Jack_Benny – Page 5 – Retro Radio Podcast

Jack Benny – Birthday Party for Jack Who’s Recovering from a Skiing Accident. ep363, 400225

By Keith February 25, 2024Comedy, Jack Benny

After the previous 3 episodes, which take place in flashback over a span of a few days, fast forwards to Jack recovering in his hotel room, and Rochester reading him…

Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone and Don Wilson posing for a photo in 1938.

Jack Benny – Skit, My Life As A Floorwalker. 340225

By Keith February 25, 2024Comedy, Jack Benny

Audio is a bit on the mushy side, and the show starts already in progress. Just in time for a commercial and a clipped song from Frank Parker. Jack tries…

Jack Benny – Skiing At Yosemite. ep362, 400218

By Keith February 18, 2024Comedy, Jack Benny

Don reviews the adventure thus far, as our cast of adventures made their way to Yosemite. Mary's dark mood gets snippy while the rest try to sleep alongside the road.…

Jack Benny – Arriving At Yosemite. ep361, 400211

By Keith February 11, 2024Comedy, Jack Benny

Flashing back to last week when our little band of merry travelers were on the way to Yosemite, Don gives the details, as both Jack and Mary add skeptical remarks…

Jack Benny – Little Women. 340211

By Keith February 11, 2024Comedy, Jack Benny

Audio is poor, but worth a listen to hear a few moments of Jac's early career on radio. I tweaked the audio to cut out some of the noise, but…

Jack Benny – Leaving For Yosemite. ep360, 400204

By Keith February 4, 2024Comedy, Jack Benny

Rolling the clock back to the end of last week's benefit for the March of Dimes, Jack and the cast share some behind the scenes moments. They critique their jokes,…

Jack Benny – Murder On The Bay Bridge. ep359, 400128

By Keith January 28, 2024Comedy, Jack Benny

That fearless adventurer, the unsung hero of the program, Jack Benny is introduced. He tells about the trip with Rochester, and the Maxwell. Fending off howling wolves, surviving driving rain,…

Jack Benny – Gladys Zybisco Is Discussed. ep358, 400121

By Keith January 21, 2024Comedy, Jack Benny

Don's glowing introduction gets interrupted, when Phil Harris lets him know, Jack isn't here. Mary Livingstone says he's in the hall, talking to his new girlfriend, Gladys, or at least…

Jack Benny – Intermezzo. ep357, 400114

By Keith January 14, 2024Comedy, Jack Benny

Being the second week of leap year, Don introduces that man who hasn't left in years... Jack Benny. He gets teased about getting older, when Mary and Phil enter. Taking…

Jack Benny – Golden Boy. ep356, 400107

By Keith January 7, 2024Comedy, Jack Benny

The cast joke about the Rose Bowl game. Jack gloats over his bet with Phil Harris, but Phil isn't nearly as grudging of a loser as Jack expects. Isn't Jack…