Oboler Comedy Theater
- Directed by
- Arch Oboler
- Genre
- anthology series
- Country
- United States
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This early TV comedy anthology presented a new set of characters each week. Each episode was a standalone humor piece, often made up of short skits. It offers a glimpse into the earliest days of television comedy.
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What happens
Arch Oboler's Comedy Theater is an early American comedy television program. It aired on ABC for six episodes from September 23 to November 4, 1949. It was an anthology series of sorts, with each episode featuring a different set of characters. At least one episode consisted of three unrelated comedy segments. At least some of the episodes exist as kinescope recordings, representing early examples of television comedy. The program was produced in Hollywood, with people in that area seeing the original telecasts. Kinescopes of those broadcasts were shown on the rest of the network. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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