When the Martin & Lewis episodes were available my mom bought as many as she could. (I'm 61 so I wasn't born yet.) I think they were the funniest comedy pair in my lifetime (I was born eventually.) Some people don't like Lewis & that's too bad. These are the years they were at their best. The skits are mostly always funny, but the bloopers and ad-libs are the best. They are on the same page even when they screw up. They also get away with insulting each other (for instance, Lewis stands behind Martin & mimics Martin's nose job.) My father told me that when their episodes were showing the streets were pretty empty because everyone was watching the show.
Review of The Colgate Comedy Hour
The Colgate Comedy Hour
(1950–1955)
It's hard to rate because I only watched the Martin & Lewis episodes
13 June 2020