"The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950) TV series 1950-1955

Creator:

Fred Hamilton

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | unknown

Release Date:

10 September 1950 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

A musical variety television show that ran on the NBC network from 1950-1955. The show had starred many...

Plot Keywords:

Variety | Male Female Relationship | Company Sponsor Name In Title

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 4 nominations

Cast

Dean Martin	...	Himself - Host / ... (214 episodes, 1950-1955)
Jerry Lewis	...	Himself - Host / ... (214 episodes, 1950-1955)

Also Known As:

Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA) (summer title)
Colgate Variety Hour (USA) (sixth season title)
Michael Todd Revue (USA) (subtitle)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Colgate-Palmolive-Peet

Trivia:

Woody Allen's TV debut.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Jodie Foster/Brian Wilson (#2.9)" (1976)

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.