Comedy – Page 328 – Retro Radio Podcast

Fred Allen (Texaco Star Theater) Santa Claus Sits Down, with Rise Stevens (retro545). 421220

By Keith November 10, 2016Comedy, Fred Allen, Retro Original

Taking some veiled jabs at his favorite rival, Jack Benny, Fred changes to joke about a plan in New York to use magnets to clean the streets. Allen’s Alley residents…

Vic and Sade – Eight Million Jobs. 431110.

By Keith November 10, 2016Comedy, Vic and Sade

Sade and Russel talk about the latest news. BB Baugh and his stingyberry jam, mail, post cards, phone calls, doorbells, the fun just never stops. Life in the house halfway…

Burns and Allen – Waste Paper Drive. 431109

By Keith November 9, 2016Burns and Allen, Comedy

Nigel Bowlingbrook, friend, Shakespearean actor, and pool hall bum, stops George to make a deal to buy a bundle of back issues of his favorite magazine, Cowboy Love Tales. It…

Vic and Sade – Essay On Birds. 431108.

By Keith November 8, 2016Comedy, Vic and Sade

Vic and Russel talk about birds, and a composition that Russel has to write. When Sade joins in with her viewpoints, Vic gets a little melodramatic, and Russel doesn't seem…

Phil Harris – The Television Test. 491106.

By Keith November 6, 2016Comedy, Phil Harris

The show begins in flashback mode with Mr Scot and the sponsor executives talking about the program. At the Harris home, the girls talk with Alice about why Phil is…

Jack Benny – The Crowd Roars. 381106.

By Keith November 6, 2016Comedy, Jack Benny

The cast all tease Jack about his Halloween party he just through, and it's skimpy party favors. Kenny arrives, and the topic changes to Kenny telling about running for president,…

Red Skelton – Junior And The Milkman. 481105

By Keith November 5, 2016Comedy, Red Skelton

Red talks about the recent elections, and the surprise finish. Especially since the polls were wrong, and Truman sllipped in though Dewy was the favored man. After the commercial, there's…

Amos and Andy – The Locked Trunks Secret with Retro Plus. 431105

By Keith November 5, 2016Amos and Andy, Comedy

The first in this double feature is, Writing Bad Checks, 1929-04-21. The audio in this first recording isn't too good, but if it gets filtered it only makes the quality…

Vic and Sade – Watch Fob Collection. 431103.

By Keith November 3, 2016Comedy, Vic and Sade

Sade has arranged to play 500 with her friends Ruthie and Fred, but Vic is less than excited. For her sake, he manages to put on an overly happy front.…

Burns and Allen – Gracie Blackmails Jack Benny. 431102

By Keith November 2, 2016Burns and Allen, Comedy

In the Burns home, George and Gracie read through the morning mail. George wants to do more singing, but can't find anybody who has the courage to let him on…