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Overview

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.

Series Cast

  1. Gale Storm as

    Gale Storm

    18 Episodes

  2. Bob Elliott as

    Bob Elliott

    1 Episode

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Last Season

Season 1

1956 • 18 Episodes

Season 1 of The NBC Comedy Hour premiered on January 8, 1956.

Episode 18

(1x18, May 6, 1956) Season Finale

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Status Ended

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Type Scripted

Original Language English

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