hour tv listings, tv schedule and episode. The show featured many notable comedians and entertainers of the era as. The colgate comedy hour september 17, 1950 youtube. Find out when and where you can watch the colgate comedy hour episodes with tvguides full tv listings youll never miss another moment from your favorite show.
Nbcs colgate comedy hour ran for five and half seasons from 1950 to 1955. The colgate comedy hour was an american comedymusical variety series that aired live on the nbc network from 1950 to 1955. After durocher, the regular hosts changed, and after 18 broadcasts, the final show aired in june. Feb 08, 2017 the colgate comedy hour june 3, 1951 starring dean martin and jerry lewis. Colgate comedy hour abbott and costello and company. Season 5, episode 1 september 19, 1954 guests include.
It was a hit with viewers right from the start in the 1950s. A teenage girl is raised underground by a robot mother, designed to repopulate the earth following an extinction event. Dean martin and jerry lewis host the season premiere of the series now titled the colgate variety hour. The colgate comedy hour is an american comedy musical variety series that aired live on the nbc network from 1950 to 1955. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. In 1954, for the first time, the comedy hour didnt take a break for the summer. The show featured many notable comedians and entertainers of the era as guest stars. More than 600 live tv channels and 45000 complimentary movies tv shows and documentaries.
Abbott and costello were to have been included in the roster, but the latter comic took ill just before the november 11th episode and wasnt. Episode highlights include donald oconnor performing a songanddance about womens hats, ben blue starring in a sketch about the upper berth in a trains sleeping compartment, a songwriter sketch featuring suffering partners oconnor and sid miller and a big production number featuring oconnor and scatman crothers based on the song, the birth of the blues. Instead, a series of travel musicals was presented with alternating casts headed by kaye ballard and bobby van on alternating coasts. It was a moment in television history never to be repeated, with hilarious monologues, new comic sketches, and elaborate musical production numbers that were over the top. License creative commons attribution license reuse allowed show more show less. An episode of the colgate comedy hour, one of the more expensive varietyseries of the earliest days of televisions growing popularity. The colgate comedy hour was replaced on january 8, 1956 with the nbc comedy hour, hosted by leo durocher for the first three shows. Morton who, against his will, is risking his winnings for more cash. After playing the title role in a televised play, jack and the. Twentieth century television resources including free historic videos, old primetime schedules, and a guide to tv shows on dvd. The colgate comedy hour was an american comedy musical variety series that aired live on nbc from 1950 to 1955.
Guests included ann sheridan, patti moore, ben lessey, sid miller, tom dandrea, hal march and the bell sisters. Those who lived to see the colgate comedy hour from 1950 through 1955 say that nothing, even today, comes close to this widely popular weekly tv variety show. The colgate comedy hour, which ran from 1950 through 1955, was a wildly popular weekly variety show filled with funny monologues and comic sketches. The colgate comedy hour season 5 episode guide on tv. Final episode of colgate comedy hour hosted by martin and lewis, features a very politically incorrect parody of japanese movies. Allen was an original host of the colgate comedy hour, but he was taken out of the rotation of hosts after two months. Watch all 39 the colgate comedy hour episodes from season 5,view pictures, get episode information and more. The program evolved from nbcs first tv variety showcase, four star revue, sponsored by motorola. On november 5, 1967, the dean martin show sponsored by colgate was preempted for a oneoff revival of the colgate comedy hour with guests including mel brooks, bob newhart, dan rowan, dick martin and others. Variety shows hosted by a major comedian were common in the early fifties, but the. Show biz veteran jimmy durante, late of all star revue, signed on as a regular host, joining the roster of eddie cantor, martin and lewis, and donald oconnor. I highly recommend this dvd to anyone who loves sidesplitting, kneeslapping comedy for the whole family.
Martin and lewis, the last of the original hosts, made two appearances in this final half season of the show. His guests include actors monte woolley and peter donald, opera star rise stevens, ballet stars sono osato, hugh laing and zachary solov, tony award winner david burns, fred allens radio cohorts kenny delmar, minerva pious, parker fennelly supplying voices in a puppet version of allens alley with al goodman and his orchestra. Abbott and costello were to have been included in the roster, but the latter comic took ill just before the november 11th episode and wasnt able to return until february. Complete with commercials, and a funny sketch spoofing tinpanalley songwriting.
Grey went on to perform in several such shows, and he became a nightclub performer as well. The colgate comedy hour was a bigbudget variety series featuring some of the biggest names in show business. Watch all 42 the colgate comedy hour episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. The further adventures of max the dog and his furry animal friends. Washed out which can make some of the subtitles hard to read. In later seasons, the comedy hour was often preempted for 90minute musical specials.
Abbott and costello cohost many of the colgate comedy hour shows with special guests and notable personalities of the 1950s. Watch full length episodes, video clips, highlights and more. It should be noted that the timeslot was not always sponsored by colgate, with frigidaire initially taking over one week each month. Peggy lee and ella fitzgerald sing numbers from the film, a mix of 1920s standards and some created for the movie.
Argentinian jugglers atilio and hector the peiro brothers, and comedy act the albins. Variety shows hosted by a major comedian were common in. The colgate comedy hour watch full episodes and clips. Regular supporting casts always costarred in each of the episodes. The colgate comedy hour free episodes abbott and costello. Ctva us music variety colgate comedy hour nbc195055.
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