The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)

★ 6.8 NR 1h 0m Comedy Talk

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

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  1. 1 1. David Seville & the Chipmunks (puppets) / Red Buttons / Patachou1960-09-25 · 1h 0mGuests: --David Seville & the Chipmunks (The Bunin Puppets as the Chipmunks) - ""Comin' Round The Mountain"" & ""The Witch Doctor"" --Red Buttons - Thank Heaven For Little Gi
  2. 2 2. Bob Newhart / Mickey Rooney / Danny Thomas / McGuire Sisters1960-10-02 · 1h 0mGuests: --Bob Newhart (comedian) - does a monologue about an employee who releases all of his pent-up resentment at his retirement party. --Mickey Rooney & Joey Foreman (comedy
  3. 3 3. scheduled: Johnny Mathis; Peggy Lee; the Dave Brubeck Quartet; Mort Sahl1960-10-16 · 1h 0mBroadcast from San Francisco (the 1st in Sullivan's ""See America"" series): --Peggy Lee - ""I Love Being Here with You,"" ""Yes Indeed"" & ""Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)"
  4. 4 4. scheduled: Jack Carter; Gordon & Sheila MacRae; Crosby Bros.; Erroll Garner1960-10-23 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Jack Carter (comedian) --Gordon and Sheila MacRae (husband and wife musical-comedy duo) --The Crosby Brothers --Erroll Garner (jazz musician) --Eilee
  5. 5 5. From Chicago: Charlton Heston; Benny Goodman; Mahalia Jackson; Bob Newhart1960-11-06 · 1h 0mFilmed in Chicago (the 2nd in Sullivan's ""See America"" series) Guests (from various Chicago sites): --Charlton Heston at Northwestern University. Ed talks with Heston about hi
  6. 6 6. Dick Van Dyke / Chita Rivera / Shirley Bassey1960-11-13 · 1h 0mScenes from ""Bye Bye Birdie"" (Broadway cast): --Trio of teenage girls sing ""We Love You Conrad"" (joined by Dick Van Dyke) --Dick Van Dyke sings ""Put on A Happy Face"" (s
  7. 7 7. Jerry Lewis / Connie Francis / Sophie Tucker1960-11-20 · 1h 0mGuests: --Jerry Lewis (comedian) - stand-up comedy segment includes a bit with Ed. (Jerry is trying to teach Ed more lively ways to host the show and introduce the guests.) -
  8. 8 8. scheduled: Tony Martin; Anna Maria Alberghetti; Shecky Greene1960-11-27 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Tony Martin --Anna Maria Alberghetti --Shecky Greene (comedian) --Birgit Nilsson (opera singer) --Wayne and Shuster (comedy team) --The 1960 A
  9. 9 9. Jackie Wilson / Mort Sahl / Jane Morgan1960-12-04 · 1h 0mGuests: --Jackie Wilson - ""To Be Loved,"" ""Lonely Teardrops"" & ""Alone At Last"" --Mort Sahl (stand-up comedian) - makes comments about JFK; U.S. foreign policy; the Korea
  10. 10 10. scheduled: Teresa Brewer; Myron Cohen; Billy Eckstine; Guy Marks1960-12-11 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Teresa Brewer (singer) --Myron Cohen (comedian) --Guy Marks (comedian) --Billy Eckstine (singer) --Brascia and Tybee (dance team) --Pompoff The
  11. 11 11. Mahalia Jackson / Roger Williams / Jack Carter / Hal March / Limeliters1960-12-18 · 1h 0mGuests: --Roger Williams (pianist) - ""Flight Of the Bumblebee"" & ""O Come All Ye Faithful"" --Mahalia Jackson - ""Sweet Little Jesus Boy"" and ""By His Word"" --Hal March
  12. 12 12. Desi Arnaz, The Sound of Music Cast1960-12-24 · 1h 0m
  13. 13 13. scheduled: Tammy Grimes; Earl Grant; George Jessel1961-01-01 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Tammy Grimes (musical-comedy performer, from Broadway's ""The Unsinkable Molly Brown"") --Dick Haymes and Fran Jeffries (husband-and-wife entertainers)
