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August 24, 2025 13 mins
A legendary variety show blending witty monologues, comic sketches, and musical interludes, all anchored by the impeccable timing of its beloved host. It’s a masterclass in comedic timing.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 1 (00:46):
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Speaker 4 (00:50):
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Speaker 1 (00:52):
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Speaker 5 (01:05):
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Speaker 1 (01:07):
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Speaker 5 (01:11):
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Speaker 1 (01:12):
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Speaker 5 (01:20):
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Speaker 1 (01:21):
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Speaker 5 (01:24):
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Speaker 6 (01:27):
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Speaker 7 (01:30):
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Speaker 2 (01:32):
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Speaker 1 (01:46):
The Lucky Strike Program starring Jack Benny with Maria Levingston Rochester,
gonna say, Bob Crosman, yours early, don welcome.

Speaker 5 (02:05):
As you know, ladies and gentlemen, Hollywood is.

Speaker 1 (02:07):
The glamour capital of the world. And since Saturday night
is the time your favorite stars get together for those
Jay parties you read about, let's go back to last
night and see what's going on in Jack Benny's Beverly
Hills mansions.

Speaker 7 (02:26):
Everyone sure seems to be having a good.

Speaker 3 (02:28):
Time, Boss, Well, certainly they're having a good time.

Speaker 8 (02:30):
When you give your guests good food, a big orchestra,
and the champagne clothes like water.

Speaker 3 (02:35):
How can you miss?

Speaker 8 (02:36):
Yeah, well, close the window, Rochester. We can't watch Ronald
Coleman's party all night, a big show off. Close the window.

Speaker 3 (02:51):
Good now, help me off this box.

Speaker 8 (02:55):
Yes you know, Rochester, I just can't understand it. What Boss,
Coleman's and I are next door neighbors, and when Ronnie
first moved in, I used to go to.

Speaker 3 (03:04):
All his parties.

Speaker 8 (03:05):
But the last few years he's had a dozen big
affairs and I haven't received an invitation to.

Speaker 3 (03:08):
A single one of them. What do you supposed it
could be?

Speaker 7 (03:11):
Maybe lost your address?

Speaker 3 (03:17):
Yeah?

Speaker 8 (03:17):
Yeah, Well, come on, let's finish our game at jen Rummy.

Speaker 7 (03:20):
Okay, was your time to throw a card?

Speaker 3 (03:22):
Yeah? Let's see now. First shot discarded. The ten of
clubs and the three of spades, the six of hearts, the.

Speaker 8 (03:31):
Jack of diamonds, the eight of hearts, the five of spade.

Speaker 3 (03:37):
What's so funny?

Speaker 7 (03:38):
It's your health when you've got him written down.

Speaker 8 (03:44):
Look, you play your way and I'll play mine. I
hate to break up my hand, but this is the
only safe card I can give you here.

Speaker 3 (03:52):
You are the king of Spade? Y are you lucky?
Deal him up again? Rochester?

Speaker 8 (04:02):
Are you sure I didn't get an invitation of Coleman's party.
They must have sent me an invitation and got lost
in the mail. Excuse me a minute, what are you doing, boss,
I'm gonna call a post office. I'm gonna give me
a piece of my mind while.

Speaker 7 (04:16):
You're about the boss telling me they didn't deliver the
gas bill this month either.

Speaker 3 (04:27):
It's your play, Rochester. Gee, I got a pretty good
hand this time.

Speaker 7 (04:31):
You'll need it.

Speaker 4 (04:32):
Why I got gin.

Speaker 3 (04:40):
Again? That's the most unusual, I guess.

Speaker 6 (04:46):
Hello, Hello, is this mister Benny? Yes, well, it is
this Sherwood, mister Coleman's butler.

Speaker 3 (04:51):
Oh Sherwood. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yeah, yes,
yes yeah.

Speaker 6 (04:56):
Mister Cohlan was a trifle in battlest even broke the
subject of this.

Speaker 4 (05:00):
We're having a party here.

Speaker 3 (05:02):
I know, I know, one hundred and eighty three guests.

Speaker 7 (05:05):
Oh, I say you've been on that box again.

Speaker 8 (05:14):
I'm such a devil, aren't I?

Speaker 6 (05:17):
Well, at any rate, mister Coleman thought you might like
to slip into your tuxedo and come over, would I?

Speaker 3 (05:22):
I certainly, I certainly would shared. I'll be glad of over.

Speaker 6 (05:25):
Good And remember you served from the left and removed
from the right.

Speaker 3 (05:35):
Now look sherw it.

