The Abbott and Costello Show (radio program)

The Abbott and Costello Show
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
in the NBC radio studios in 1942
GenreComedy
Running time30 minutes
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
SyndicatesABC
NBC
TV adaptationsThe Abbott and Costello Show
StarringBud Abbott
Lou Costello
AnnouncerKen Niles
Frank Bingman
Jim Doyle
Michael Roy
George Fenneman
Written byMartin Gosch
Howard Harris
Hal Fimberg
Don Prindle
Ed Cherkose
Len Stern
Martin Ragaway
Paul Conlan
Ed Forman
Pat Costello
Produced byMartin Gosch
Original releaseJuly 3, 1940 (1940-07-03) –
June 9, 1949 (1949-06-09)
Sponsored bySal Hepatica
Camel (cigarettes)

The Abbott and Costello Show is a comedy program from the era of old-time radio in the United States. It was broadcast first on NBC and later on ABC, beginning on July 3, 1940 and ending on June 9, 1949.[1]

  1. ^ Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. pp. 2–3. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved 2019-08-20.