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 | |
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| Status | Ended | |
| Original Name | The Colgate Comedy Hour | |
| First Air Date | September 10, 1950 | |
| Last Air Date | December 25, 1955 | |
| Seasons | 6 | |
| Episodes | 208 | |
| Episode Runtime | NaNmin | |
| Language | English | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | United States of America | |
| Production Companies | Colgate-Palmolive-PeetNBC | |
| Networks | NBC | |