The Steve Allen Show
The Steve Allen Show
| 24 June 1956 (USA)
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  • Season 5 : 1959 | 31 Episodes

    EP2 Teresa Brewer, Buddy Hackett, Jaime Laredo, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir Oct 05, 1959

    EP3 Lee Marvin, The King Sisters, Crystal Joy Oct 12, 1959

    EP4 Lola Albright, Tony Bennett, the Nikolais Dancers Oct 19, 1959

    EP5 Rock Hudson, Johnny Carson, Jayne Meadows, Jane Harvey Nov 02, 1959

    EP6 Chuck Connors, Peggy Lee, George Jessel, Billy Eckstine Nov 09, 1959

    EP8 Mickey Rooney, Mel Torme, June Christy, The Nutty Squirrels Nov 23, 1959

    EP9 Tony Randall, Buddy Hackett, Miriam Makeba, Jo Stafford Nov 30, 1959

    EP10 Vic Damone, Andre Previn, Sandra 'Sandy' Warner, Jayne Meadows Dec 14, 1959

    EP13 Keenan Wynn, Sheree North, Roger Williams, Belle Montrose Jan 04, 1960

    EP14 Tony Bennett, Jayne Meadows, Caroline Richter, Monica Zetterlund Jan 11, 1960

    EP16 Tony Randall, Jo Stafford, Jean Wald and her Swingin' Mothers Jan 25, 1960

    EP17 Jayne Meadows, Steve Lawrence, Carlos Montoya Feb 01, 1960

    EP18 Julie London, Buddy Hackett, Julius LaRosa Feb 08, 1960

    EP19 Henry Fonda, Tony Bennett, Don Adams, Pat Kirby, The Jazztet Feb 15, 1960

    EP20 Maurice Evans, Martha Raye, Johnny Desmond, Tom Poston Feb 22, 1960

    EP21 Nat 'King' Cole, Cyril Ritchard, Ann Richards, Charlie Manna Mar 07, 1960

    EP23 Ann Blyth, Nick Adams, Jan Murray, the Alwin Nikolais Dancers Mar 21, 1960

    EP25 Charlton Heston, Rise Stevens, Jerry Vale, Jackie Mason Apr 11, 1960

    EP26 Charles Laughton, Martha Raye, Mark Murphy Apr 18, 1960

    EP28 Ginger Rogers, Tony Bennett, Erroll Garner, Henny Youngman, the Ralph Sharon Quartet May 16, 1960

    EP29 Patrice Munsel, Jonathan Winters, Phil Harris, The Buddy Cole Quintet, The North American Air Defense Command Band May 30, 1960

    EP30 Diana Dors, Andre Previn, Mort Sahl, Jayne Meadows Jun 06, 1960

    EP31 Martha Raye, Frank Gorshin, Buddy Greco, The Nikolais Dancers Jun 20, 1960

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    SoftInloveRox

    Horrible, fascist and poorly acted

    CrawlerChunky

    In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

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    WillSushyMedia

    This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

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    Numerootno

    A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

    ccthemovieman-1

    What Baby Boomer-aged people-and-older doesn't look back and smile when recalling this popular television program from the late 1950s? Steve Allen offered a lot of fond memories.What I remember best are three comedians who became well-known, thanks in large part to Allen's show: Don Knotts, Tom Poston and Louis Nye. Those three killed me (and my dad) every time!In addition, I loved Allen's constant ad-libs and his versatility. He could do about everything, especially write songs (over 7,000!). He must have been very popular in Hollywood, too. Just look at the huge celebrities that came on his program three or more times. It's like a "Who's Who" of show business.This hour-long program was consistent in entertaining us folks with a good blend of music and comedy - monologues, interviews, skits, etc. "Genius" is a very overworked word but Allen's case, it fit. He was a true genius in his field of show business. I wonder how many people know that this guy started "The Tonight Show." He was the first host, long before Johnny Carson and Jay Leno. Better than his intelligence, he was simply a nice guy whom everyone seemed to like and respect.

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    steve krief

    Steve Allen was not only a show host. He was a composer, an actor, a writer ans a comedian. A very erudite man, he had the greatest sense of humor ever programmed on air. He challenged Ed Sullivan's boring mainstream smoothness. For a very short moment, censure was left outside, enabling Lenny Bruce and Bob Dylan to play their stuff as it was meant for stage and not clean cut TV. He also played some Poetry and Jazz with Jack Kerouac.In his introduction to Lenny Bruce, Steve Allen gave a powerful warning: "We get a great deal of mail from our viewers commenting on our sketches, indicating their dislikes, and whether you realize it or not, there is just about no joke or sketch, particularly of a satirical sort, that will not offend somebody, a cowboy or a drunk. I don't want to equate those two; already I can see the cards coming in! Here is how we are going to face the problem, we have decided that once a month we will book a comedian who will offend everybody. Then, we'll get it over with, see? A man who will disturb a great many social groups. I'm serious, his satirical comments refer to many things not ordinarily discussed on TV; it serves you right. That way the NBC mail department will know in advance that complaints are coming in, they hire a few extra girls, and they get the answers ready, "We're very sorry, we didn't mean a thing", and the who thing is handled with neatness and dispatch. So, ladies and gentlemen, here is the very shocking comedian, the most shocking comedian of our time, a young man who is skyrocketing to fame, Lenny Bruce!"Very daring for the end of the 50's!

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