Thursday, October 1, 2020

Throwback Thursday Comedy Special: George Burns and Gracie Allen - "The Auto Show"

Burns and Allen was an American comedy duo consisting of George Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen. They worked together as a successful comedy team that entertained vaudeville, film, radio, and television audiences for over forty years. 

The duo met in 1922 and married in 1926.From 1950 to 1958 Burns and Allen appeared on TV in the Burns and Allen Show. Each show ended with a dialogue between Burns, who played the straight man and Allen, who played the scatterbrained wife.

In this episode, Gracie tells George all about her visit to the auto show. Enjoy!

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#Throwback Thursday   #TBT

3 comments:

  1. George was funny but Gracie made him even funnier as the straight man.

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  2. George was funny but it was Gracie that always stole the show.

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