The colgate comedy hour official order all seasons. Starting with the 195455 season, colgate s ad agency ted bates took over production supervision from nbc. In this episode, dean brings jerry to his little hometown in italy for vacation. The colgate comedy hour is best remembered for the shows hosted by martin. The colgate comedy hour was one of the most popular tv shows during the dawn of television. Bob hope hosts this agva salute to the return of vaudeville. Truly a command performance by ethel in this live broadcast of the colgate comedy hour. Oconnor was reluctant to keep making francis films but agreed to francis in the navy 1955. Pat sheehan began appearing on queen for a day and the colgate comedy hour in the early 1950s, as well as modeling for various magazines.
Oconnor was a regular host of nbcs colgate comedy hour. German newspaper, reporting from brussels in 2003, referred to their. On this special episode of the colgate comedy hour, we join frank sinatra, behr lahr and sheree north as they head this all star musical hour. Before they teamed up, martin was a nightclub singer, while lewis performed a comedy act lipsynching to records they performed in nightclubs, and, starting in 1949, on radio. The best of the colgate comedy hour 6 pk dean martin, jerry lewis, fred allen, jimmy durante, eddie cantor, fred hamilton, ernest d. Donald oconnor biography, celebrity facts and awards tv. The colgate comedy hour american television program. En route gisele mckenzie sings just one of those things. Featuring the top names in vaudeville, theater, radio and film, this live sunday evening series was the first starring vehicle for many notable performers turning to television.
A fact from the colgate comedy hour appeared on wikipedia s main page in the did you know. The colgate comedy hour tv series 19501955 full cast. Colgate comedy hour with guests dean martin and jerry lewis originally aired april 29th, 1951. His guests include marilyn maxwell, singer bob crosby, comic actors eddie bracken and frank faylen, georgie price, singer toni arden, comic pat c. During the playing of their songs, martin and lewis participated in the antics, and when the drummer got up and stepped aside, jerry lewis sat down and played drums. Colgate comedy hour with guests dean martin and jerry lewis originally aired september 17th, 1950.
Jerry lewis discusses the colgate comedy hour emmytvlegends. With jerry lewis, dean martin, al goodman, eddie cantor. For approximately fiveandahalf seasons, nbcs colgate comedy hour presented big budget musical variety television as headtohead competition for ed sullivans toast of the town on cbs. Martin and lewis were an american comedy duo, comprising singer dean martin and comedian jerry lewis. The host of the 2008 worst eu lobbying awards, british political comedian. They started with burlesque and vaudeville, which made them naturals to host a variety show. One of the first times rock and roll appeared on national television was in may 1954 when the treniers appeared on the colgate comedy hour, hosted by dean martin and jerry lewis. Read all about donald oconnor with s exclusive biography including their list of awards, celeb facts and more at. The colgate comedy hour was replaced on january 8, 1956 with the nbc comedy hour, hosted by leo durocher for the first three shows. Peter conlow, jackie gleason, phil regan, eddie cantor, ray bolger, gloria patrice, hal sawyer, murray leonard.
Jerry conducts the chorequioree aka choir dean sings the itralian song waaaay marie. The following week, another catasrophic event caused the show to be knocked off the air in most of the country. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Variety shows hosted by a major comedian were common in the early fifties, but the. Fred waring was the final host of the series, and on christmas day 1955. He starred in the donald oconnor show 195455 for one season. Filmed before a live audience which gives the comedy hour a sense of electricity. Descriptiondean martin jerry lewis 1955 colgate comedy hour. He made his film debut in the musical about face 1952. Peggy lee and ella fitzgerald sing numbers from the film, a mix of 1920s standards and some created for the movie. The weekly program showcased musical and comedic talents of many of the most famous stars and entertainers back in the day. After durocher, the regular hosts changed, and after 18 broadcasts, the final show aired in june. Media in category the colgate comedy hour the following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total. The colgate comedy hour tv series 19501955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Wish there were as many kinescopes of them here as there are of red skelton. Colgate comedy hour, the television academy interviews. Ethel merman is the host and jimmy durante her special guest. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. 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. Jane russell full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. 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. They met in 1945 and debuted at atlantic citys 500 club on july 25, 1946. Jpg, photo of dean martin and jerry lewis from the television program colgate comedy hour. On a ocean liner, a singer attempts to help an american win over the heart of an english heiress who is returning home to marry a man she doesnt love.
She was discovered by howard hughes who signed her for his films the french line and son of sinbad. I was never really a big fan of abbott and costello until several years ago when i got to see them on kinescopes of this show. Burt lancaster, eddie ryder, sidney sillman, fay mckenzie. The colgate comedy hour 1 episode 1950 subject person only 2 credits. Was a regular host of nbcs the colgate comedy hour. Dean martin full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Though that one is mostly sketches, it is still funnier to me than their two movies, also here on ia. I was and still am astonished at their profound level of professionalism and their abilities to handle themselves on stage before a live audience. 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.
The colgate comedy hour was one of the bright spots of early television. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. While it wasnt unusual at the time for ad agencies to produce tv shows, ted bates had little experience in the field. 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. Jerry lewis dean martin colgate comedy hour clip 1 of.
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They seem to finally warm up to the audience and each other. The colgate comedy hour is an american comedy musical variety series that aired live on the nbc network from 1950 to 1955. After playing the title role in a televised play, jack and the. With the show set to premiere on september 10, 1950, the producers settled on a host rotation of eddie cantor, dean martin and jerry lewis, fred allen, and bobby clark. The colgate comedy hour the comedy hour season 1 19501951. The colgate comedy hour and its history mental itch. Following a mild heart attack just after his first show of the season, eddie cantor stayed out of commission for several months.
Colgate comedy hour abbott and costello and company. Watch all 42 the colgate comedy hour episodes from season 2,view pictures, get episode information and 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. 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. Watch all 42 the colgate comedy hour episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. Colgate withdrew its sponsorship after the december 25th broadcast and the comedy hour was no more. Flick, juggler wally blair, dancer lita baron and billy daniel, cyclist joe mole, dance act the rio brothers, and the skylarks. Dean martin and jerry lewis colgate comedy hour episode 6 part 4 duration. 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. Other articles where the colgate comedy hour is discussed. Regular supporting casts always costarred in each of the episodes.