The NBC Comedy Hour
| The NBC Comedy Hour | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Television comedy |
| Directed by | Herbert Kenwith[2] |
| Presented by | Leo Durocher; Gale Storm; various |
| Starring | Jonathan Winters |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1[1] |
| No. of episodes | 18[1] |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | NBC[2] |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | January 8[1] – June 10, 1956[1] |
The NBC Comedy Hour was a comedy show that ran on NBC in the first half of 1956, intended to be a replacement for The Colgate Comedy Hour.[1]
Leo Durocher hosted the show in January, and Gale Storm from February until April 8; from April 22 on, hosts were called in per episode. Comic Jonathan Winters was a more frequent face than any of the hosts; he appeared in 17 of the 18 episodes. Stan Freberg was also a guest 6 times. A group of acting chimpanzees named The Marquee Chimps performed parodies of movies in 3 episodes.[1]
The show was a critical and ratings failure:[1] Variety stated "A more poorly conceived, routined and paced outing would be difficult to imagine."[3] It was cancelled in June, having already been pre-empted 4 times in 5 months.[1][3] It was succeeded by The Steve Allen Show, whose reputation became a marked contrast to that of The NBC Comedy Hour.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Template:Tv.com showTemplate:Accessdate
- ^ a b c The NBC Comedy Hour at IMDbTemplate:Accessdate
- ^ a b "The NBC Comedy Hour". Classic TV Info. Jim Davidson. 2007-07-26. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
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