Poll: Lucille Ball's Greatest Rival as Queen of 50s TV Comedy - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

stanwyckfan07 · 01-27-2011, 04:24 AM

Who in your opinion was Lucille Ball's number one rival as the queen of tv comedy in the 1950's (this can be someone you prefer to Lucy, someone you think is the second best tv comedienne, or someone you feel was considered the second best tv comedienne. I'm not including Vivian Vance in the possibilities since this is really about Lucy's peers.

I tried to edit it to add more chioces but unfortunately I can seem to do that - or delete this and start a new thread for the poll, in any case here are five more choices plus "Other".

GERTRUDE BERG
NANETTE FABRAY
ANN JEFFREYS
GALE STORM
BETTY WHITE
Other (someone not mentioned)

old grouch · 01-27-2011, 02:04 PM

I voted for Gracie Allen because she is one of my all-time favorites.

Marvo301 · 01-27-2011, 04:29 PM

Eve Arden was the star of one of the funniest and also the most underrated sitcoms of the 1950's "Our Miss Brooks". Eve was a great comedienne and was at the very top of her game on this show. Sadly her work was overshadowed by Lucy's work on ILL and in fact is now largely forgotten.

70s show watcher · 01-29-2011, 05:34 AM

i voted for eve arden she was a very funny lady

View Poll Results: Lucille Ball's Greatest Rival for Queen of 1950's TV Comedy
Gracie Allen	1	16.67%
Eve Arden	2	33.33%
Imogene Coca	1	16.67%
Joan Davis	1	16.67%
Ann Sothern	1	16.67%
Voters: 6. You may not vote on this poll

01-27-2011, 04:24 AM	#1
stanwyckfan07 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 26, 2011 Location: LA Posts: 106	Poll: Lucille Ball's Greatest Rival as Queen of 50s TV Comedy Who in your opinion was Lucille Ball's number one rival as the queen of tv comedy in the 1950's (this can be someone you prefer to Lucy, someone you think is the second best tv comedienne, or someone you feel was considered the second best tv comedienne. I'm not including Vivian Vance in the possibilities since this is really about Lucy's peers. I tried to edit it to add more chioces but unfortunately I can seem to do that - or delete this and start a new thread for the poll, in any case here are five more choices plus "Other". GERTRUDE BERG NANETTE FABRAY ANN JEFFREYS GALE STORM BETTY WHITE Other (someone not mentioned)
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01-27-2011, 04:29 PM	#3
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,456	Eve Arden was the star of one of the funniest and also the most underrated sitcoms of the 1950's "Our Miss Brooks". Eve was a great comedienne and was at the very top of her game on this show. Sadly her work was overshadowed by Lucy's work on ILL and in fact is now largely forgotten.
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01-27-2011, 02:04 PM	#2
old grouch Member Senior Member Join Date: May 13, 2010 Location: montana Posts: 1,877	I voted for Gracie Allen because she is one of my all-time favorites.

01-29-2011, 05:34 AM	#4
70s show watcher Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 20, 2008 Location: between point place and studio 8 h Posts: 4,549	i voted for eve arden she was a very funny lady