Radio comedy - Posts - Page 26

A ventriloquist…on the radio?

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Dec 17th 2017

On this date in 1936, The Royal Gelatin Hour’s Rudy Vallee introduced a very unusual guest:Why—people have been asking me f

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 25th 2017

The domestic comedy The Private Lives of Ethel and Albert had its official network radio premiere on May 29, 1944 over NBC

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 22nd 2017

In 1950, actor-announcer Frank Graham was at the peak of his radio career. He was the star of Jeff Regan, Investigator—a

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 16th 2017

During my formative nostalgia years, my sisters and I rarely went to the movies unless there was a “G” rating attached and

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Nov 4th 2017

No one could have possibly seen it coming. On the night of April 8, 1975, as the live telecast of the 47th Academy Awards

Posted by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr. on Oct 31st 2017

On January 14, 1953, TV’s This is Your Life paid tribute to “The King of the Cowboys”—none other than Roy Rogers himself.