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5.6/10 TV Country of origin USA No. of seasons 1 Final episode date 1965 Executive producers Joe Hamilton, Bob Banner | 8/10 IMDb Genre Variety show Original language(s) English First episode date 25 September 1964 Network CBS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Vincent Bogert
Sydney Zelinka
Tony Webster
Philip Green
Treva Silverman
David Panich
Arnie Rosen
Coleman Jacoby Starring Carol Burnett, Bob Newhart, and Caterina Valente Cast Carol Burnett, Caterina Valente Similar The Carol Burnett Show, The Garry Moore Show, The Red Skelton Show, The Danny Kaye Show, Rowan & Martin's Laugh‑In | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Entertainers is a one-hour American variety show that aired on CBS from September 25, 1964 through March 27, 1965 on the 1964–1965 United States network television schedule. The series, produced by Joe Hamilton, featured three stars, Hamilton's wife Carol Burnett, Caterina Valente, and Bob Newhart. Burnett left her role in the Broadway musical Fade Out - Fade In to star in the series and later was sued by the show's producers for doing so.
Contents
Each week, the series, originating from New York, presented comedy sketches and musical numbers performed by a regular repertory company and one or two guest stars (such as Boris Karloff, Phil Silvers, and Chita Rivera). Initially it aired on Friday night at 8:30pm ET/PT. In January 1965 it moved to Saturday night at 9:00pm ET/PT. Newhart and a few of the regular performers left the cast, and Burnett and Valente appeared as co-stars in every remaining episode. The show was taped Friday evenings at CBS Studio 50 (now the Ed Sullivan Theater).
Repertory company
The repertory company included: