The Hank McCune Show is an American television sitcom. Filmed without a studio audience, the series is notable for being the first television program to incorporate a laugh track.
The series began as a local program in New York in 1949.
but without a laugh track.
Overview
The premise foreshadowed that of The Larry Sanders Show in that it contained a show within a show. Former radio comedian McCune portrayed a television variety show host named after himself, and each week the character managed to blunder his way into a variety of comic predicaments.
The supporting cast included Larry Keating, Charles Maxwell, Frank Nelson, Arthur Q. Bryan, Sara Berner, Tammy Kiper, and Florence Bates.
Production
United Television Productions produced the show, and Harold Schuster was the producer. Mort Lachman and Cy Rose were the writers.
Syndicated version
Bing Crosby Enterprises produced the syndicated version of The Hank McCune Show. It was distributed by CBS's TV film sales division.
See also
- 1950-51 United States network television schedule