Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour

Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour


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Summary

Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour is an American half-hour television variety show that ran on ABC-TV on Thursdays nights at 7:30 p.m. from January 22, 1970-April 16, 1970. The star was Pat Paulsen, who ran for the President of the United States in 1968. Paulsen had been a regular on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. Jean Byron was a semi-regular. Writers included Steve Martin. The show was unusual for a variety series in that it had a concluding episode. In the last episode, Paulsen announces the show has been cancelled, and, crowded by the children of his now-unemployed staff, he sheds a tear. The final shot is a close-up of him crying. Of course this was done as satire. Pauslen often spoofed Then Came Bronson and played a science teacher. Guest stars included Hubert Humphrey, Angie Dickinson, Tiny Tim, Miss Vickie, Mike Connors, Dan Blocker, Henry Fonda, Tommy Smothers, Don Rickles, Don Adams, Carl Betz, and Joey Heatherton. On the April 9, 1970 episode, Paulsen sang the song "Did I Ever Really Live?", which was from his Mercury record album, Live at the Ice House. The show was cancelled after 13 episodes. MPI put the entire series out on DVD in 2009.

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    Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour Seasons

    Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1Debbie Reynolds, Hubert Humphrey and Daffy Duck30 min
    Season 1Episode 2Angie Dickenson30 min
    Season 1Episode 3Mike Connors30 min
    Season 1Episode 4JoAnne Worley, Tiny Tim and Miss Vicki30 min
    Season 1Episode 5Dan Blocker and Andy Williams30 min
    Season 1Episode 6Henry Fonda30 min
    Season 1Episode 7Tom Smothers30 min
    Season 1Episode 8Don Rickles30 min
    Season 1Episode 9Don Adams30 min
    Season 1Episode 10Carl Betz30 min
    Season 1Episode 11Joey Heatherton30 min
    Season 1Episode 12no guest30 min
    Season 1Episode 13Series Finale30 min

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