Your Show of Shows

Classic TV Variety shows collage with Dean Martin, Carol Burnett and Goldie Hawn

Carol Burnett at 93: How Variety Shows Shaped TV’s Funniest Era

Carol Burnett created comedy gold, but variety was always a treasure trove of great giggles.
THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW, 'Mountain Wedding', (airdate: 4/29/63), Don Knotts, Howard Morris, 1960-1968

How a Shakespearean Actor From the Bronx Became ‘The Andy Griffith Show’s Ernest T. Bass

The show’s famous country wild man was actually a serious director.
YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS, Sid Caesar, Carl Reiner, Imogene Coca, Howard Morris, 1950-54.

8 Fun Facts About ‘Your Show of Shows,’ the ’50s Comedy Variety Show That Gave Us Sid Caesar, Mel Brooks & More

75 years ago, it paved the way for future comedy variety shows.