The Colgate Comedy Hour_
"This was a Colgate-sponsored comedy hour that featured many notable comedians and entertainers of the era as guest stars."
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.
Created By
Fred Hamilton
Network
NBC
Episodes
208
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Overview
The Colgate Comedy Hour has 6 seasons with 208 episodes spanning 1950-1955.
Year context
The Colgate Comedy Hour first aired 76 years ago in 1950.
SEASONS (6 seasons, 208 episodes)
SEASON 1
01
Revenge with Music
Eddie Cantor hosts the premiere episode of the series, joined by actor/dancer Tommy Wonder, opera soprano Yma Sumac, dancer Danny Daniels, Yiddish theatre star Joseph…
02
Let's Face It
Hosted by Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, has Dean and Jerry alongside gorgeous Marilyn Maxwell ("The Lemon Drop Kid") and comedian Leonard Barr. Sketches include…
03
Fred Allen
Fred Allen makes his hosting debut. His guests include actors Monte Woolley and Peter Donald; Risë Stevens from the Metropolitian Opera; ballet stars Sono Osato,…
04
10/1/1950
In this episode sponsored by Frigidaire, Bobby Clark makes his debut as host. His guests include actress Joan Blondell and Broadway composer Sigmund Romberg. Clark…
05
Eddie Cantor
Eddie Cantor returns as host with Al Goodman and his Orchestra. Cantor does a sketch with his character 'Maxi the Taxi', and performs 'Dinah' in…
06
Martin & Lewis: Anything Goes
Kitty Kallen; The Skylarks; Mayor Ralph Villani of Newark, N.J.; Mayor Walter Sterling of Steubenville, Ohio; and Dick Stabile and his Orchestra.
07
Fred Allen
Fred Allen hosts and welcomes guests Broadway actress/singer Ella Logan; dancers Anthony, Allyn and Hodges; comedians Mort and Art Havel; and from Allen's radio program…
08
Bobby Clark
Vaudeville and film comedian Bobby Clark hosted this show sponsored by Frigidaire. Clark welcomes baseball announcer Mel Allen; singer/actress Frances Langford; tennis player Gussie Moran;…
09
Eddie Cantor
Eddie Cantor hosts and is joined by his wife, Ida Cantor; his son-in law actor Robert Gari; radio comedian Charlie Cantor (no relation); dancers Fred…
10
Martin & Lewis
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis return with guests singer/actress Kitty Kallen; future 'Jackie Gleason Show' co-star Joyce Randoph; comic dancer Leonard Barr; comic actor Sammy…
11
Fred Allen
Fred Allen hosts with guests humorist/author H. Allen Smith; Tony award winning actress Sheila Bond; and Broadway performer Billy Tabbert.
12
Bob Hope
A nervous-looking Bob Hope makes his debut as host in this Frigidaire-sponsored episode. His guests include: Marilyn Maxwell; country singer Jimmy Wakely; vocalists The Taylor…
13
Eddie Cantor
Eddie Cantor hosts and welcomes guests jazz pianist Joe Bushkin; actor Jack Albertson; co-star of the TV series 'Mama', Dick Van Patten; actress Connie Sawyer;…
14
Tickets Please!
Comic dancers Paul and Grace (The Hartmans) star in this adaptation of their just-ended Broadway review, 'Tickets, Please!" Joining them are cast members from the…
15
12/17/1950
Fred Allen makes his final appearance as host. His guests include: comic Doc Rockwell; opera singer Eileen Farrell; The Christianis acrobat act; and from Allen's…
16
Bob Hope
Bob Hope hosts this episode, sponsored by Frigidaire. His guests include: His guests include: opera star Lily Pons; Elanor Roosevelt; Bob Cummings; harpist Robert Maxwell;…
17
Eddie Cantor
Danny Thomas, Ed Wynn and Sigmund Romberg.
18
Abbot & Costello
Abbott and Costello's first time as hosts. Several comedy routines including their classic: "Who's On First".
19
Jerry Lester
Joan Bennett; Fred Allen; Pat O'Brien; Kukla, Fran & Ollie; The Mello-Larks the cast of Broadway Open House: Dagmar; David Street; Jack Adrian; Milton DeLugg;…
20
Bobby Clark
Julie Wilson; Willie, West and McGinty; The Maxwells; Miriam Wakefield; Bobby Lane and Claire; Jack Mann; Dick Dana; and Tom Jones and his Orchestra.
