Old Time Radio Comedy
Summary: The Old Time Radio Network Comedy, Continuing America's love affair with comedy and those lovable characters that made us laugh. Old Time Radio Comedy ran the gamut from the country humor of Lum and Abner and Minnie Pearl to the dialect characterizations of Mel Blanc and the caustic sarcasm of Henry Morgan. Gags galore were delivered weekly on Stop Me If You've Heard This One and Can You Top This?, panel programs devoted to the art of telling jokes. Who can forget the great shows, Fred Allen, Jack Benny, Victor Borge, Fanny Brice, Billie Burke, Bob Burns, Judy Canova, Bob Hope, Phil Harris, Spike Jones, Groucho Marx, Jean Shepherd, Red Skelton and Ed Wynn. More laughter was generated on such shows as Abbott and Costello, Amos 'n' Andy, Burns and Allen, Easy Aces, Ethel and Albert, Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve and The Halls of Ivy. Join us each week as we remember these greats and more on the Old Time Radio Network.
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