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The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950–1955 · 6 seasons

A breezy, live-wire variety showcase where big personalities trade gags and songs with the easy charm of mid-century television.

Created by
Fred Hamilton
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Gloria DeHaven, Ann Sheridan, Kaye Ballard
Tagline
This was a Colgate-sponsored comedy hour that featured many notable comedians and entertainers of the era as guest stars.
Overview
The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Fred Allen, Donald O'Connor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Ben Blue, Robert Paige, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Broadway dancer Wayne Lamb and Spike Jones and His City Slickers.

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Free in the UK
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Created by
Fred Hamilton
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Gloria DeHaven, Ann Sheridan, Kaye Ballard
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • friendship
  • celebrity
  • media
  • art
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • anthology
  • serialised
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance3
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy
Created by
Fred Hamilton
Written by
Sidney Miller, John Grant, Herbert Baker, Norman Lear
Starring
Gloria DeHaven, Ann Sheridan, Kaye Ballard, Frances Langford, Kenny Delmar, Lily Pons, Beatrice Kay, Sheree North
Length
6 seasons, 216 episodes, 60 min each
Network
NBC
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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