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The Steve Allen Show was an American variety show hosted by Steve Allen from June 1956 to June 1960 on NBC, from September 1961 to December 1961 on ABC, and in first-run syndication from 1962 to 1964.
Original Release
06/24/1956 on ABC
US Release
06/24/1956
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Steve Allen | Self - Host / Host |
| Gene Rayburn | Self - Announcer / Self / Johnson Wax Pitchman / Sketch Actor |
| Louis Nye | Self |
| Skitch Henderson | Self - Conductor / Self - Bandleader / Sidney Ferguson / Self - Orchestrator / Self / Nucoat Pitchman |
| Don Knotts | Self |
| Tom Poston | Self / Self - Sketch Actor / Self - Master of Ceremony / Self - Laurel & Hardy / Self - Guest / Self - Comedian / Minor Role |
| Les Brown | Self - Conductor / Self - Bandleader / Self / Self - Orchestra Conductor / Bandleader |
| Gabriel Dell | Self / The Burgomaster / Self - light-opera sketch / Self - Count Dracula |
| Pat Harrington Jr. | Self / Self - Guido Panzini |
| Bill Dana | Self / Self - as Jose Jimenez / Self - the hotel front desk clerk |
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Directors
Dwight Hemion, James Elson, Dick Weinberg
Writers
Stan Burns, Mike Marmer, Herbert Sargent, Don Hinkley, Frank Peppiatt, Bill Dana, Leonard Stern, Claire Rosenstein, Hal Goodman, Larry Klein, Arne Sultan, Marvin Worth, Cal Howard, Steve Allen
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Steve Allen | Self - Host / Host |
| Gene Rayburn | Self - Announcer / Self / Johnson Wax Pitchman / Sketch Actor |
| Louis Nye | Self |
| Skitch Henderson | Self - Conductor / Self - Bandleader / Sidney Ferguson / Self - Orchestrator / Self / Nucoat Pitchman |
| Don Knotts | Self |
| Tom Poston | Self / Self - Sketch Actor / Self - Master of Ceremony / Self - Laurel & Hardy / Self - Guest / Self - Comedian / Minor Role |
| Les Brown | Self - Conductor / Self - Bandleader / Self / Self - Orchestra Conductor / Bandleader |
| Gabriel Dell | Self / The Burgomaster / Self - light-opera sketch / Self - Count Dracula |
| Pat Harrington Jr. | Self / Self - Guido Panzini |
| Bill Dana | Self / Self - as Jose Jimenez / Self - the hotel front desk clerk |
| Dayton Allen | Self |
| Les Brown and His Band of Renown | Themselves |
| Steve Lawrence | Self - Singer / Self |
| Tony Bennett | Self - Singer |
| Martha Raye | Self |
| Jayne Meadows | Self / Self - Guest / Self - Singer / Self - Comedienne / Self - cameo / Self - briefly in casino |
| Lou Costello | Self / Self - Comedian / Self - on film in posthumous tribute / Self - House of the Monster Sketch / Self - "Who's On First?" |
| Don Adams | Self - Comedian |
| Peter Lawford | Self / Self - The Thin Man / Self - Guest / Self - Singer / Self - Life Guard |
| Eydie Gorme | Self - Singer / Self - Cameo / Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jules L. Green | Executive Producer |
| Max Liebman | Executive Producer |
| Nick Vanoff | Producer |
| William O. Harbach | Producer |
| James Elson | Producer |
| Leonard Stern | Producer |
| Robert Scheerer | Producer |
| Michael Zeamer | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1959 | Emmy | Best Musical or Variety Series | Nominated |
| 1959 | Emmy | Best Supporting Actor (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series | Won |
| 1959 | Emmy | Best Performance by an Actor (Continuing Character) in a Musical or Variety Series | Nominated |
| 1959 | Emmy | Best Writing of a Single Musical or Variety Program | Nominated |
| 1958 | Emmy | Best Musical, Variety, Audience Participation or Quiz Series | Nominated |
| 1958 | Emmy | Best Continuing Performance (Male) in a Series by a Comedian, Singer, Host, Dancer, M.C., Announcer, Narrator, Panelist, or any Person who Essentially Plays Himself | Nominated |
| 1958 | Emmy | Best Continuing Supporting Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic or Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 1957 | Emmy | Best New Program Series | Nominated |