21
Eddie Cantor
Lee Fairfax, Basil O'Connor, Dave Powell, Joe Marks, and Estelle Sloan.
22
Martin & Lewis
Polly Bergen, Mary Ann Niles, Bob Fosse, and Dick Stabile and his Orchestra. Note: Martin & Lewis had not hosted in nearly three months only…
23
The Spike Jones Show
The City Slickers, George Rock, Sir Frederick Gas, Freddy and Dick Morgan, Bill King, The Wayne Marlin Trio, Lois Ray, Gale Robbins, and Laverne Pearson…
24
Bobby Clark
Basil Rathbone, Sarah Churchill, Walter Abel, Nelson Case, Mary Boland, Fran Warren, and Danny Scholl.
25
Eddie Cantor
Lena Horne, Jack Albertson, Charlie Cantor, Bil and Cora Baird Marionettes, Landre and Verna, Phil Kramer, Marcia Walter, Chris Barbery, and Al Goodman and his…
26
Tony Martin
Milton Berle, The Andrews Sisters, and Leonard Sues.
27
Abbot & Costello
Lon Chaney Jr.; Sid Fields; Jarmila Novotna; Jesse, James & Carnell; Milton Frome; Ann Thomas; Gregg Sherwood; and Al Goodman and his Orchestra.
28
Beatrice Lillie
Rex Harrison, Wally Cox, Nelson Case, Jean Sablon, Valerie Bettis.
29
Eddie Cantor
Jimmy Durante, Eddie Jackson, and Al Goodman and his Orchestra.
30
Eddie Cantor
Eddie Fisher, Joel Grey, William Warfield, Evelyn Gould, Gehrig and Weismuller, Tony and Eddy, and Michell Auclair.
31
Bob Hope
Rex Harrison, Frank Sinatra, Eddie Cantor, Ed Wynn, Jimmy Durante, Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Lilli Palmer, Janis Paige, Arthur Treacher, Frank "Sugar Chile" Robinson, Tex…
32
Tony Martin
Tony Martin hosts this installment. His guests include: comedian Fred Allen; actress Celeste Holm; ballet star Kathryn Lee; jazz clarinetist Peanuts Hucko; Broadway performer Joe…
33
Eddie Cantor
Eddie Cantor hosts this weeks show. His guests include: actress Anne Jeffreys; Robert Gari; Charlie Cantor; dancers Gehrig and Weismuller, Hal Loman and Joan Field.…
34
Martin & Lewis
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis host this telecast from Chicago. Their guests include: singer Helen O'Connell; dance team Bob Fosse & Mary Ann Niles; Ladd…
35
Phil Silvers
Phil Silvers hosts this week's edition. His guest list includes: Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis; singer Vivian Blaine; comic Joey Faye; and Al Goodman and…
36
Beatrice Lillie
Beatrice Lillie hosts this episode sponsored by Frigidaire. Her guests include: singer Dick Haymes; comic actor Wally Cox; actor Victor Moore; singer/actor Harold Lang; and…
37
Martin & Lewis
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis host this week's show. Their guests include: singer Jane Morgan; the dance team of Bob Fosse & Mary Ann Niles;…
38
Eddie Cantor
Eddie Cantor hosts this week's show. His guests include: a teen-aged Joel Grey; big band vocalist Connie Haines; Charlie Cantor; Herbert Coleman; Monsieur Crayone; TV…
39
Martin & Lewis
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis host this week's episode. Their guests include: The DeMarco Sisters; comedian/singer Sonny King; actor Tommy Farrell; Rosette Shaw; comic actor…
40
Jackie Gleason and Fred Allen
Jackie Gleason, starring on DuMont's 'Cavalcade of Stars', hosts this episode sponsored by Frigidaire. His guests include: Fred Allen; Vivian Blaine and actress Joan Carroll.
