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The Colgate Comedy Hour

This was a Colgate-sponsored comedy hour that featured many notable comedians and entertainers of the era as guest stars.

1h6 SeasonsNRTMDb 6.9

Comedy

EnglishEnded

1 · Revenge with Music

2 · Let's Face It

3 · Fred Allen

4 · 10/1/1950

5 · Eddie Cantor

6 · Martin & Lewis: Anything Goes

7 · Fred Allen

8 · Bobby Clark

9 · Eddie Cantor

10 · Martin & Lewis

11 · Fred Allen

12 · Bob Hope

13 · Eddie Cantor

14 · Tickets Please!

15 · 12/17/1950

16 · Bob Hope

17 · Eddie Cantor

18 · Abbot & Costello

19 · Jerry Lester

20 · Bobby Clark

21 · Eddie Cantor

22 · Martin & Lewis

23 · The Spike Jones Show

24 · Bobby Clark

25 · Eddie Cantor

26 · Tony Martin

27 · Abbot & Costello

28 · Beatrice Lillie

29 · Eddie Cantor

30 · Eddie Cantor

31 · Bob Hope

32 · Tony Martin

33 · Eddie Cantor

34 · Martin & Lewis

35 · Phil Silvers

36 · Beatrice Lillie

37 · Martin & Lewis

38 · Eddie Cantor

39 · Martin & Lewis

40 · Jackie Gleason and Fred Allen

Crew and Cast

Fred HamiltonCreatorEddie CantorEddie CantorHostDean MartinDean MartinJerry LewisJerry LewisHostBob HopeBob HopeHostDonald O'ConnorDonald O'ConnorHostBud AbbottBud AbbottHostSidney MillerSidney MillerLou CostelloLou CostelloHostGordon MacRaeGordon MacRaeHostJimmy DuranteJimmy DuranteCameo
Danny ArnoldHal MarchHal MarchTom D'AndreaTom D'AndreaEddie FisherEddie FisherAnna Maria AlberghettiAnna Maria AlberghettiBen BlueBen BluePeggy LeePeggy LeeScatman CrothersScatman CrothersFred AllenFred Allen
Sid FieldsCesar RomeroCesar RomeroMarilyn MaxwellMarilyn MaxwellGene NelsonGene NelsonGeorge RaftGeorge RaftDanny ThomasDanny ThomasPhil HarrisPhil HarrisTony MartinTony MartinCharlton HestonCharlton HestonEdgar BergenEdgar BergenFrank SinatraFrank Sinatra

Storyline

The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Fred Allen, Donald O'Connor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Ben Blue, Robert Paige, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Broadway dancer Wayne Lamb and Spike Jones and His City Slickers.

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Info

Status
Ended
First aired
10 September 1950
Last aired
25 December 1955
Rating
NR
TMDB score
6.9 / 10 (13 votes)

Production

Created by
Fred Hamilton
Studios
Colgate-Palmolive-Peet, NBC
Countries
United States of America
Networks
NBC

Episodes

Seasons
6
Episodes
216
Runtime
1h
Type
Scripted
In production
No

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English