The NBC Comedy Hour
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.
- Title: The NBC Comedy Hour
- Year: 1956
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- Studio: NBC
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- Cast: Gale Storm
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- Runtime: 60 minutes
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- Popularity: 1.029
- First Air Date: Jan 08, 1956
- Last Air date: May 06, 1956
- Season: 1 Season
- Episode: 18 Episode
- Language: English
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