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The NBC Comedy Hour

★ 7.0 27 votes 1956–present 1 seasons · 18 episodes Ended NBC
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About

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. 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. The show was a critical and ratings failure: Variety stated "A more poorly conceived, routined and paced outing would be difficult to imagine." It was cancelled in June, having already been pre-empted 4 times in 5 months. It was succeeded by The Steve Allen Show, whose reputation became a marked contrast to that of The NBC Comedy Hour.

All Seasons

Season 11956
0182h
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7Episode #1.7
8Episode #1.8
9Episode #1.9
10Episode #1.10
11Episode #1.11
12Episode #1.12
13Episode #1.13
14Episode #1.1460 min
15Episode #1.15
16Episode #1.1660 min
17Episode #1.17
18Episode #1.18

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Jonathan Winters Self - Comedian, Minor Role
Pat Sheehan Self
Hy Averback Self - Announcer, Announcer
Gale Storm Self - Host
Stan Freberg Self - Comedian, Self
Ben Blue Self
Hans Conried Self, Airplane Passenger
Larry J. Blake Self, Self - Actor
Leo Durocher Self - Host
Paul Gilbert Self

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