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STEVE ALLEN SHOW, THE

Air Date/Released Sunday, April 5, 1959
Station/Studio NBC
Host/Star Steve Allen
Featuring Moe, Larry and Curly Joe

Steve Allen's Sunday night variety show, although opposite Ed Sullivan's long-running CBS institution, earned an enduring reputation for comedy with an ensemble that included Don Knotts, Tom Poston, Gabe Dell, Louis Nye, Dayton Allen, Bill Dana, Pat Harrington Jr. and bandleader Skitch Henderson.

Steve welcomes comedian Lenny Bruce, singers Connie Russell and David Allen, and The Three Stooges. Connie sings "Caravan" and "You've Changed," and David sings "Get Out of Town." Lenny Bruce performs a stand-up routine.

The Three Stooges appear in "The Maharajah" sketch with a little help from Steve Allen. The closing segment is a parody retrospective of a has-been songwriting team named "Rise & Shine" (Allen & Nye) interviewed by Tom Poston. The Stooges join the bit to perform "Putting Our Heads Together," knock themselves out before finishing the first line of the song when they 'put their heads together,' and then join the rest of the cast to sing farewell to the audience.


Cast: Steve Allen, Don Knotts, Tom Poston, Louis Nye, Skitch Henderson and His Orchestra, Lenny Bruce, Connie Russell, David Allen, Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Joe DeRita

Crew: William O. Harbach (Producer), Dwight A. Hemion (Director), Stan Burns, Herb Sargent, Bill Dana, Don Hinkley, Arne Sultan, Marvin Worth (Writers)
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