Jack Paar (guest host) / Ames Brothers / Ted Lewis / Prof. Backwards

July 22, 1956
60 min
Season 9 - Episode 44: Jack Paar (guest host) / Ames Brothers / Ted Lewis / Prof. Backwards

Season 9 - Episode 44: Jack Paar (guest host) / Ames Brothers / Ted Lewis / Prof. Backwards

The Ed Sullivan Show - Backdrop

Overview

Guests: --Jack Paar (guest host) - At end of show, does a routine about phobias. --Ames Brothers - ""Autumn Leaves,"" ""Dry Bones"" and ""It Only Hurts For A Little While"" --Ted Lewis and chorus - Chorus sings ""Me & My Shadow"" (as Lewis and his ""shadow"" dance) --Ted Lewis - ""Memories"" --Professor Backwards (comedian) - Southern storyteller wearing graduation cap & gown, tells jokes, plays with words by writing letters on classroom chalkboard. --Larry Daniels (stand-up comedian, does an Edward Morrow imitation & routine about airplane travel) --Elaine Malbin (operatic soprano) - ""This Is My Beloved"" --T. C. Jones (female impersonator) - does singing impressions of an American singer in Paris: ""Two Loves Have I"" (in French & English). At end of routine, reveals himself as a man in drag. --The Moscow Bears - starts with film clip of a performance in Russia. Bears ride a merry-go-round, bikes. --The Fredonias (acrobatic team) --Audience bows: a group of circus performe

Episode Information

TV Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

Season

Season 9

Episode Number

44

Air Date

July 22, 1956

Runtime

60 minutes

Guest Stars

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Larry Daniels

Self

Jack Paar

Jack Paar

Self

T

T.C. Jones

Self

T

Ted Lewis

Self

Ed Ames

Ed Ames

Self