British and American Comedy Legends

This downloadable set was released on August 1, 2009, by Master Classic Records. Among the more than 80 tracks on the set is a segment of the Jack Benny Show originally broadcast on January 9, 1949. Only the ten-minute segment titled Lunch at the Brown Derby is included, not the entire program. Here is the…

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Arthur Godfrey Time

Arthur Godfrey aired daily from New York City for 27 years, from 1945 until 1972. Jimmy Stewart first appeared on the program on July 30, 1947, as shown by this listing from the New York Times on that date. At this time the show was airing from 11-11:30 a.m. Its announcer was Tony Martin and…

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