The ABC Comedy Hour: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The ABC Comedy Hour was an American television variety series that aired on ABC in 1972. Seven of the 13 episodes featured a guest host and a team of comedy impressionists known as The Kopykats (Rich Little, Frank Gorshin, Joe Baker, Marilyn Michaels, George Kirby, and Fred Travalena, with single appearances by Charlie Callas, Will Jordan, and Peter Goodwright). Guest hosts included Steve Lawrence, Orson Welles, Ed Sullivan, Raymond Burr, Robert Young, Debbie Reynolds and Tony Curtis.

Series details

• Title: The ABC Comedy Hour
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 1972-01-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 1972-04-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 22593
• IMDb ID: tt0068027

Cast and credited roles

• Steve Lawrence — Host
• Raymond Burr — Host
• Alan King — Host
• Danny Thomas — Host
• Ed Sullivan — Host
• Buddy Hackett — Roastmaster

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1972-01-17; final listed air date 1972-04-05; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from The ABC Comedy Hour on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.