Classic Comedy of Old Time Radio

A podcast featuring old time radio comedy shows in original broadcast order with commentary.

Comedy History

Update frequency: every 2 days
Average duration: 30 minutes
Episodes: 805
Years Active: 2018 - 2025

Father Knows Best - "Enterprising Kids"

All three of the kids want money, so Father tells them to go out and earn it. It might have been cheaper to just give them the money.

Originally aired on November 16, 1950. This is episode 56 of Fathe…

00:30:31 | Tue 16 Sep 2025

Duffy's Tavern - "Guest: Charles Coburn"

Archie thinks the tavern needs a “front man” to keep customers from walking out. So, he tries to convince Charles Coburn, this week’s guest at Duffy’s Tavern, to take the job.

Originally aired on Nove…

00:31:54 | Sat 13 Sep 2025

The Jack Benny Show - "More Buck Benny"

Jello again. Jack and the gang kick off 1937 with another episode of Buck Benny Rides Again.

Episode 239 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on January 3, 1937.

Please email questio…

00:30:30 | Fri 12 Sep 2025

Father Knows Best - "The Bad Barbecue"

Jim’s boss is coming in from New York and Jim is under the impression that his boss will want a flame-broiled steak. So, Jim tries to build his own brick BBQ grill in the back yard.

Originally aired o…

00:31:59 | Tue 09 Sep 2025

Duffy's Tavern - "Guest - Ida Lupino"

Archie wants to make a movie of his book. So, he asks Ida Lupino, this week’s guest at Duffy’s Tavern, to be his leading lady.

Originally aired on October 26, 1943. This is episode 101 of Duffy's Tave…

00:31:52 | Sat 06 Sep 2025

The Jack Benny Show - "Buck Benny Rides Again and Again"

Jello again. If you’ve been around since last Christmas, you’ll remember that we aired a Jack Benny Show entitled “An Old-Fashioned Christmas” on December 25, 2024. We aired it out of sequence becaus…

00:31:41 | Fri 05 Sep 2025

Father Knows Best - "Too Many Problems"

Once again chaos erupts at the Anderson household. This time it is a mish-mash of every conceivable little problem that could possibly arise.

Originally aired on November 2, 1950. This is episode 54 o…

00:30:25 | Wed 03 Sep 2025

Duffy's Tavern - "Guest: Peter Lorre"

Peter Lorre and a talking bird come to visit Duffy’s Tavern. Sometime during that visit, someone steals a sandwich. Who could it be?

Originally aired on October 19, 1943. This is episode 100 of Duffy'…

00:32:00 | Fri 22 Aug 2025

The Jack Benny Show - "Buck Benny Rides Again, part four"

Jello again. The feud between Jack Benny and Phil Harris is really going now. It’s got to hit the boiling point soon. In the meantime, another episode of Buck Benny Rides Again comes our way.

Episode …

00:30:47 | Thu 21 Aug 2025

Father Knows Best - "A Spooky Cemetery"

Running out of gas in the middle of nowhere can be disconcerting. It can get downright scarry when it’s almost Halloween and you are stuck next to a cemetery!

Originally aired on October 26, 1950. Thi…

00:30:23 | Tue 12 Aug 2025

Duffy's Tavern - "Guest: Orson Welles"

When Archie talks their guest, Orson Welles, into doing a show to bring in new customers, it ends up costing more than it makes.

Originally aired on October 12, 1943. This is episode 99 of Duffy's Tav…

00:32:44 | Tue 12 Aug 2025

The Jack Benny Show - "Money Ain’t Everything"

Jello again. Today we take a small break from Buck Benny, but what we do not get a break from is the feud between Jack Benny and Phil Harris. It really seems to be getting out of control.

Episode 235 …

00:30:29 | Wed 06 Aug 2025

Father Knows Best - "The Skunk Must Go"

Bud wins a raffle. The only problem is that his prize was a skunk!

Originally aired on October 12, 1950. This is episode 51 of Father Knows Best.

Please email questions and comments to host@classiccome…

00:30:37 | Tue 05 Aug 2025

Duffy's Tavern - "Guest: Veronica Lake"

Archie tries to get their guest, Veronica Lake, to swoon for a local singer so Duffy will hire him.

Originally aired on October 5, 1943. This is episode 98 of Duffy's Tavern.

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00:26:56 | Sun 03 Aug 2025

The Jack Benny Show - "Buck Benny Rides Again, part three"

Jello again. Jack Benny is still angry with band leader, Phill Harris, because he was late to the broadcast again. It looks like the beginning of a feud. The real reason for this strife, however, mig…

00:30:55 | Fri 01 Aug 2025

Father Knows Best - "Family Spending"

Jim, otherwise known as Father, feels that everyone in his family suffers from out-of-control spending. When his top client, Mr. Gribble, asks Jim to buy some things from his niece, who is selling do…

00:31:12 | Thu 31 Jul 2025

Duffy's Tavern - "Guest - Clifton Fadiman"

Archie welcomes Clifton Fadiman to Duffy’s for a lecture to a ladies’ club. But he doesn’t trust the scholarly Fadiman to write his own lecture, so Archie writes it for him.

Originally aired on June 1…

00:30:10 | Wed 30 Jul 2025

The Jack Benny Show - "Buck Benny Rides Again, part two"

Jello again. Band leader, Phill Harris, is late to the broadcast and then gets calls from Carole and Ginger during the sketch.

Episode 233 of The Jack Benny Show. The program originally aired on on No…

00:30:36 | Thu 24 Jul 2025

Father Knows Best - "The New Girlfriend"

Bud is head over heels in love, while Betty feels jilted by her boyfriend. Who could be the cause of all this turmoil?

Originally aired on September 28, 1950. This is episode 49 of Father Knows Best.

P…

00:30:33 | Tue 22 Jul 2025

Duffy's Tavern - "Guest - Tallulah Bankhead"

Archie is trying to get ready for the arrival of actress Tallulah Bankhead. Too bad he doesn’t recognize her when she arrives.

Originally aired on June 1, 1943. This is episode 93 of Duffy's Tavern.

Pl…

00:32:46 | Mon 21 Jul 2025

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