The Colgate Comedy Hour 1950
“This was a Colgate-sponsored comedy hour that featured many notable comedians and entertainers of the era as guest stars.”
★ 6.9/10 · 13 votes NR Comedy 6 seasons · 208 eps Ended
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What is The Colgate Comedy Hour?
The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show featured many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, and Fred Allen.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1950
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 208
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
- First aired
- Sep 10, 1950
- Last aired
- Dec 25, 1955
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- NBC
- Genres
- Comedy
- Updated
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The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show featured many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, and Fred Allen. It was a Colgate-sponsored comedy hour that included various guest stars and performances. The series starred a range of entertainers, such as Donald O'Connor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Bob Hope, and Jimmy Durante, among others. The show was one of the more expensive variety series of its time and was known for its comedy and musical elements. It aired live on NBC and included episodes with different guest stars, such as an episode featuring Donald O'Connor and Kay. The Colgate Comedy Hour was eventually replaced by the NBC Comedy Hour.
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“A classic variety show featuring legendary comedians and musical guests.”
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- Features iconic mid-century entertainers
- Live musical performances
- Classic comedy sketches
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- Dated production values
- Limited availability today
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Season 1 · 42 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Revenge with Music Mytharc Sep 10, 1950
- E2 Let's Face It Core Sep 17, 1950
- E3 Fred Allen Core Sep 24, 1950
- E4 10/1/1950 Core Oct 1, 1950
- E5 Eddie Cantor Core Oct 8, 1950
- E6 Martin & Lewis: Anything Goes Core Oct 15, 1950
- E7 Fred Allen Core Oct 22, 1950
- E8 Bobby Clark Core Oct 29, 1950
- E9 Eddie Cantor Core Nov 5, 1950
- E10 Martin & Lewis Core Nov 12, 1950
- E11 Fred Allen Core Nov 19, 1950
- E12 Bob Hope Core Nov 26, 1950
- E13 Eddie Cantor Core Dec 3, 1950
- E14 Tickets Please! Core Dec 10, 1950
- E15 12/17/1950 Core Dec 17, 1950
- E16 Bob Hope Core Dec 24, 1950
- E17 Eddie Cantor Core Dec 31, 1950
- E18 Abbot & Costello Core Jan 7, 1951
- E19 Jerry Lester Core Jan 14, 1951
- E20 Bobby Clark Core Jan 21, 1951
- E21 Eddie Cantor Core Jan 28, 1951
- E22 Martin & Lewis Core Feb 4, 1951
- E23 The Spike Jones Show Core Feb 11, 1951
- E24 Bobby Clark Core Feb 18, 1951
- E25 Eddie Cantor Core Feb 25, 1951
- E26 Tony Martin Core Mar 4, 1951
- E27 Abbot & Costello Core Mar 11, 1951
- E28 Beatrice Lillie Core Mar 18, 1951
- E29 Eddie Cantor Core Mar 25, 1951
- E30 Eddie Cantor Core Apr 1, 1951
- E31 Bob Hope Core Apr 8, 1951
- E32 Tony Martin Core Apr 15, 1951
- E33 Eddie Cantor Core Apr 22, 1951
- E34 Martin & Lewis Core Apr 29, 1951
- E35 Phil Silvers Core May 6, 1951
- E36 Beatrice Lillie Core May 13, 1951
- E37 Martin & Lewis Core May 20, 1951
- E38 Eddie Cantor Core May 27, 1951
- E39 Martin & Lewis Core Jun 3, 1951
- E40 Jackie Gleason and Fred Allen Core Jun 10, 1951
- E41 Eddie Cantor Mytharc Jun 17, 1951
- E42 Martin & Lewis Mytharc Jun 24, 1951
Season 2 · 42 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Jackie Gleason Mytharc Sep 2, 1951
- E2 Eddie Cantor Core Sep 9, 1951
- E3 Spike Jones Core Sep 16, 1951
- E4 Milton Berle and Ezio Pinza Core Sep 23, 1951
- E5 Eddie Cantor Core Sep 30, 1951
- E6 Donald O'Connor and Ed Wynn Core Oct 7, 1951
- E7 Abbott & Costello Core Oct 14, 1951
- E8 Jack Carson Core Oct 21, 1951
