The Colgate Comedy Hour: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Colgate Comedy Hour was an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on NBC from 1950 to 1955. The show used notable comedians and entertainers of the era as guest hosts and was scheduled against Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town on CBS. Broadcast live Sunday evenings, the series featured many top names in vaudeville, theater, radio and film, and as well was the first starring vehicle for many performers turning to television. The Colgate Comedy Hour, a true variety show, offered music, burlesque, opera and night club comedy segments.

Series details

• Title: The Colgate Comedy Hour
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Music
• Premiere date: 1950-09-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 1955-12-18
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 23503
• IMDb ID: tt0042094
• TVDB ID: 73091

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1950-09-10; final listed air date 1951-06-24.
• Season 2: premiered 1951-10-07; final listed air date 1952-05-11.
• Season 3: premiered 1952-09-21; final listed air date 1953-05-17.
• Season 4: premiered 1953-10-04; final listed air date 1954-05-23.
• Season 5: premiered 1954-10-03; final listed air date 1955-08-28.
• Season 6: premiered 1955-09-18; final listed air date 1955-12-18.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Colgate 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.