A film clip the 8 august 1954 episode with sammy davis jr. Born today most popular celebs most popular celebs celebrity news. Variety shows hosted by a major comedian were common in the early fifties, but the. English over 4 hours of classic early tv, a collectible delight. They are the funniest pair of actors i have ever seen in movies, and they are even funnier in their appearances on the colgate comedy hour tv. Filmed before a live audience which gives the comedy hour a sense of electricity. Colgate comedy hour, classic tv, eddie cantor, frank sinatra eddie cantor hosts with guests eddie fisher, frank sinatra, connie russell, and brian donleavy. Watch all 39 the colgate comedy hour episodes from season 5,view pictures, get episode information and more.
The colgate comedy hour season 5 episode guide on tv. This was a colgatesponsored comedy hour that featured many notable comedians. His 2003 record, the father of modern calypso, was mr. Notably, none of the performers from the original 19501955 run returned. Colgate comedy hour abbott and costello and company.
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. Abbott and costello cohost many of the colgate comedy hour shows with special guests and notable personalities of the 1950s. Starting with the 195455 season, colgate s ad agency ted bates took over production supervision from nbc. 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 filmon tv live tv movies and social. Featuring the top names in vaudeville, theater, radio and film, this live sunday evening. Dean martin jerry lewis colgate comedy hour early 1950s. The colgate comedy hour season 1 episode guide on tv. In a live comedy sketch, devised to promote universals newest monster, america witnessed the brief but memorable meeting of abbott and costello and the creature from the black lagoon. Jerry lewis full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The colgate comedy hour was an american comedymusical variety series that aired live on the nbc network from 1950 to 1955. Some performers like phil silvers or ray bolger would only host once or twice, while the regular hosts appeared once a month. While it wasnt unusual at the time for ad agencies to produce tv shows, ted bates had little experience in the field. Regular supporting casts always costarred in each of the episodes.
On sunday, february 21, 1954 abbott and costello hosted nbcs colgate comedy hour. Allen starred in six feature films and a few short films. Placeholder the colgate comedy hour 14 episodes 20192019. The colgate comedy hour september 17, 1950 youtube. The colgate comedy hour filmon tv live tv movies and. A good abbott and costello onehour show from january 1951. Seuss how the grinch stole christmas dragnet dragnet 200304. Hollywood or bust jerry lewis dean martin 1956 full movie duration. The colgate comedy hour series aired 1950 1955 available on primetime tv comedy variety. Martin and lewis, the last of the original hosts, made two appearances in this final halfseason of the show. Carmen dragon and his orchestra, and on film president eisenhower.
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. Flick, juggler wally blair, dancer lita baron and billy daniel, cyclist joe mole, dance act the rio brothers, and the skylarks. Usage public domain topics colgate comedy hour, classic tv. Sep 02, 2014 colgate comedy hour abbott and costello and company full movie. Watch the colgate comedy hour now on your favorite device. In later seasons, the comedy hour was often preempted for 90minute musical specials. The colgate comedy hour was a bigbudget variety series featuring some of the biggest names in show business. 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.
The colgate comedy hour, which ran from 1950 through 1955, was a wildly popular weekly variety show filled with funny monologues and comic sketches. With the construction of a nationwide cable line, it became possible for the first time to broadcast live from coasttocoast. In 2003, the library of congress chose the first radio version of the sketch. Variety shows hosted by a major comedian were fairly common in the early fifties, but the colgate show was different in that it featured alternating hosts. Glucksman 27 episodes, 19501955 jim jordan episodes, 19521955 kingman t.
Sold by muboutletstore and ships from amazon fulfillment. The colgate comedy hour american television program britannica. Soon the comedians were cast in hollywood films, and debuted a shortened. With jerry lewis, dean martin, al goodman, eddie cantor. I highly recommend this dvd to anyone who loves sidesplitting, kneeslapping comedy for the whole family. Peggy lee and ella fitzgerald sing numbers from the film, a mix of 1920s standards and some created for the movie. Some good routines from other acts, but mostly the famed comedy team. He made his film debut in the musical about face 1952. Colgate comedy hour, the television academy interviews. Abbott is a sergeant to goofball soldier costello, the singing sergeants of the air force perform, stunts by the thunderbirds, and an f100 travels from tuscon to march air force base during the show. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership.