- E9 Eddie Cantor Core Oct 28, 1951
- E10 Martin & Lewis Core Nov 4, 1951
- E11 Donald O'Connor and Harpo Marx Core Nov 11, 1951
- E12 Abbott & Costello Core Nov 18, 1951
- E13 Eddie Cantor Core Nov 25, 1951
- E14 Bob Hope Core Dec 2, 1951
- E15 Eddie Cantor Core Dec 9, 1951
- E16 Alan Young and Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Core Dec 16, 1951
- E17 Eddie Cantor Core Dec 23, 1951
- E18 Martin & Lewis Core Dec 30, 1951
- E19 Donald O'Connor and Harpo Marx Core Jan 6, 1952
- E20 Abbott & Costello Core Jan 13, 1952
- E21 Eddie Cantor Core Jan 20, 1952
- E22 Danny Thomas Core Jan 27, 1952
- E23 Donald O'Connor Core Feb 3, 1952
- E24 Martin & Lewis Core Feb 10, 1952
- E25 Eddie Cantor Core Feb 17, 1952
- E26 Danny Thomas Core Feb 24, 1952
- E27 Donald O'Connor Core Mar 2, 1952
- E28 Bob Hope Core Mar 9, 1952
- E29 Eddie Cantor Core Mar 16, 1952
- E30 Martin & Lewis Core Mar 23, 1952
- E31 Chico & Harpo Marx and Tony Martin Core Mar 30, 1952
- E32 Abbott & Costello Core Apr 6, 1952
- E33 Eddie Cantor Core Apr 13, 1952
- E34 Donald O'Connor and Andy Devine Core Apr 20, 1952
- E35 Martin & Lewis Core Apr 27, 1952
- E36 Abbott & Costello Core May 4, 1952
- E37 Donald O'Connor Core May 11, 1952
- E38 Eddie Cantor Core May 18, 1952
- E39 Ben Blue Core May 25, 1952
- E40 Herb Shriver Core Jun 1, 1952
- E41 Eddie Cantor Mytharc Jun 8, 1952
- E42 Bob Hope Mytharc Jun 15, 1952
Season 3 · 39 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Martin & Lewis Mytharc Sep 21, 1952
- E2 Eddie Cantor Core Sep 28, 1952
- E3 Donald O'Connor Core Oct 5, 1952
- E4 Bob Hope Core Oct 12, 1952
- E5 Abbott & Costello Core Oct 19, 1952
- E6 Donald O'Connor and Ben Blue Core Oct 26, 1952
- E7 Judy Canova Core Nov 2, 1952
- E8 Bob Hope Core Nov 9, 1952
- E9 Donald O'Connor Core Nov 16, 1952
- E10 Abbott & Costello Core Nov 23, 1952
- E11 Martin & Lewis Core Nov 30, 1952
- E12 Bob Hope Core Dec 7, 1952
- E13 Abbott & Costello - Christmas Show Filler Dec 14, 1952
- E14 Episode 14 Core Dec 21, 1952
- E15 Phil Harris and Ben Blue Core Dec 28, 1952
- E16 Bob Hope Core Jan 4, 1953
- E17 Abbott & Costello and Victor Borge Core Jan 11, 1953
- E18 Eddie Cantor Core Jan 18, 1953
- E19 Martin & Lewis Core Jan 25, 1953
- E20 Bob Hope Core Feb 1, 1953
- E21 Ben Blue Core Feb 8, 1953
- E22 Eddie Cantor Core Feb 15, 1953
- E23 The Ritz Brothers Core Feb 22, 1953
- E24 Bob Hope and George Jessel Core Mar 1, 1953
- E25 Donald O'Connor Core Mar 8, 1953
- E26 Eddie Cantor Core Mar 15, 1953
- E27 100th Episode Core Mar 22, 1953
- E28 Bob Hope Core Mar 29, 1953
- E29 Donald O'Connor Core Apr 5, 1953
- E30 Eddie Cantor Core Apr 12, 1953
- E31 Bob Hope Core Apr 19, 1953
- E32 Abbott & Costello Core Apr 26, 1953
- E33 Martin & Lewis Core May 3, 1953
- E34 Eddie Cantor Core May 10, 1953
- E35 Donald O'Connor Core May 17, 1953
- E36 Bob Hope Core May 24, 1953
- E37 Martin & Lewis Core May 31, 1953
- E38 Eddie Cantor Mytharc Jun 7, 1953
- E39 Bob Hope Mytharc Jun 14, 1953
Season 4 · 42 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Martin & Lewis Mytharc Oct 4, 1953
- E2 Jimmy Durante Core Oct 11, 1953
- E3 Eddie Cantor Core Oct 18, 1953
- E4 Donald O'Connor Core Oct 25, 1953
- E5 Bud Abbott with Martin & Lewis Core Nov 1, 1953
- E6 Jimmy Durante Core Nov 8, 1953
- E7 Martha Raye Core Nov 15, 1953
- E8 Donald O'Connor Core Nov 22, 1953
- E9 Eddie Cantor Core Nov 29, 1953
- E10 Jimmy Durante Core Dec 6, 1953
- E11 Perry Como and Martha Raye Core Dec 13, 1953
- E12 Donald O'Connor Core Dec 20, 1953
- E13 Eddie Cantor Core Dec 27, 1953
- E14 Jimmy Durante Core Jan 3, 1954
- E15 Martin & Lewis Core Jan 10, 1954
- E16 Alan Young, Stan Freberg, Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby Core Jan 17, 1954
- E17 Ethel Merman Core Jan 24, 1954
- E18 Eddie Cantor Core Jan 31, 1954
- E19 Jimmy Durante Core Feb 7, 1954
- E20 Donald O'Connor Core Feb 14, 1954
- E21 Sonja Henie (with Abbott & Costello) Core Feb 21, 1954
- E22 ANYTHING GOES w Ethel Merman, Frank Sinatra, Bert Lahr Core Feb 28, 1954
