The ABC Comedy Hour
TV series
The ABC Comedy Hour
1972, English, on ABC.
The ABC Comedy Hour is an American television variety series that aired on ABC in 1972. Seven of the 13 episodes featured a guest host and a team of comedy impressionists known as The Kopycats. Guest hosts included Steve Lawrence, Orson Welles, Ed Sullivan, Raymond Burr, Robert Young, Debbie Reynolds and Tony Curtis. The remaining six episodes were variety specials and included two Friars Club roasts and a revival of the musical Hellzapoppin' starring Jack Cassidy. The show originally aired on Wednesday at 8:30 PM. Summer reruns of the seven Kopycats episodes were aired under the title The ABC Comedy Hour Presents the Kopycats. The same episodes aired in Great Britain simply as The Kopycats.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 13
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Status
- Ended in 1972
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Latest episode
S1 E13: Show 13
Aired 5 April 1972
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
Details
- First aired
- 12 January 1972
- Last aired
- 5 April 1972
- Network
- ABC
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Type
- Scripted
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The ABC Comedy Hour has 1 season and 13 episodes, about 60 minutes each.
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Yes. The ABC Comedy Hour ended in 1972, so you can watch the whole story.
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