The Jack Benny Program (1950) is a popular radio and television comedy series. The program originally aired on radio from 1932 to 1955 and on television from 1950 to 1965, spanning more than thirty ...

Show opens with the audience in line to see the show, telling each other how their tickets were forced on them. In his opening monologue, Jack analyzes his own humor. Dennis sings 'Around the world in ...

Originally broadcast on radio, 1938-1957. Compact discs. "Digitally restored & remastered." Program notes by Anthony Tollin, with foreword by Irving A. Fein, and bibliography (50 p. : ill. ; 13 x 14 ...

During the heyday of radio drama and comedy, the men and women behind the sound effects were the magicians of radio — creating a perfect mix of sound and imagination. For radio comedy, one of the best ...

Jack Benny was one of the most beloved comedians of the 20th century, a master of timing, self-deprecating humor and the long pause that could make an audience roar with laughter. His legacy spans ...

Jack Benny is the man who made Rochester famous. Well, in reality, Benny made “Rochester” famous. “Rochester van Jones” was the name of Benny’s fictional Black valet for nearly 30 years on the popular ...

Comedians have been building shows around their personae since before television. The Burns and Allen Show was a radio program in the ’30s and ’40s about real-life married couple George Burns and ...

Jack has four tickets to a new play. He and his new girlfriend were originally going to go with Don Wilson and his wife, but Don called to cancel. Jack's girlfriend gets him to call and invite Jimmy ...