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Comedian Red Skelton hosts a variety show of comedic sketches, and a range of stars, to speak to an entire generation.Comedian Red Skelton hosts a variety show of comedic sketches, and a range of stars, to speak to an entire generation.Comedian Red Skelton hosts a variety show of comedic sketches, and a range of stars, to speak to an entire generation.
- Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 4 wins & 16 nominations total
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- TriviaRed Skelton had a reputation among comedy writers as being extremely difficult to work with, since he didn't like writers in general, and resented CBS for insisting that he use them on his show. He wanted to write all the sketches himself, his reasoning being that no one knew his characters as well as he did. Prior to taking the position as head writer on the show, Sherwood Schwartz, had it written into his contract with CBS that Skelton was under no circumstances allowed to discuss anything about a show's script with him before he was given it prior to taping, which often resulted in Skelton not knowing what a sketch was about, nor even what character he would be playing until shortly before airtime. That's why Skelton would often break character in the middle of a skit and turn to the audience and say something like "Don't blame me, folks, I don't write this stuff."
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Awe-inspiring, wondrous Red Skelton
It was wonderful to have a youth where our family would get together weekly to watch the miracle performer of all time Red Skelton. Red had world class scripts or could be an ad-lib genius and improvise to perfection. The characters he created are beloved for the ages, Clem Kadiddlehopper, San Fernando Red, Freddie the Freeloader, Cauliflower McPugg, tippler Willie Lump-Lump, Sheriff Deadeye, Lord Beaverhead, and George Appleby. He had the cream of the crop of entertainers including, John Wayne, Milton Berle, Martha Raye, Tim Conway, Phyllis Diller, Mickey Rooney, Nipsey Russell, George Gobel, Robert Goulet, Merv Griffin,Vincent Price, Lou Rawls and Liberace. The wonder was our family felt like we were part of his family. The whole world was a better place when Red Skelton was in it.
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