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Smokebutt · 01-26-2002, 05:38 AM

Who Whould You Pick For "The Best Comedy - Variety Shows Ever!!!" on Television..

My Vote Goes To "Saturday Night Live" "The Tracey Ullman Show" and "The Ben Stiller Show".

You Can Twice If You Like....

TJL · 01-26-2002, 03:10 PM

Some of my favorites -

The Jackie Gleason Show
Your Show Of Shows
The Tonight Show (Carson, not Leno)
The Steve Allen SHow
and of course
Letterman!

dawsongirl · 01-26-2002, 04:50 PM

I'd say Laugh-In.

Brian · 01-26-2002, 05:52 PM

I agree. Laugh-In is the bomb.

Jimbo · 01-26-2002, 08:41 PM

A few of my favorites over the years:

The Jackie Gleason Show
The Carol Burnett Show
Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
Saturday Night Live (The original cast)
In Living Color
The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson

Pitooey · 01-26-2002, 08:46 PM

1) Laugh In

2) The Ed Sullivan Show

3) The Carol Burnett Show

I also do like alot of the old stuff like Red Skelton, Milton Berle.

boechsner · 01-27-2002, 02:41 AM

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In is my favorite followed by The Carol Burnett Show and Saturday Night, Live.

TJL · 01-27-2002, 09:40 AM

Damn! I forgot about the Carol Burnett Show!
Add that one to my list.

dugferd · 01-27-2002, 02:32 PM

Carol Burnett's is best variety.
Best comedy is SCTV.

harper · 05-23-2003, 10:38 AM

talent,skill,of writers,and cast cannot be compared to drug induced cast of the 70's so it doesn't really matter.Anyone can confuse drug indused stupidity with being fresh and irreverant and tongue and cheek and then call it a new genre of comedy.Carol nor my dad or tim had to do drugs to be creative and brilliant unlike the SNL group of the Seventies.B.Crystal and Murphy saved SNL.They were the show along with joe piscopo.

dlemond · 05-23-2003, 11:04 AM

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Originally posted by harper
talent,skill,of writers,and cast cannot be compared to drug induced cast of the 70's so it doesn't really matter.Anyone can confuse drug indused stupidity with being fresh and irreverant and tongue and cheek and then call it a new genre of comedy.Carol nor my dad or tim had to do drugs to be creative and brilliant unlike the SNL group of the Seventies.B.Crystal and Murphy saved SNL.They were the show along with joe piscopo.

Your dad is Harvey Korman?

I love Harvey Korman- he and Tim Conway were an awesome team and always cracked me up.

And besides Hedley Lamar (my friends and I always loved that name) from Blazing Saddles how can anyone forget Count de Monet from History of the World, Pt 1?

-The peasants are revolting.
(you said it, they stink on ice.)

-you look like the piss boy.
(and you look like a bucket of sh-t)

-don't get saucey with me Bernaise.

All classic.

Tell your dad to get on Mel's case and get High Anxiety released on DVD. Another classic Korman role.

He and Cloris Leachman were hysterical together in that.

hue_mee · 05-24-2003, 12:28 PM

1) Rowen and Martins "Laugh in". Dan Rowen looked so adorable in that tuxido! Hee hee. Can't forget about the party scenes.

2) Classic Tonight show with Johnny Carson.

3) Saturday night live (original cast)

4) Any Frank Sanatra / Rat Pack variety show

Penny Lane · 05-24-2003, 07:20 PM

The Carol Burnett Show hands down!

And Harper....................your dad and Tim Conway are the greatest!

*PinkLady* · 05-24-2003, 09:53 PM

The only one I ever really liked was the Flip Wilson Show.

JDS84 · 05-25-2003, 09:19 PM

The Carol Burnett Show

01-26-2002, 05:38 AM	#1
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Pitooey Member Forum Star Join Date: Feb 15, 2001 Location: Rocking in Transylvania. Posts: 15,042	1) Laugh In 2) The Ed Sullivan Show 3) The Carol Burnett Show I also do like alot of the old stuff like Red Skelton, Milton Berle.
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harper gentlegiant Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 04, 2003 Location: Towson,Maryland Posts: 130	C.Burnett Show is the best talent,skill,of writers,and cast cannot be compared to drug induced cast of the 70's so it doesn't really matter.Anyone can confuse drug indused stupidity with being fresh and irreverant and tongue and cheek and then call it a new genre of comedy.Carol nor my dad or tim had to do drugs to be creative and brilliant unlike the SNL group of the Seventies.B.Crystal and Murphy saved SNL.They were the show along with joe piscopo.
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01-26-2002, 04:50 PM	#3
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	I'd say Laugh-In.

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Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	I agree. Laugh-In is the bomb.

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Jimbo Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 29, 2001 Location: United States of America-One Nation UNDER GOD! Posts: 471	A few of my favorites over the years: The Jackie Gleason Show The Carol Burnett Show Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In Saturday Night Live (The original cast) In Living Color The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson

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boechsner Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI Posts: 2,212	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In is my favorite followed by The Carol Burnett Show and Saturday Night, Live.

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PinkLady Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 04, 2002 Posts: 7,457	The only one I ever really liked was the Flip Wilson Show.

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