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You Bet Your Life

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You Bet Your Life is an American comedy quiz series that aired on both radio and television, originally hosted by Groucho Marx of the Marx Brothers with announcer and sidekick George Fenneman. The show debuted on ABC Radio on October 27, 1947, moved to CBS Radio on October 5, 1949, and moved to NBC television and NBC Radio on October 4, 1950, broadcasting on radio and television but not simultaneously because of its simple format, with the two versions differing slightly since much of the television show's humor came from Groucho's facial reactions and other visual gimmicks; the radio version's last episode aired on June 10, 1960, while the television series continued for another season under a new title, The Groucho Show, beginning September 22, 1960.

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Original Language
English 1
Award
Peabody Awards 2
Release Year
1947 1
Country
United States 1
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Created By

John Guedel, Figures
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You Bet Your Life is an American comedy quiz series that has aired on both radio and television.
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1. You Bet Your Life (Wikipedia)
  • Lead paragraph, debut sentence
    The show debuted on ABC Radio on October 27, 1947, moved to CBS Radio debuting October 5, 1949, and went to NBC-TV and NBC Radio on October 4, 1950.
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence
    You Bet Your Life is an American comedy quiz series that has aired on both radio and television.
  • You Bet Your Life, Description, original language
    You Bet Your Life is an American comedy quiz series that aired on both radio and television, originally hosted by Groucho Marx of the Marx Brothers with announcer and sidekick George Fenneman.
  • Created By: John Guedel, Infobox: creator
    John Guedel
  • In Group: Radio Quiz and Panel Shows, Lead
    You Bet Your Life is an American comedy quiz series that has aired on both radio and television.
  • In Medium: Radio, Lead
    You Bet Your Life is an American comedy quiz series that has aired on both radio and television.
  • In Medium: Television, Lead
    You Bet Your Life is an American comedy quiz series that has aired on both radio and television.
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2. The Peabody Awards: You Bet Your Life - The Peabody Awards
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Winner 1948 ABC Podcast & Radio You Bet Your Life ABC Radio
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