The Herb Shriner Show
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The Herb Shriner Show was the title of two different
The first Herb Shriner Show was essentially a continuation of what Shriner had previously done on
Herb Shriner Time was a half-hour format aired by ABC on Thursday nights at 9 PM Eastern from October 1951 to April 1952. In addition to the comedy monologues, this format provided time for guest stars, and also allowed for Shriner to play his harmonica and act in comedy sketches.
In the fall of 1952, he became emcee of
The final (aka "The [New] Herb Shriner Show" [N.B., "New" was announced, but not written in the title]) was a predecessor of the current "late night" monologue + guest TV shows. It was sponsored by Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the makers of
References
- Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows
- Orson Welles' appearance on the second episode of "The [New] Herb Shriner Show" appears on disc 5 of Passport Video's "The Orson Welles 5 DVD Set Collection"—in which the first and anticipated third episode guests are mentioned.
External links
- The Herb Shriner Show at IMDb