The comedy hour was broadcast by nbc, and ran for just a couple of months. From his early days as the king of live radio, to fifty feature films including the road series with bing crosby, to the top standup comedian in the world. Directed by george marshall, david butler and norman z. The 40s cool wiseguy had completely icedover into a cold professional. The bob hope all star christmas comedy special 1977 imdb. Staring bob hope, walter slezak, victor mclaglen and bing crosby. The comedy hour was meant to replace a previous program called the colgate comedy hour, but did run as long as its predecessor. Maintaining a free video sharing website can be expensive and time consuming to keep up. With a career that spanned nearly 80 years, hope appeared in more than 70. Sir bob hope kbe, kcsg, kss was a britishamerican standup comedian, vaudevillian, actor. Bob hope s world of comedy is a nostalgic tribute to humor that features highlights from his 27 years of television specials.
Hope spent nearly half of his 100 christmases heading up uso shows with loads of jokes and lots of stars to entertain the troops. Bob hope comedy collection television academy interviews. When bob hope died in 2003 at the age of 100, news reports listed his many accomplishments. Bob hope thanks for the memories 6 dvd free shipping. He was in the business for a very long time, but bob never forgot that he was there for the audience, not the other way around, especially when it came to the g. Bob hope may 29, 1903 july 27, 2003 was one of the most recognized and unique talents in the world. The 25 best standup comedy specials on netflix uk to cheer you up in selfisolation 20 may 2020, 9. Of course his notable career as a comedian, his tireless work entertaining the troops in. Bob hope may 29, 1903 july 27, 2003 was one of the most recognized and unique. The adventurer, the cure, easy street and the immigrant, presented with music and sound effects. He hosted the academy awards an astounding 19 times. Bob hope is one of the best loved entertainers of all time. Bob hope, like all professional comedians, constantly honed his act and added new material. Robin williams comic genius 12 dvd collection timelife.
At an early age, 12, bob hope worked odd jobs at a local board walk doing dance and comedy routines to. Hope was a comedy trailblazer, but in his twilight years he alienated young audiences with his political views. He was a little too old to be a comic hero in films and his sitcom styled efforts in the 60s failed, mostly because audiences didnt want to pay in. Bob hope celebrity profile check out the latest bob hope photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Performing on broadway, on radio and television, movies and traveling tours for the u. Rina fox, tom alger, kshavo updated june 2019 seasons 1 to 46. With bob hope, perry como, olivia newtonjohn, mark hamill. As usual we find bob hope on good form and with special guest eddie cantor. He performed on battleships and battlefields, and the missions were often dangerous and their schedules strenuous. This episode starred bob hope, lily pons opera singer, robert cummings, betty bruce, robert maxwell, special guest eleanor roosevelt, and more.
Bob hope christmas special, nbc, 1979 bob hopehope, women, and song, nbc, 1980 bob hope overseas christmas tours, two specials, nbc, 1980 lucy moves to nbc, nbc, 1980 bob hope in the star makers, nbc, 1980 bob hopes allstar comedy birthday party, nbc, 1980 bob hopes allstar look at tvs prime time wars, nbc, 1980 bob hope for president, nbc, 1980 bob hope christmas special. At an early age, 12, bob hope worked odd jobs at a local board walk doing dance and comedy routines to make extra money. During the length of his career, no other individual has traveled so far, to great lengths, to entertain so many people. In the eighties, all bob had to do was trot out the latest cheesecake celebs of the hour and a roster of college football players to score big ratings. For the generation who grew up with the bob hope christmas specials, seeing other celebrities help him entertain the troops, knowing bob hope would deliver a thanks for the memories this is a.
Bob hope was well known for his good natured humor and fast wit. He had, unfortunately, stuck around too long, says hope biographer richard zoglin. These jokes, in hopes hand, were presumably written for his stage act of the early 1930s. In the 60s and 70s hope was often criticized for his formulawritten tv comedy specials and monologues.
