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The Jack Benny Program, starring Jack Benny, is a radio and television comedy series.The show ran for over three decades, from 1932 to 1955 on radio, and from 1950 to 1965 on television.
Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky; February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was an American entertainer who evolved from a modest success playing the violin on the vaudeville circuit to one of the leading entertainers of the twentieth century with a highly popular comedic career in radio, television, and film.
"The Jack Benny Program 30 Years in the Future" October 4, 1959 () 112: 2 "Harry Truman Show" October 18, 1959 () 113: 3 "Jack Webb Show" November 1 ...
Jack Benny was the show's host, creator and star. Because he was unwilling to commit to the still-new technology of television on a weekly basis, the first television season of The Jack Benny Program did not include any more than these four sporadically scheduled special episodes; each was broadcast live as was typical during the Golden Age of ...
The sketch is a flashback to when Jack discovered Wayne Newton: Benny is performing at a posh garden benefit to send "underprivileged" children of Beverly Hills to camp on the French Riviera. Needing an opening act, Jack gives waiter Wayne a chance to sing, thus giving him his big showbiz break.
Jack tells guest Johnny Carson he should be more versatile on The Tonight Show, so Johnny does card tricks, plays the drums, sings, and dances to "Ballin' the Jack." They do a mock version of the Tonight Show where we can hear Carson's thoughts about the guest he's interviewing (Benny).
During the monologue, Jack Benny brings out Jack Webb and demands to know why his show paid Webb $5,000; he doesn't sing, dance, or play music, and he's not a real cop! After the Lux Liquid commercial (in which Don appears as "Confucius"!), Benny says that Dragnet is just like a Charlie Chan movie, leading to a sketch called Dragon-net : Benny ...
This is a list of episodes for the fourth season (1953–54) of the television version of The Jack Benny Program. This season is mostly known for Humphrey Bogart and Marilyn Monroe being on the show (separately). This year had major movie stars of the time, more likely to attract more viewers.