Gracie Allen example), Gracie never used the phrase. The confusion may have been caused by "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In". Stars Dan Rowan and Dick Martin used a similar sign-off routine wherein Rowan would tell Martin to "Say good night, Dick." Martin's reply was always "Good night, Dick." It seemed like something Gracie Allen would have said. George Burns himself said as much in an interview years later, adding that, surprisingly enough, no one ever thought of having Allen say "Good night, Gracie". However, the former "Burns and Allen" head writer, Paul Henning, did use the "say good night" bit in at least
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