June 14, 1959: Brook Benton, Connie Francis, Henny Youngman, Wayne & Shuster

The Ed Sullivan Show: Season 11: Episode 39

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The Ed Sullivan Show
June 14, 1959: Brook Benton, Connie Francis, Henny Youngman, Wayne & Shuster

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CBS | Air Date: June 14, 1959
Summary: Music: --Brook Benton sings "Endlessly." --Connie Francis sings "Lipstick on Your Collar" & "My Mammy." --Robert Merrill (opera singer) - "Vesta La Giuba."
Comedy: --Henny Youngman (comedian) - does a professor routine. --Wayne & Shuster (comedy team) - do a "Professor In The Jungle" routine that spoofs scientists. --Jackie Miles
Music: --Brook Benton sings "Endlessly." --Connie Francis sings "Lipstick on Your Collar" & "My Mammy." --Robert Merrill (opera singer) - "Vesta La Giuba."
Comedy: --Henny Youngman (comedian) - does a professor routine. --Wayne & Shuster (comedy team) - do a "Professor In The Jungle" routine that spoofs scientists. --Jackie Miles (comedian) - does a "going to the movies" routine with Sullivan
Also appearing: --Augie & Margo (dance team) - dance the Mambo. --Marvin Roy (magician known as "Mr. Electric") - uses scarves & light bulbs, a string of lights come out of his mouth --In a remote from Liberty Island: A fireworks display is presented in a tribute to Henry Hudson, on the 350th anniversary of the Hudson River.
Audience bows: Jule Styne (Broadway composer); Paul Ford (film and TV actor); Joel Montgomery (12-year-old spelling bee champion).
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Genre(s): Comedy, Talk & Interview, Music

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