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This Day in Jack Benny

by John Henderson

The Jack Benny Show AKA The Jello Program AKA The Lucky Strike Program aired from the 1930's right through to the 1950's. Each week your host, John Henderson, brings an episode from that week 60-80 years ago. It's old, yet still as funny as ever. "The Jack Benny program, starring Jack Benny with Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Rochester, Dennis Day, and yours truly Don Wilson"

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This Day in Jack Benny presents a 30-minute episode from October 24, 1943, featuring Jack Benny performing a comedic monologue about his travels. The episode centers on Benny recounting a story from his time overseas, framed as him riding a train. The narrative is structured as a spoof of the 1943 Charles Boyer film…

Worth it if you're interested in vintage radio comedy history, Jack Benny's performance style, or how 1940s comedians constructed humor through Hollywood parody and topical references.

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