  14. 14 14. Bob Newhart / Bob & Ray / Sal Mineo / Damita Jo1961-01-08 · 1h 0m--show opening --Gogi Grant - sings a medley of songs from ""Gypsy"" --Dewey Pigmeat Martin (comedian) - does a lemon under the table routine --Robert Goulet - ""By Myself""
  15. 15 15. scheduled: Belafonte Folk Singers; Edgar Bergen; Don Adams1961-01-22 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --The Belafonte Folk Singers --Edgar Bergen (vertriloquist) --The McGuire Sisters (singers) - ""Run, Run, Run"" --Don Adams (comedian) - does a magic
  16. 16 16. Carmen McRae / scheduled: Carol Channing; Nat King Cole1961-01-29 · 1h 0m--Carmen McRae (singer) - performs ""Isn't It Romantic"" and ""Comes Love"" Other guests (scheduled to appear): --Nat King Cole (singer) --Carol Channing (musical-comedy star)
  17. 17 17. Dorothy Dandridge / George Jessel / Pete Fountain / Barry Sisters / Errol Garner1961-02-05 · 1h 0mGuests: --Dorothy Dandrige (actress-singer) - ""Lonely Little Lady In The Dark,"" ""Everytime"" & ""Somebody"" --George Jessel - tells jokes & sings ""Toot Toot Tootsie"" (Al J
  18. 18 18. Henry Fonda / Peggy Lee / Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks / Paul Anka1961-02-12 · 1h 0mGuests include: --Paul Anka (singer) - ""The Story of My Love,"" ""Somebody Loves Me"" and ""Each Day is Valentine's Day"" --Henry Fonda (actor) - reads two Abraham Lincoln
  19. 19 19. Lucille Ball / Rowan & Martin / Wayne & Shuster / Jack Carter1961-02-19 · 1h 0m--Lucille Ball and Paula Steward sing ""Hey, Look Me Over,"" a song they performed together in the Broadway play ""Wildcat."" --Wayne And Schuster (comedy team, doing their ""Dead
  20. 20 20. scheduled: Spike Jones; Henny Youngman; Frank Gorshin; Shari Lewis1961-02-26 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Frank Gorshin (comedian) --Dolores Gray (musical-comedy star) --Spike Jones (bandleader-comedian) --Shari Lewis (puppeteer) --The Piero Brothers (jugg
  21. 21 21. Louis Armstrong, Bob Newhart1961-03-02 · 1h 0m
  22. 22 22. The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem1961-03-09 · 1h 0m
  23. 23 23. Salute to Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe: Julie Andrews; Richard Burton1961-03-19 · 1h 0mSalute to Jay Lerner & Frederick Loewe. Guests: --Lerner & Lowe - perform a medley of their tunes including ""How to Handle a Woman"" --Julie Andrews - ""Wouldn't It Be Lo
  24. 24 24. scheduled: Della Reese; Johnny Carson; Alfred Drake1961-03-26 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Della Reese (singer) --Johnny Carson (comedian) --Erroll Garner (jazz pianist) --Alfred Drake (musical-comedy star) --Joan Holloway (dancer) --
  25. 25 25. Charlton Heston / Roger Williams / Anita Bryant / Dick Roman1961-04-02 · 1h 0mGuests: --Charlton Heston (actor) - dramatic Biblical reading: ""Passion Of Our Lord"" --Roger Williams (pianist) - ""Abide with Me."" Later in show, ""I Love You Truly"" & "
  26. 26 26. scheduled: Jan Peerce; Corbett Monica; Smith & Dale1961-04-09 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Jan Peerce (tenor) --Corbett Monica (comedian) --Julie Wilson (singer) --Smith and Dale (comedy team) --The First Percussion Sextet --Kimo Lee
  27. 27 27. Pearl Bailey / Jerry Orbach / Anna Maria Alberghetti / George Kirby1961-04-16 · 1h 0mGuests: --Pearl Bailey - ""New Shoes"" (more comedy than singing) & ""I Can't Give You Anything But Love"" --Pearl Bailey & Carmen De Lavallade - ""Two Ladies In De Shade Of De
