Beyond the main shows, Baby Boomers also enjoyed spin-offs and variety-style comedy programs that mixed music, sketches, and humorous commentary. Shows like The Rudy Vallee Show and Lum and Abner ...

Vintage American radio comedy with the legendary Jack Benny.a On radio, The Jack Benny Program ran from February 1932 to May 1955. From that date, new shows were produced for television but there were ...

The Smothers Brothers confound every attempt by Jack to force them into his straitjacket comedy formula while performing his theme song, but, even scarier to Jack, he is pinned under an unexploded ...

In 1953, Marilyn Monroe hesitated about appearing on The Jack Benny Program. The popular variety show aired live, so anything could happen. But her perfect performance in a skit where Jack Benny falls ...

Jack Benny was one of the most beloved comedians of the 20th century, a master of timing, self-deprecating humor and the long pause that could make an audience roar with laughter. His legacy spans ...

Jack tries to win a girl away from Robert Goulet. Goulet sings "This Is All I Ask." Girl: Joan Marshall. Don Wilson. Carol Burnett is Jack's guest in this romp about a gambler (Jack) who's trying to ...

A selection of the long running and highly successful American radio comedy series broadcast for the first time on 4 Extra. The Jack Benny Program originally broadcast in America from 1930 - 1950s. It ...