41
Eddie Cantor
Eddie Cantor is the host and welcomes guests including: 'Mr. Television' Milton Berle; comics Jack E. Leonard and Phil Foster, bombshell Dagmar; Junie Keegan; and…
42
Martin & Lewis
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis host this first season closer. Their guests include: singer Janis Paige; comic and show writer Danny Arnold; The Johnny Conrad…
SEASON 2
01
Jackie Gleason
02
Eddie Cantor
03
Spike Jones
04
Milton Berle and Ezio Pinza
05
Eddie Cantor
06
Donald O'Connor and Ed Wynn
07
Abbott & Costello
08
Jack Carson
09
Eddie Cantor
10
Martin & Lewis
11
Donald O'Connor and Harpo Marx
12
Abbott & Costello
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello host with guests actors Errol Flynn and Bruce Cabot, actress Rhonda Fleming, A C stalwarts Sid Fields and Joe Kirk,…
13
Eddie Cantor
14
Bob Hope
15
Eddie Cantor
16
Alan Young and Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
17
Eddie Cantor
18
Martin & Lewis
19
Donald O'Connor and Harpo Marx
20
Abbott & Costello
In one sketch, Abbott and Costello are offered a job on Cabot's dude ranch. On the way, they encounter Flynn, with whom they do the…
21
Eddie Cantor
22
Danny Thomas
23
Donald O'Connor
24
Martin & Lewis
25
Eddie Cantor
26
Danny Thomas
27
Donald O'Connor
28
Bob Hope
29
Eddie Cantor
30
Martin & Lewis
31
Chico & Harpo Marx and Tony Martin
32
Abbott & Costello
33
Eddie Cantor
34
Donald O'Connor and Andy Devine
35
Martin & Lewis
36
Abbott & Costello
37
Donald O'Connor
38
Eddie Cantor
39
Ben Blue
40
Herb Shriver
41
Eddie Cantor
42
Bob Hope
SEASON 3
01
Martin & Lewis
Features songs "You Belong To Me" and "Hominy Grits"
02
Eddie Cantor
03
Donald O'Connor
04
Bob Hope
05
Abbott & Costello
Lizabeth Scott, Gisele macKenzie, The Four Pipers, Les dassie, Dudley Dickerson, Milt Bronson, Bobby Barber, Sid Fields and Al Goodman and his Orchestra
06
Donald O'Connor and Ben Blue
07
Judy Canova
08
Bob Hope
09
Donald O'Connor
10
Abbott & Costello
11
Martin & Lewis
12
Bob Hope
13
Abbott & Costello - Christmas Show
Abbott & Costello present a comedy/variety Christmas Special, including their routines, singing, dancing, and acrobats.
14
Episode 14
15
Phil Harris and Ben Blue
16
Bob Hope
17
Abbott & Costello and Victor Borge
Victor Borge, Gisele MacKenzie, Grace Hartman, Allan Jones, Sid Fields, Harry Lang, The Four Pipers, Bobby Barber, R. J. Otis and Abner, The Hollywood Stunt…
18
Eddie Cantor
19
Martin & Lewis
20
Bob Hope
21
Ben Blue
22
Eddie Cantor
23
The Ritz Brothers
24
Bob Hope and George Jessel
25
Donald O'Connor
26
Eddie Cantor
27
100th Episode
28
Bob Hope
29
Donald O'Connor
30
Eddie Cantor
31
Bob Hope
32
Abbott & Costello
Hoagy Carmichael, Teresa Brewer, The Four Pipers, The Amin Brothers, Sid Fields, Michael Ross, Jack Lomas, Sherry Morland, Evelynne D'Smith, Sid Marion, Bobby Barber and…
33
Martin & Lewis
34
Eddie Cantor
35
Donald O'Connor
36
Bob Hope
37
Martin & Lewis
38
Eddie Cantor
39
Bob Hope
SEASON 4
01
Martin & Lewis
Skits: Burt plays an escaped lunatick. Songs: "Great To Be Home", "You're The Right One", "That's Amore", "There's No Tomorrow"
02
Jimmy Durante
03
Eddie Cantor
04
Donald O'Connor
05
Bud Abbott with Martin & Lewis
06
Jimmy Durante
07
Martha Raye
08
Donald O'Connor
09
Eddie Cantor
Highlights include a take-off on TV westerns where all the characters speak in voice-overs and a salute to the songs of Harold Arlen.