  28. 28 28. Harpo Marx; Allen & Rossi; Dick Haymes & Fran Jeffries1961-04-23 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Harpo Marx --Steve Rossi and Marty Allen (comedy team) --Buddy Greco (singer) --Dick Haymes and Fran Jeffries (husband & wife musical comedy team)
  29. 29 29. scheduled: Dizzy Gillespie; Rowan & Martin; McGuire Sisters; Eileen Farrell1961-04-30 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Dizzy Gillespie --Rowan & Martin --The McGuire Sisters --Eileen Farrell
  30. 30 30. scheduled: Al Hirt; Rosemary Clooney; Earl Grant1961-05-07 · 1h 0mGuests: --Al Hirt (jazz musician) --Rosemary Clooney (singer) --Myron Cohen (comedian) --Earl Grant (singer-organist) --The Crosby Brothers (singers) --Wisa O'Ors
  31. 31 31. scheduled: Teresa Brewer; Gene Barry; Three Stooges1961-05-14 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Teresa Brewer - ""Silver in My Mother's Hair"" & ""Milord"" --Gene Barry (from ""Bat Masterson"") --Teresa Brewer & Gene Barry - ""Hills of Old Kentuck
  32. 32 32. Jerry Lewis / Sandy Stewart / Phil Harris1961-05-21 · 1h 0mGuests (broadcast from the Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas): --Sandy Stewart sings ""Some of These Days"" --Rudy Cardenas (juggler from Mexico) --Michelle & Michael (high diver
  33. 33 33. Jackie Wilson / Sophia Loren / Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane1961-05-28 · 1h 0mGuests: --Jackie Wilson - ""For Me And My Gal"" & ""I'm Coming Back To You"" --Sophia Loren - appears live on stage to promote ""Two Women"" (stills & clip from the film are
  34. 34 34. scheduled: Roger Williams; Mort Sahl; the Limeliters1961-06-04 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Roger Williams (pianist) --Mort Sahl (comedian) --The Limeliters (vocal & instrumental group) --The Amandis (a tumbling act)
  35. 35 35. Mahalia Jackson / Jack Carter / Delores Gray / Mike Clifford1961-06-11 · 1h 0mGuests: --Mahalia Jackson - ""Come On Children Let's Sing"" & ""Rock Of Ages"" --Delores Gray - Summer stock medley: ""C'est Magnifique"" and ""You Can't Get A Man with A Gun""
  36. 36 36. scheduled: Connie Francis; Al Hirt; Robert Goulet1961-06-18 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Connie Francis (singer) --Al Hirt (trumpeter, with his combo) --Robert Goulet (musical-comedy star) --Joe E. Lewis (comedian) --Charlie Manna (co
  37. 37 37. scheduled: Nancy Walker; Nancy Dussault; Earl Grant; Conrad Buckner1961-06-25 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Nancy Walker (comedian) --Nancy Dussault (singer) --Earl Grant (singer-organist) --Conrad Buckner (tap dancer) --Sam Levenson (comedian) --Peter
  38. 38 38. Louis Armstrong / Teresa Brewer / Myron Cohen / Joan Halloway1961-07-02 · 1h 0mGuests: --Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra - ""Sleepy Time Down South,"" ""Up A Lazy River,"" ""Ole Miss"" & ""Bill Bailey"" (last 2 songs with combo on stage, without orchestr
  39. 39 39. scheduled: Phyllis Diller; the Brothers Four; Joey Adams; Felicia Sanders1961-07-09 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Phyllis Diller (comedian) --The Brothers Four (vocal group) - ""My Little John Henry"" --Felicia Sanders - sings a medley from ""My Fair Lady"" --Joey
  40. 40 40. scheduled: Pearl Bailey; Edgar Bergen; etc.1961-07-30 · 1h 0mScheduled guests: --Pearl Bailey (singer) --Edgar Bergen (ventriloquist with his dummy Mortimer Snerd) --Don Adams (comedian) --Marion Marlowe (singer) --Alfred Drak

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