It is known that woody allen made his tv debut on the colgate comedy hour but no ones seems to know which episode it was. Filmon tv live tv movies and social television more than 600 live tv channels and 45000 complimentary movies tv shows and documentaries. Ctva us music variety colgate comedy hour nbc195055. The colgate comedy hour is an american comedymusical variety series that aired live on the nbc network from 1950 to 1955. They seem to finally warm up to the audience and each other. A film clip the 7 january 1951 episode incomplete with abbott and costello is available at the internet archive.
In 1952 and 1953, it lost out to the sid caesar classic series, your show of shows. The colgate comedy hour american television program. The colgate comedy hour september 17, 1950 starring dean. The colgate comedy hour is an american comedy musical variety series that aired live on the nbc network from 1950 to 1955. Navs total included 73,000 copies of his new album as a complete. Jack carson and robert paige did the honors in the majority of the remaining ones.
Complete with commercials, and a funny sketch spoofing tinpanalley songwriting. 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. Allen was an original host of the colgate comedy hour, but he was taken out of the rotation of hosts after two months. 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. 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 21st. After durocher, the regular hosts changed, and after 18 broadcasts, the final show aired in june. Colgate comedy hour abbott and costello and company 1951 full movie. The colgate comedy hour was an american comedy musical variety series that aired live on the nbc network from 1950 to 1955. Colgate comedy hour with jimmy durante and frank sinatra video duration. More than 600 live tv channels and 45000 complimentary movies tv shows and documentaries.
Feb 09, 2017 the colgate comedy hour february, 1955 duration. It was the teams final comedy hour performance and a fitting end to one of the most. The colgate comedy hour tv listings, tv schedule and. The colgate comedy hour november 12, 1950 duration. The colgate comedy hour abbott and costello cohost many of the colgate comedy hour shows with special guests and notable personalities of the 1950s. This was the year their abbott and costello meet the invisible man movie was released, which was one of their last quality movies. Yes, it really did happen, not on the big screen but on live television. Watch all 42 the colgate comedy hour episodes from season 2,view pictures, get episode information and more. Jerry lewis and dean martin in the colgate comedy hour 1950 lou.
A popular mix of musical acts and sometimes raucous sketch comedy with alternating guest hosts, nbc mounted its own really big show to compete. The colgate comedy hour was replaced on january 8, 1956 with the nbc comedy hour, hosted by leo durocher for the first three shows. This was a colgate sponsored comedy hour that featured many notable comedians and entertainers of the era as guest stars. Other articles where the colgate comedy hour is discussed. 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.
An episode of the colgate comedy hour, one of the more expensive varietyseries of the earliest days of televisions growing popularity. A bigbudget variety series featuring some of the biggest names in show business. The colgate comedy hour tv listings, tv schedule and episode. Starting with the 195455 season, colgates ad agency ted bates took over production supervision from nbc. The colgate comedy hour season 2 episode guide on tv.
With the coming of television radio shows become a thing of the past. 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. The colgate comedy hour free episodes abbott and costello. A film clip the 19 september 1954 broadcast from hollywood bowl with eddie fisher, louis armstrong and peggy lee is available at the internet archive. Abbott and costello were an american comedy duo composed of bud abbott and lou costello, whose work on radio and in film and television made them the. Burt lancaster, eddie ryder, sidney sillman, fay mckenzie. Jerry lewis on making films with dean martin emmytvlegends. The complete encyclopedia of television programs 1947 1979, vol. His guests include marilyn maxwell, singer bob crosby, comic actors eddie bracken and frank faylen, georgie price, singer toni arden, comic pat c.
The colgate comedy hour was one of the bright spots of early television. Other stars hosting only a few episodes included bob hope, tony martin, judy canova, jack carson, jimmy durante and fred allen. It should be noted that the timeslot was not always sponsored by colgate, with frigidaire initially taking over one week each month. The show featured many notable comedians and entertainers of the era as. Colgate withdrew its sponsorship after the december 25th broadcast and the comedy hour was no more. The complete encyclopedia of television programs 19471979, vol. Even if you dont have a wacky, zany sense of humor, try it anyway you may be very pleasantly. Bob hope hosts this agva salute to the return of vaudeville. Mar 06, 2010 colgate comedy hour with jimmy durante and frank sinatra video duration. Abbott and costello performed the classic routine on allens show that night, in what at. The colgate comedy hour was nominated for emmys in 1952, 1953, and 1954. A good abbott and costello one hour show from january 1951.
Fred allen was an american comedian, mostly known today for his radio show, which is probably the reason allen is a forgotten comedian. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto. Season 2, episode 23 february 3, 1952 guests include kay starr and ben blue. The last days of his career allen was a panelist on whats my line.
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