The Sonny Comedy Revue: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In 1974, Sonny and Cher agreed to end the show as they were separating from each other. Their timeslot was given to Tony Orlando and Dawn the next fall. They both starred in separate variety shows over the next two years. Sonny Bono's 1974 variety series, The Sonny Comedy Revue, led off the ABC Sunday night lineup, but lasted just 13 episodes. While it retained the creative team behind The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, Bono's solo effort was largely a victim of the show's weak time slot and the established hits it faced on NBC and CBS. Initially, people assumed that his show would be the greater success when it was heard that Cher was to appear in her own show on CBS.

Series details

• Title: The Sonny Comedy Revue
• Format: Variety
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1974-09-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 1974-09-22
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10637

Cast and credited roles

• Sonny Bono — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1974-09-22; final listed air date 1974-09-22.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Sonny Comedy Revue 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.