The George Burns Show February 1959 sweeps, the format was changed to a live sketch-comedy/variety show in the style of "The Jack Benny Program", in an attempt to improve the ratings. The ratings didn't improve, however, so they reverted to the sitcom format. The series ended after 25 episodes. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Unknown The George Burns Show The George Burns Show is a short-lived comedy television program that aired on NBC for one season (1958–59). The program was sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive. "The George Burns Show" immediately followed the eight-season run of "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", which had aired on CBS, and shared continuity
Steve Smith (comedian) Steve Smith (comedian) Steven "Steve" Smith Jr., (born December 24, 1945) is a Canadian-American actor, writer and comedian. He is best known as the co-creator and star of the sketch comedy show "The Red Green Show", for which he portrayed the title character. Smith was born in Toronto. Before turning to comedy, he studied engineering at the University of Waterloo and then worked a variety of jobs. In 1979, he began to produce, write, and star in "Smith & Smith", a sketch comedy series with a cast consisting of Smith and his wife, Morag Smith. The show was produced for