The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950–1955)

Creator:

Fred Hamilton

Stars:

Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Al Goodman

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jerry Lewis	...	Himself - Host (203 episodes, 1950-1955)
Dean Martin	...	Himself - Host (202 episodes, 1950-1955)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

joke | singer | stand up comedy | company sponsor name in title | song | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 September 1950 (USA)

Also Known As:

Colgate Summer Comedy Hour

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Colgate-Palmolive-Peet, National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The episode broadcast on 22 November 1953, hosted by Donald O'Connor, made history as the very first ever color television broadcast in the NTSC color system.

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Connections

Featured in Avalon (1990)

User Reviews

From what I have seen it's good.

I own a DVD that is entitled "The Abbott & Costello Show". But it's actually two episodes of "The Colgate Comedy Hour". From what I have seen it looked like a good show. But again I have only seen two shows. Both shows were hosted by Abbott & Costello and they were hilarious. It featured many different skits and bits including the "Two Tens For a Five". And of course it had everyone's favorite "Who's on First?". I really enjoyed the quick banter between the two. I heard the best Abbott & Costello routines are the ones preformed in front of a live audience. Costello was great at ad-libbing and it shows here. I have only seen a couple of the Martin & Lewis movies and they were good. So I'm guessing the ones hosted by them were good too. I really recommend this to anyone who likes comedy and especially anyone who hasn't seen the "Who's on First?" bit. It's classic stuff.