Classic Radio’s Greatest Comedy Shows, Vol. 1
- Author Hollywood 360
- Narrator various performers
- Publish Date 1 August 2014
- Run Time 5 hours and 50 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Humour, Radio / podcasts.
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What to expect
This collection contains twelve of the greatest comedy shows ever broadcast during the golden age of radio. You'll hear Ozzie and Harriet Nelson in The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll as Amos 'n' Andy, Robert Young in Father Knows Best, Jim and Marian Jordan as Fibber McGee and Molly, William Bendix as Chester A. Riley in The Life of Riley, Lucille Ball in My Favorite Husband, Eve Arden as English teacher Connie Brooks in Our Miss Brooks, plus many others, including The Fred Allen Show, The Aldrich Family, The Great Gildersleeve, Life with Luigi, and Lum & Abner.
Relive twelve of the best classic radio comedy shows from yesterday and hear the legendary stars who made them great in this incredible collection.
Contents include:
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, "Housekeeping," starring Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard
The Aldrich Family, "Henry Forgets to Mail a Letter," starring Ezra Stone
The Amos 'n' Andy Show, "Andy Gets a Job as Charles Boyer's Valet," starring Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, with special guest Charles Boyer
Father Knows Best, "The Elusive Card Game," starring Robert Young
Fibber McGee & Molly, "Jewelry Store Robbery," starring Jim and Marian Jordan
The Fred Allen Show, "The Chicken Surplus," starring Fred Allen, with special guest Orson Welles
The Great Gildersleeve, "Gildersleeve vs. Golf," starring Willard Waterman
The Life of Riley, "Staying Out Late," starring William Bendix
Life with Luigi, "The Traffic Light," starring J. Carrol Naish
The Lum & Abner Show, "Baby Cedric the Mind Reader," starring Chester Lauck and Norris Goff
My Favorite Husband, "Trying to Cash the Prize Check," starring Lucille Ball and Richard Denning
Our Miss Brooks, "Trying to Sell a Trailer," starring Eve Arden
Critics Review
“[The host of Hollywood 360, Carl Amari] helps preserve the heyday of radio.”
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