Publisher, Radio Spirits (February 2011)

Among radio comedy's most enduring features were its running gags - and few gags ran longer, or more hilariously, than the legendary feud between two of its great masters: Jack Benny and Fred Allen. For nearly twenty years the mere mention of Benny on an Allen program was guaranteed to produce an escalating laugh - just as bringing Allen up with Benny had listener in stitches at the mere anticipation of a response.

This digitally re-mastered collection brings together the classic episodes that started it all - from first time the pair shared a microphone (in a skit ripe with references to Benny's musical skill), to Stuart Canin's performance of "The Bee," to the showdown that was supposed to end it once and for all.

Join Jack, Fred, and their comical cohorts Portland Hoffa, Harry Von Zell, John Brown, Minerva Pious, Mary Livingstone, Kenny Baker, Don Wilson, Andy Devine, Phil Harris, and all the regulars from both Town Hall Tonight and The Jell-O Program.

Includes rare episodes, excerpts, and a Program Guide by radio historian Elizabeth McLeod.

EPISODES INCLUDE:

Town Hall Tonight 02-26-36 (Excerpt)

Town Hall Tonight 12-30-36

The Jell-O Program 01-03-37

The Jell-O Program 01-10-37

Town Hall Tonight 01-06-37

Town Hall Tonight 01-13-37 (Excerpt)

Town Hall Tonight 01-20-37

The Jell-O Program 01-31-37

Town Hall Tonight 01-27-37 ( Excerpt)

The Jell-O Program 02-07-37

Town Hall Tonight 02-03-37 (Excerpt)

Town Hall Tonight 02-10-37

The Jell-O Program 02-14-37

The Jell-O Program 02-28-37

Town Hall Tonight 02-24-37

Town Hall Tonight 03-03-37 (Excerpt)

The Jell-O Program 03-07-37

The Jell-O Program 03-14-37

Town Hall Tonight 12-22-37

The Fred Allen Show 12-18-40 (Excerpt)