- E23 Eddie Cantor Core Mar 7, 1954
- E24 Jimmy Durante Core Mar 14, 1954
- E25 Abbott & Costello Core Mar 21, 1954
- E26 Eddie Cantor Core Apr 4, 1954
- E27 Jimmy Durante Core Apr 11, 1954
- E28 Abbott & Costello Core Apr 18, 1954
- E29 Ice Capades Special Core Apr 25, 1954
- E30 Martin & Lewis Core May 2, 1954
- E31 Jimmy Durante Core May 9, 1954
- E32 Eddie Cantor Core May 16, 1954
- E33 Abbott & Costello Core May 23, 1954
- E34 Martin & Lewis Core May 30, 1954
- E35 Debut of Colgate Summer Comedy hour with Kaye Ballard, Jules Munshin, Jackie Cooper Core Jun 6, 1954
- E36 Let's Go Places Core Jun 13, 1954
- E37 Continental Holiday Core Jun 20, 1954
- E38 Away from It All Core Jun 27, 1954
- E39 Holiday, U.S.A. Core Jul 4, 1954
- E40 Episode 40 Core Jul 11, 1954
- E41 Free and Easy Mytharc Jul 18, 1954
- E42 Bobby Van, Pearl Bailey, Jeff Chandler, Gene Sheldon Mytharc Jul 25, 1954
Season 5 · 39 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Eddie Fisher Mytharc Sep 19, 1954
- E2 Johnnie Ray and Joe E. Lewis Core Sep 26, 1954
- E3 Phil Harris and Dinah Shore Core Oct 3, 1954
- E4 FRIAR'S FROLIC with Milton Berle Core Oct 17, 1954
- E5 REVENGE WITH MUSIC with Harpo Marx Core Oct 24, 1954
- E6 Terry Moore Core Oct 31, 1954
- E7 Gordon MacRae Core Nov 14, 1954
- E8 Let's Face It Core Nov 21, 1954
- E9 Gale Storm Core Nov 28, 1954
- E10 Gordon MacRae Core Dec 12, 1954
- E11 Martin & Lewis Core Dec 19, 1954
- E12 ICE SHOW Core Dec 26, 1954
- E13 Bob Hope Core Jan 9, 1955
- E14 Gordon MacRae Core Jan 16, 1955
- E15 Gordon MacRae Core Jan 23, 1955
- E16 Spike Jones Core Feb 6, 1955
- E17 Martin & Lewis Core Feb 13, 1955
- E18 Gordon MacRae Core Feb 20, 1955
- E19 Gordon MacRae Core Mar 6, 1955
- E20 Gordon MacRae Core Mar 13, 1955
- E21 Gordon MacRae Core Mar 20, 1955
- E22 Phil Harris Core Apr 3, 1955
- E23 ROBERTA Core Apr 10, 1955
- E24 Gordon MacRae Core Apr 17, 1955
- E25 Liberace Core May 1, 1955
- E26 Martin & Lewis Core May 8, 1955
- E27 Arm Forces Week Core May 15, 1955
- E28 Eddie Fisher Core May 29, 1955
- E29 Martin & Lewis Core Jun 5, 1955
- E30 Charlton Heston Core Jun 12, 1955
- E31 Charlton Heston Core Jun 26, 1955
- E32 Guy Lombardo Core Jul 3, 1955
- E33 Tribute to Jerry Ross & Dick Adler Core Jul 10, 1955
- E34 Jack Webb Core Jul 24, 1955
- E35 Edgar Bergen Core Jul 31, 1955
- E36 Edgar Bergen Core Aug 7, 1955
- E37 Edgar Bergen Core Aug 21, 1955
- E38 Charlton Heston Mytharc Aug 28, 1955
- E39 Charlton Heston Mytharc Sep 4, 1955
Season 6 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Martin & Lewis Mytharc Sep 18, 1955
- E2 Jack Carson, Thelma Ritter Core Sep 25, 1955
- E3 Martha Scott, Jack Carson, Harry Belafonte Core Oct 2, 1955
- E4 SALUTE TO RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN Core Oct 16, 1955
- E5 GALA FOOTBALL REVUE w Mickey Rooney, Stan Freberg, Rudy Vallee Core Oct 23, 1955
- E6 Billy Daniel, Anna Maria Alberghetti Core Oct 30, 1955
- E7 Martin & Lewis Core Nov 13, 1955
- E8 Harry Belafonte, Gordon MacRae Core Nov 20, 1955
- E9 ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM Core Nov 27, 1955
- E10 Salute to George Abbott Core Dec 11, 1955
- E11 Mickey Rooney, George Raft Mytharc Dec 18, 1955
- E12 Robert Paige Mytharc Dec 25, 1955
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Frequently asked questions
Who were the main hosts?
The show featured rotating hosts including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, and other prominent entertainers of the early 1950s.
What type of entertainment was featured?
The program included comedy sketches, musical performances, and variety acts typical of early television variety shows.
When did it air?
The series ran live on NBC from 1950 to 1955.
Was it recorded or live?
The show aired live on television during its original run.
Are episodes available today?
Some episodes may exist in archives, but availability is limited compared to modern television recordings.
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