Speaker 8 (05:36):
I'm not waiting on tables for Ronald Colewan or anyone else,
so goodbye. Well, the nerve they can keep their party.
I'm just as happy here at home with you, Rochester.

Speaker 7 (05:48):
But Boss, I'm going out tonight.

Speaker 3 (05:50):
Going out. Yeah, I thought you were going to stay
with me.

Speaker 7 (05:53):
I'd like to, but I made plans to take the
night off.

Speaker 3 (05:56):
But Rochester, you were off last week.

Speaker 7 (05:58):
Oh Boss, you're not coming Tuesday night, are you?

Speaker 3 (06:01):
Why not?

Speaker 7 (06:02):
That's when I had my ap bandage taken out.

Speaker 3 (06:06):
What's the difference. You didn't get home till three in
the morning, whole night. He wants for that? Well, if
he wants to night off, you better get started in.

Speaker 7 (06:20):
Okay, I'm gon stairs and put a tie on.

Speaker 8 (06:24):
Everybody wants time off. See What'll I do with myself
all night? It's only someone I could play cards with.
I wonder if Rimley's home.

Speaker 3 (06:34):
Eh, he cheats. He is gonna be a boring evening.
I don't know what Hello, Oh, mister Benny is Dennis?
Oh Dennis, sir? What do you want? Kid? And nothing?

Speaker 1 (06:52):
Are you going to be home tonight?

Speaker 7 (06:53):
Yes?

Speaker 3 (06:53):
Why?

Speaker 4 (06:54):
Well? I thought I might come over and visit you.

Speaker 3 (06:56):
Oh wonderful, Dennis. Come on over.

Speaker 9 (06:57):
Okay, don't go away, goodbye.

Speaker 7 (07:01):
I'm ready to go, boss, But if you really mind
staying alone?

Speaker 8 (07:04):
Sor right, Rochester, dennist just call He's coming over to
keep me company.

Speaker 3 (07:07):
That's nice of him, It sure is. I say, I
wonder what I can serve him?

Speaker 7 (07:11):
Well, sandwich bread and some cold cuts and the refrigerator.

Speaker 3 (07:14):
Yeah, and Dennis has such a sweet tooth. Have we
plenty of candy?

Speaker 7 (07:18):
Oh yeah, we've got caramels, Toucci rolls, liquors and.

Speaker 10 (07:21):
Some old Henry bars?

Speaker 3 (07:22):
Oh? Good? Shall I put them.

Speaker 10 (07:24):
In the machine?

Speaker 3 (07:38):
No? No, I can do it.

Speaker 7 (07:43):
You run along, okay, good night bars?

Speaker 3 (07:45):
So long, Rochester.

Speaker 8 (07:48):
She is nice to Dennis to want to spend the
evening with me. He'll sit around, he'll talk to me,
discuss his problem, drive me nuts.

Speaker 3 (07:57):
Anyway, I'll be alone, so it'll be nice. Now, who
can that be? Hold on? It's Benny, Dennis. How'd you
get here so fast?

Speaker 9 (08:08):
I was next door at the Coleman's party.

Speaker 3 (08:12):
What I would have got here sooner?

Speaker 4 (08:13):
But I walked.

Speaker 3 (08:15):
Now. Look, Dennis, I'm in no mood for any shell
not so loud.

Speaker 9 (08:18):
If they find out I'm with you, they might let
not let me back in.

Speaker 8 (08:23):
You might not have got that line out either. Look, Dennis,
why don't you go back to your party.

Speaker 9 (08:29):
Well, don't you even want to hear my song for tomorrow?

Speaker 3 (08:31):
Show?

Speaker 9 (08:32):
No, I don't, but it'll cheer you up, all right,
all right, go ahead and cheer me up. I've changed
my mind, dann a thing not tall?

Speaker 4 (08:40):
Okay, what a sorehead?

Speaker 9 (08:53):
An Irishman and irishman will see your heart away?

Speaker 4 (08:57):
Could be w n be guy, you would have holla
lalu the lay.

Speaker 9 (09:01):
When that road turns on the brogue, your heart will
go astray.

Speaker 4 (09:04):
Oh a, I irishman and I irishman will see your
heart away.

Speaker 9 (09:08):
An Englishman has mannal, An englishman has charmed these days,
truly difficult to raffle his plum. He'll hurt you and
your tissue that wherever he may be at four o'clock
he'll have to stop to sit the cup of tea by.

Speaker 4 (09:26):
And I irishman and irishman.

Speaker 1 (09:28):
Will see your heart away.

Speaker 3 (09:30):
He'd be given you when.