Born in 1903, and until his death in 2003, bob hope was the only entertainer to achieve toprated success in every major massentertainment medium, from vaudeville to television and everything in between. Awards a record fourteen times, and his annual television christmas specials. Bob practically invented standup comedy and singlehandedly perfected the monologue. You can find more information regarding this film on its imdb page. Bob hopes first comedy special in living color marks the first time he tried to be funny and gorgeous too. Join bob and his legendary guest stars for hours of specials, including bob s historic shows entertaining the troops around the globe. Bob hope, dean martin and martha raye perform musical and comedy sketches, and hope hosts the 4th annual tv guide awards, presented to the best television shows as selected by the viewing public. Bob hope full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Bob hope salutes the troops is a collection of bob hope s tv specials across five decades. I was a teen during the vietnam era and remember looking forward to bob hopes christmas special recorded from the front lines annually. Hope did many specials for the nbc television network in the following decades. The smaller sheet is indicative of the content of comedians archives and the frustrations often encountered when using them. I forgot how much of bobs humor was political, and it just wasnt as funny as back then. His starstudded uso christmas shows brought a taste of home to servicemen and wom.
Former comedy writer for bob hope says he was privately. He even conquered television with his yearly comedy specials. These specials were usually filmed during his regular tour to entertain the troops overseas. Bob hope presents the chrysler theatre was an anthology series and consisted of a mixed bag of drama and comedy, bob hope hosted and starred in several of episodes. Boomerflix just loves all of the old tv shows and movies and loves to share them with you. Mgm movie legends collection on dvd 027616096838 from mgm ua. All i need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl.
Bob hope show and specials television footage archive. We watched the bob hope specials every time they aired. Focusing on a variety of comic stylesfrom working with animals to slapstick to satire and vaudevillethe clips include such legends of comedy as steve allen, jack benny, ernie kovacs and don rickles, along with a. This was a golden age of comedy where funny wasnt riddled with vulgarity. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. This is bob hope is a production of crew neck productions and american masters pictures. Learn more about bob hope at with exclusive news, full bio and filmography as well as photos, videos, and more.
In 1953, nbc broadcast the first annual bob hope christmas special. May 29, 1903 july 27, 2003 was a britishamerican standup comedian, vaudevillian, actor, singer, dancer, athlete, and author. The bob hope comedy special from palm springs 1978 the bob hope show 19591977 bob hopes allstar comedy spectacular from lake tahoe 1977. Bob hope, the greatest entertainer of the 20th century, was above all a patriotic american dedicated to our troops around the world. The following is a list of bob hope television specials. From 1994 to 2006, kroq producer mark jonathan davis performed a callin impersonation of legendary comedian bob hope on the 106. The bob hope specials chrysler presents a bob hope comedy special 1966. Bob hope show bob hope the bob hope show comedy old. Hope did many specials for the nbc television network in the following decades, beginning in april. A total of 272 nbc variety specials hosted by hope were produced from 1950 to 1996. Melbourne comic remix comedy central uso comedy tour comedy central late friday nbc comedy central presents hbo comedy half hour live at jongleurs bob hope presents the ladies of laughter nbc women of the night. A total of 22 discs, over 50 hours of entertainment including rare footage from robins final tour, neverbeforerelease standup shows, and more mork. The bob hope specials see the greatest entertainer of the 20th.
You can get 10 more dvds of robins hilarious comedy. Bing crosby plays a reluctant host to bob at his palm. Sir bob hope kbe, kcsg, kss born leslie townes hope. I hope you enjoy watching your favorite classic television shows and movies here. Watch the bob hope specials online full episodes of. Bob hope show tv guide awards 4141963 dean martin martha raye a hybrid special.
Bob hope comedian, tv host, actor, author tv guide. Road to bali full movie, classic comedy starring bob hope, bing crosby and dorthy lamour by classic comedy films. The bob hope that i was introduced to was the bob hope on television specials in, id say, the mid70s, so i got to know him at exactly the wrong time. Bob hope bridged the gap between movie and tv stardom with greater success than virtually any other performer in history. His tours to entertain us troops and patriotic radio broadcasts, along with his allamerican, brashbutcowardly movie character, helped to ease. This is the wood used by bob hope on the 1969 world tour. Bob hopes world of comedy is a nostalgic tribute to humor that features highlights from his 27 years of television specials.