For radio comedy, one of the best-remembered sound effects was The Jack Benny Program‘s Maxwell, a decrepit old car whose ...

Jack Benny will always be “the nicest person” his daughter Joan Benny has ever known. The celebrated comic who brought laughter to America for 40 years passed away in 1974 at age 80 from ...

On radio, The Jack Benny Program revolutionized comedy. It introduced running gags, self-referential humor, and a unique structure where the star of the show was often the butt of the jokes.

With the U.S. spending billions for defense, radio last week dedicated a great deal of time and money for tribute. The occasion was the start of the tenth year of big-time broadcasting for ...

In Jack Benny and the Golden Age of American Radio Comedy, UT Austin professor Kathryn H. Fuller-Seeley provides the most detailed analysis and history of Jack Benny’s radio program available.

Although his name is most often associated with Jack Benny, Balzer wrote for several other comedians, including Bob “Bazooka” Burns and the comedy team of George Burns and Gracie Allen.

The Lux radio theatre, 09/26/38. Seven keys to baldpate / based on the play by George M. Cohan (Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Cecil B. DeMille) Date 1999 1938 P1999 Call number disc 000299 Type Sound ...

Along the way he added jokes to his act, and adopted the stage name Jack Benny. He got his own radio show in 1932, and made it a hit with his portrayal of a comically petty miser.

Radio In The 1930s For the radio, the 1930s was a golden age. At the start of the decade 12 million American households owned a radio, and by 1939 this total had exploded to more than 28 million.