The Steve Allen Show

1956

The Steve Allen Show

8.5 | en | Comedy

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EP31 Martha Raye, Frank Gorshin, Buddy Greco, The Nikolais Dancers

Jun. 20,1960

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EP30 Diana Dors, Andre Previn, Mort Sahl, Jayne Meadows

Jun. 06,1960

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EP29 Patrice Munsel, Jonathan Winters, Phil Harris, The Buddy Cole Quintet, The North American Air Defense Command Band

May. 30,1960

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EP28 Ginger Rogers, Tony Bennett, Erroll Garner, Henny Youngman, the Ralph Sharon Quartet

May. 16,1960

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EP27 Rhonda Fleming, George Sanders

Apr. 25,1960

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EP26 Charles Laughton, Martha Raye, Mark Murphy

Apr. 18,1960

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EP25 Charlton Heston, Rise Stevens, Jerry Vale, Jackie Mason

Apr. 11,1960

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EP24 Johnny Carson, Diana Dors, Johnny Mercer, Belle Montrose

Mar. 28,1960

Carson does a monologue about his kids,Steve and Mercer sing a medley competition, Steve's mom Belle Montrose as a hip old lady billboard girl, Diana sings a number and does a skit with Knotts.

EP23 Ann Blyth, Nick Adams, Jan Murray, the Alwin Nikolais Dancers

Mar. 21,1960

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EP22 The Movie Premiere of 'Can-Can'

Mar. 14,1960

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EP21 Nat 'King' Cole, Cyril Ritchard, Ann Richards, Charlie Manna

Mar. 07,1960

Todays guests are Nat 'King' Cole, Cyril Ritchard, Ann Richards, Charlie Manna.

EP20 Maurice Evans, Martha Raye, Johnny Desmond, Tom Poston

Feb. 22,1960

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EP19 Henry Fonda, Tony Bennett, Don Adams, Pat Kirby, The Jazztet

Feb. 15,1960

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EP18 Julie London, Buddy Hackett, Julius LaRosa

Feb. 08,1960

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EP17 Jayne Meadows, Steve Lawrence, Carlos Montoya

Feb. 01,1960

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EP16 Tony Randall, Jo Stafford, Jean Wald and her Swingin' Mothers

Jan. 25,1960

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EP15 Jimmy Durante, Peggy Lee, Bob Dineri

Jan. 18,1960

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EP14 Tony Bennett, Jayne Meadows, Caroline Richter, Monica Zetterlund

Jan. 11,1960

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EP13 Keenan Wynn, Sheree North, Roger Williams, Belle Montrose

Jan. 04,1960

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EP12 10th Annual Magazine Awards

Dec. 28,1959

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EP11 Gene Autry, Patti Page, Frank Gorshin

Dec. 21,1959

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EP10 Vic Damone, Andre Previn, Sandra 'Sandy' Warner, Jayne Meadows

Dec. 14,1959

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EP9 Tony Randall, Buddy Hackett, Miriam Makeba, Jo Stafford

Nov. 30,1959

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EP8 Mickey Rooney, Mel Torme, June Christy, The Nutty Squirrels

Nov. 23,1959

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EP7 Jack Kerouac, William Bendix, Frankie Laine, Pam Garner

Nov. 16,1959

William Bendix plays the father in a sitcom scene set in three different ways, once without canned laughs, then with, and then played extra violently. "The Allen Report to the Nation" topic is the common cold. As the Question Man, Steve blows a line. Jack Kerouac reads a few lines from his book, "On The Road". Steve and Don do a skit/ad about a man who packs his empty bags in his 1960 Plymouth and never goes anywhere.

EP6 Chuck Connors, Peggy Lee, George Jessel, Billy Eckstine

Nov. 09,1959

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EP5 Rock Hudson, Johnny Carson, Jayne Meadows, Jane Harvey

Nov. 02,1959

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EP4 Lola Albright, Tony Bennett, the Nikolais Dancers

Oct. 19,1959

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EP3 Lee Marvin, The King Sisters, Crystal Joy

Oct. 12,1959

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EP2 Teresa Brewer, Buddy Hackett, Jaime Laredo, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Oct. 05,1959

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EP1 Tab Hunter, The Nikolais Dancers

Sep. 28,1959

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Released: 1956-06-24 | Released Producted By: NBC , Bellmeadows Enterprises Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Steve Allen

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Leonard B. Stern

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Reviews

ccthemovieman-1 What Baby Boomer-aged people-and-older doesn't look back and smile when recalling this popular television program from the late 1950s? Steve Allen offered a lot of fond memories.What I remember best are three comedians who became well-known, thanks in large part to Allen's show: Don Knotts, Tom Poston and Louis Nye. Those three killed me (and my dad) every time!In addition, I loved Allen's constant ad-libs and his versatility. He could do about everything, especially write songs (over 7,000!). He must have been very popular in Hollywood, too. Just look at the huge celebrities that came on his program three or more times. It's like a "Who's Who" of show business.This hour-long program was consistent in entertaining us folks with a good blend of music and comedy - monologues, interviews, skits, etc. "Genius" is a very overworked word but Allen's case, it fit. He was a true genius in his field of show business. I wonder how many people know that this guy started "The Tonight Show." He was the first host, long before Johnny Carson and Jay Leno. Better than his intelligence, he was simply a nice guy whom everyone seemed to like and respect.

steve krief Steve Allen was not only a show host. He was a composer, an actor, a writer ans a comedian. A very erudite man, he had the greatest sense of humor ever programmed on air. He challenged Ed Sullivan's boring mainstream smoothness. For a very short moment, censure was left outside, enabling Lenny Bruce and Bob Dylan to play their stuff as it was meant for stage and not clean cut TV. He also played some Poetry and Jazz with Jack Kerouac.In his introduction to Lenny Bruce, Steve Allen gave a powerful warning: "We get a great deal of mail from our viewers commenting on our sketches, indicating their dislikes, and whether you realize it or not, there is just about no joke or sketch, particularly of a satirical sort, that will not offend somebody, a cowboy or a drunk. I don't want to equate those two; already I can see the cards coming in! Here is how we are going to face the problem, we have decided that once a month we will book a comedian who will offend everybody. Then, we'll get it over with, see? A man who will disturb a great many social groups. I'm serious, his satirical comments refer to many things not ordinarily discussed on TV; it serves you right. That way the NBC mail department will know in advance that complaints are coming in, they hire a few extra girls, and they get the answers ready, "We're very sorry, we didn't mean a thing", and the who thing is handled with neatness and dispatch. So, ladies and gentlemen, here is the very shocking comedian, the most shocking comedian of our time, a young man who is skyrocketing to fame, Lenny Bruce!"Very daring for the end of the 50's!