10
Jimmy Durante
11
Perry Como and Martha Raye
12
Donald O'Connor
13
Eddie Cantor
14
Jimmy Durante
15
Martin & Lewis
16
Alan Young, Stan Freberg, Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby
17
Ethel Merman
18
Eddie Cantor
19
Jimmy Durante
20
Donald O'Connor
21
Sonja Henie (with Abbott & Costello)
Gene Wesson hosts with guests Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, skater Sonja Henie, comic/singer Keefe Brasselle, with Carolyn Jones, Joyce Jameson, Michael Ross, Will J.…
22
ANYTHING GOES w Ethel Merman, Frank Sinatra, Bert Lahr
23
Eddie Cantor
24
Jimmy Durante
25
Abbott & Costello
26
Eddie Cantor
27
Jimmy Durante
28
Abbott & Costello
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello welcome guests including: Jane Russell; Rhonda Fleming; A&C stalwarts Connie Haines, Bobby Barber and Mike Ross; actress Beryl Davis; actors…
29
Ice Capades Special
30
Martin & Lewis
31
Jimmy Durante
32
Eddie Cantor
33
Abbott & Costello
One in this comedy/variety series with rotating hosts. The comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello star in this live episode. Highlights include the…
34
Martin & Lewis
SEASON 5
01
Eddie Fisher
02
Johnnie Ray and Joe E. Lewis
03
Phil Harris and Dinah Shore
04
FRIAR'S FROLIC with Milton Berle
05
REVENGE WITH MUSIC with Harpo Marx
06
Terry Moore
07
Gordon MacRae
08
Let's Face It
09
Gale Storm
10
Gordon MacRae
11
Martin & Lewis
Skits: Jerry serves spaghetti at Dean's diner. Dean and Vera adopt Jerry. Songs: "Longface", "Without a word of warning", "Mambo Italiano", "Every street's a boulevard"
12
ICE SHOW
13
Bob Hope
14
Gordon MacRae
15
Gordon MacRae
16
Spike Jones
17
Martin & Lewis
18
Gordon MacRae
19
Gordon MacRae
20
Gordon MacRae
21
Gordon MacRae
22
Phil Harris
23
ROBERTA
24
Gordon MacRae
25
Liberace
26
Martin & Lewis
27
Arm Forces Week
Recorded at March Air Force Base in California.
28
Eddie Fisher
29
Martin & Lewis
30
Charlton Heston
31
Charlton Heston
32
Guy Lombardo
33
Tribute to Jerry Ross & Dick Adler
Broadway Director George Abbott introduces scenes from two of his hit musicals, "Damn Yankees" and "The Pajama Game," in this tribute to songwriters Richard Adler…
34
Jack Webb
35
Edgar Bergen
36
Edgar Bergen
37
Edgar Bergen
38
Charlton Heston
39
Charlton Heston
SEASON 6
01
Martin & Lewis
02
Jack Carson, Thelma Ritter
03
Martha Scott, Jack Carson, Harry Belafonte
04
SALUTE TO RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN
05
GALA FOOTBALL REVUE w Mickey Rooney, Stan Freberg, Rudy Vallee
06
Billy Daniel, Anna Maria Alberghetti
07
Martin & Lewis
Dean Martin sings "It Must Be True" and "Memories Are Made of This". He and Jerry Lewis sing "Two Lost Souls" and "Sometimes I'm Happy".…
08
Harry Belafonte, Gordon MacRae
09
ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM
10
Salute to George Abbott
11
Mickey Rooney, George Raft
12
Robert Paige
SERIES INFO
6
Seasons
208
Episodes
60 min/ep
Per Episode
Ended
Status
CREW
Creator
Fred Hamilton
NETWORKS (1)
NBC
DETAILS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is The Colgate Comedy Hour about?
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.
Where can I watch The Colgate Comedy Hour?
The Colgate Comedy Hour is available on Tubi, Pure Flix, Best tv ever Amazon Channel, The Roku Channel, Prime Video. Availability varies by region.
How many seasons does The Colgate Comedy Hour have?
The Colgate Comedy Hour has 6 seasons with 208 episodes total.
Who created The Colgate Comedy Hour?
The Colgate Comedy Hour was created by Fred Hamilton.
What is the rating of The Colgate Comedy Hour?
The Colgate Comedy Hour has a rating of 6.8 out of 10 based on 12 votes on TMDB.
Is The Colgate Comedy Hour still running?
The Colgate Comedy Hour has ended. The final episode aired on .
GENRES (1)
Comedy
