The NBC Comedy Hour Season 1 • TV Show
The NBC Comedy Hour
The NBC Comedy Hour • TV Show • Rating 7.0 out of 10
The NBC Comedy Hour
release-radar
Are there new episodes of The NBC Comedy Hour coming?
The NBC Comedy Hour is marked as an ended series, with its final episode airing on May 6, 1956. At this time there are no new seasons or episodes announced, so the release radar for this show is effectively closed unless a revival or spin-off is announced.
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overview
What is The NBC Comedy Hour 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. The series reflects a distinct US style and perspective.