Speaker 9 (09:31):
Begay you with his hull bloo balay. When that road
turns on the brogue, your heart will go astray. Oh a,
I irishman and irishman.

Speaker 4 (09:39):
Will see your heart away.

Speaker 9 (09:42):
Italian man of fiery Italian A man are warm and
when they love the love with all the fury of
a storm. But you can turn the flame to white
and make him run for life for all you got.
The dosday is spaghetti with a knife.

Speaker 4 (10:00):
Irishman and Irishman will steal your.

Speaker 6 (10:02):
Hearts away, Tippy w and beguy you with a.

Speaker 4 (10:05):
Hollow bloo balay.

Speaker 9 (10:07):
When the rogue tell Don the brogue your heart will
go astray. Who am I Irishman, Then I Irishman.

Speaker 4 (10:12):
Will see your heart away.

Speaker 3 (10:14):
A Frenchman is romantic, the French subway.

Speaker 4 (10:19):
When he makes love to you, eat always torri toy deeban.

Speaker 9 (10:25):
He said to you usu la move my life when
you defferens.

Speaker 4 (10:31):
But next day he'll be.

Speaker 6 (10:32):
Making love to two of you of this friend.

Speaker 4 (10:37):
And I Engrishman, and I Engrishman.

Speaker 1 (10:39):
We'll see your hearts away.

Speaker 9 (10:41):
Timmy w and beguin you with the fallowbloo balay. When
that rogue tan Don the brogue, your heart will go
with ray. When I Irishman and I Irishman.

Speaker 4 (10:50):
Will see your heart away.

Speaker 9 (10:52):
The German Man is steady, the German Man is smart,
or he'll come around and around Again't commend the pr
lin hard, but you can lose him easily and make
him hide his face. When he comes round to see you,
tell him this is.

Speaker 3 (11:08):
Not a blade.

Speaker 4 (11:12):
And Irishman. Then Irishman will see.

Speaker 1 (11:15):
Your heart away to the devil and became you with
a ton of blue blay.

Speaker 9 (11:20):
When I drop tun down the broth, your heart will
go with me.

Speaker 4 (11:23):
Ohen i irishman, and Irishman will see your.

Speaker 8 (11:29):
Oh, tell us, let us now that you've let me

(11:56):
hear your song, go back to the Coleman's party before.

Speaker 3 (11:58):
You drive me crazy, and you can tell him for
me that. Come in, Hi, Jack, Why Donzie? Come on in?
What are you doing here? Done?

Speaker 4 (12:08):
Well?

Speaker 3 (12:09):
Jack?

Speaker 5 (12:09):
You know the little woman's out of town, So I
just thought i'd drop by him. See if you'd like
to take in a movie with me?

Speaker 3 (12:14):
A movie.

Speaker 8 (12:15):
Yeah, I'm glad you thought of it. That's a wonderful idea.
I didn't have anything to do tonight. I've been to
a movie in months. Maybe Dennis will go with us.

Speaker 5 (12:21):
Dennis, where's he?

Speaker 3 (12:23):
He's standing under your stomach? Dennis, Please don't laugh down.
I'm too young to die. Hey Dennis, you want to

(12:46):
go to the movie with us? Sure? What plane?

Speaker 8 (12:48):
Well?

Speaker 1 (12:48):
I was going to the Palisades drive in there showing
that new English film there Murder in Piccadilly.

Speaker 3 (12:53):
Well let's go there.

Speaker 5 (12:54):
And they've also got a surprise second feature. I hear
they've had some great ones lately.

Speaker 3 (12:58):
Hey, I like that two features. That's how it was
pretty good. I've never been to a drive in a
Come on, fellas, my car's in the driveway.

Speaker 5 (13:14):
Hey, I think we're getting there. The drive in theater.

Speaker 3 (13:16):
There's a cowboy picture at this rand, Dannis, she'll go
where we go? You're only a low back jack. Stop.
The light's changing. Okay, say look who's in the car
next to us?

Speaker 4 (13:28):
Where?

Speaker 3 (13:29):
Why it's a sportsman.

Speaker 5 (13:30):
Hi, fellas, hope you have a nice time, fellows, a
nice time.

Speaker 3 (13:35):
Where are they going done?

Speaker 5 (13:36):
Why don't you know? Jacks are going away for the weekend?

Speaker 3 (13:39):
Oh hey, where are you going?

Speaker 5 (13:41):
Boys?

Speaker 8 (13:43):
We're going to gilly Gilly, Gilly Gossam Peppery, beautiful place
i've been.

Speaker 3 (13:51):
There's a house.

Speaker 8 (13:52):
There's a tiny house by a tiny stream, a lovely
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