Say Goodnight, Gracie provided the pre-recorded voice of Allen. Holmes was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play and Gorshin was nominated for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance. The production has toured extensively throughout the United States following its New York closing, with Joel Rooks, Don McArt, and Alan Safier taking over for Gorshin as George Burns. Jamie Farr filled in for Gorshin on tour for two months when he became ill in 2004, but Gorshin returned to the role before his death in 2005. Say Goodnight, Gracie Say Goodnight Gracie is a one-man play by Rupert Holmes. Adapted
The Jimmy Durante Show Borden Twins. The series started in New York, and later moved to RKO Studios in Hollywood. The program was televised at Club Durant. Each episode usually ended with Durante's catchphrase, "Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are!", an apparent reference to Durante's deceased first wife. In the first season, Durante followed "The Imogene Coca Show", which premiered on the same night on the NBC Saturday schedule. His competition was "My Favorite Husband" on CBS and Saturday evening boxing on ABC. In its second season, Durante faced opposition from Janis Paige's new CBS situation comedy, "It's Always Jan," about a young