Host: Jimmy Durante Guests: Ezio Pinza, Fifi D'Orsay, Ben Wrigley, Candy Candido, Eddie Jackson, Jules Buffano, Jack Roth
Comedy
Jimmy jokes that he discovered Ezio Pinza - when his name was "Lauritz Melchior." At the Club Durant, Ezio sings "I Want to Be Eddie Jackson" and does a bit of cakewalking.
Director
N/A
Writers
Jack Elinson, Charles Isaacs
Stars
Jimmy Durante, Jules Buffano, Candy Candido
Release Date
January 31, 1953
🎭 Top Cast
Jimmy Durante
as Self - Host
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Jules Buffano
as Self - Guest Pianist
Candy Candido
as Self - Animation Voice Actor
Fifi D'Orsay
as Self - Guest Actress
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Eddie Jackson
as Self - Guest Vaudeville Partner of Durante
Patsy Kelly
as Self - Guest Actress (Commercial)
Ezio Pinza
as Self - Guest Opera Bass Singer
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Jack Roth
as Self - Guest Drummer
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Hal Sawyer
as Self - Announcer
Ben Wrigley
as Self - Guest British Comedian
🎬 Technical Specs
🎯 Categories
Comedy
💡 Did You Know?
In an early example of product placement, Jimmy Durante opens the show with his arm in a sling and Band-Aids on his head. (Johnson & Johnson, maker of 'Band-Aids', was a sponsor.) He also does a commercial where he immerses both a Band-Aid and his cigar in water. (Guess which one disintegrates?)
📖 Synopsis
Jimmy jokes that he discovered Ezio Pinza - when his name was "Lauritz Melchior." At the Club Durant, Ezio sings "I Want to Be Eddie Jackson" and does a bit of cakewalking.