Who hasn’t heard of Jack Benny? Maybe some of you. As a refresher let me tell you that at one time Jack Benny was THE Entertainer in Hollywood. Regarded by many as a comic genius, he had impeccable timing and could get laughs with a pause, a look, and a simple, “Well.”
Perpetually 39 years old, he was known as a penny-pincher and a poor violinist (although he was very accomplished at it).
He was extremely popular on radio and came to national prominence with his weekly NBC show, “The Jack Benny Show.” LAter he had equal success when he moved to television.
Here, in honor of April Fool’s Day is a Jack Benny April Fool’s Day episode.
Hope you enjoy it.
Tonight’s episode is:
“April Fool’s Day”
Original Air Date:
April 02, 1939
Starring Jack Benny, Mary Livingston, Phil Harris, Kenny Baker, Don Wilson
Run Time:
29:20
Previous blogs on OTR:
How I Discovered OTR
A Background
The Shadow
War of the Worlds
Box 13
Christmas Old Time Radio Episodes
Flashback Fridays:
March 04, 2011 “Rocky Jordan”
February 25, 2011 “Pat Novak for Hire”
February 18, 2011 “Sherlock Holmes”
February 5, 2011 “The Man Called ‘X’”
January 21, 2011 “The Baby From Krypton.”
January 7, 2011 “Murders of the Rue Morgue.”
December 17, 2010 “Miracle on 34th Street”
November 26, 2010: Vincent Price as “The Saint”
November 19, 2010: Jimmy Stewart in “The Six Shooter”
November 12, 2010: Blue Ribbon Town starring Groucho Marx
November 05, 2010: Abbott & Costello “Who’s on First”
October 29, 2010: Lights Out “Mister Maggs (The Chest)”
October 22, 2010: Inner Sanctum “The Deadly Dummy”
October 15, 2010: Agnes Moorehead in “Sorry, Wrong Number”
October 8, 2010: Suspense: “The Dunwich Horror”
October 1, 2010: Dimension X: “Report on the Barnhouse Effect”
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Upon Reflection 