The George Burns Show 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 with the earlier series. After Gracie Allen retired in 1958, George Burns tried to continue the old series without her, using many of the characters and settings from their show. In this new series, George was working as a producer in a downtown office, and trying to
Steve Smith (comedian) Smith performed as Red Green on his I'm Not Old I'm Ripe North American Tour (2016). 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