The Jack Benny Program: Old-Time Radio Comedy

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Old-time radio comedy from 1932–1955 starring Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone as Mary. Free, complete episodes, restored audio, no modern ads. The Jack Benny Program: 704 episodes from NBC / CBS Radio, with Eddie Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, in the order they first aired. A new episode every day, and live around the clock. From Stupid Potato: 60 free 24/7 channels of classic radio and vintage TV, and 186 podcasts, at stupidpotato.com.

  1. 7h ago

    Jack Benny: Last show of season - Rise of the House of Rawchild (1934)

    Jack Benny hosts the final broadcast of his season, sponsored by General Tire, with Don Wilson, Mary Livingstone, Frank Parker and Phil Harris taking part. The show opens with Benny and Wilson trading jokes about football, with each member of the cast claiming a gridiron past. Bert Wheeler arrives as a guest and is coaxed toward the microphone, while Benny stages a party at his apartment. A hired chef and waiter struggle with the food, and the guests include a man who came with the wrong invitation. The broadcast was first aired on 1934-09-28 on NBC and CBS Radio, and the transcript ends before the story's conclusion. With Jack Benny, Don Wilson, Mary Livingstone, Frank Parker, Bert Wheeler, Phil Harris. Listen for: The running football jokes that open the show, and the chaotic dinner party, in which the chef and waiter cause trouble. First aired on September 28, 1934 on NBC / CBS Radio. Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast. Free, complete and restored, no modern ads. A new episode every day: The Jack Benny Program on Stupid Potato, live around the clock. Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 60 free 24/7 channels and 186 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.

  2. 1d ago

    Jack Benny: The House of Benny (1934)

    Jack Benny presents a comedy episode in which he and his friends Mary Livingstone, Don Wilson and Phil Harris trade jokes about dreams, poems and Labor Day. A listener's letter asks for a play called The House of Benny, so the program stages a mock drama about Benny's birth and childhood in Waukegan, Illinois. Benny's supposed father urges him toward a sensible career, while the boy dreams of becoming a radio comedian. The episode aired on NBC and CBS Radio on August 31, 1934, with Benny in the lead alongside Livingstone, Eddie Anderson and Harris. With Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Don Wilson, Phil Harris, Eddie Anderson, Frank Parker, Don Bester. Listen for: The running jokes about dreams, Mary Livingstone's Labor Day poem, and the listener letter that prompts the mock play The House of Benny. First aired on August 31, 1934 on NBC / CBS Radio. Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast. Free, complete and restored, no modern ads. A new episode every day: The Jack Benny Program on Stupid Potato, live around the clock. Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 60 free 24/7 channels and 186 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.

  3. 2d ago

    Jack Benny: The Halloween Masquerade Party (1939)

    Jack Benny hosts a Halloween masquerade party at his Beverly Hills home, with his valet Rochester and guests Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. Benny, dressed as Romeo, fusses over the decorations and his costume while Rochester struggles with the chores. Guests arrive in odd outfits, and Mary grows suspicious when Dennis's mother offers to prepare the dinner. The party is part of the Jell-O program, broadcast on October 29, 1939, on NBC and CBS Radio. With Jack Benny, Rochester, Mary Livingstone, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Don Wilson, Mrs. Day, Andy Devine. Listen for: Jack Benny's Romeo costume and Rochester's punch bowl First aired on October 29, 1939 on NBC / CBS Radio. Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast. Free, complete and restored, no modern ads. A new episode every day: The Jack Benny Program on Stupid Potato, live around the clock. Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 60 free 24/7 channels and 186 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.

  4. 3d ago

    Jack Benny: Halloween Party (1938)

    Jack Benny hosts a Halloween party at his new home in Beverly Hills, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie Anderson and Phil Harris among his guests. Benny frets over his supplies and his stinginess while Rochester and his brother September prepare the food. Mischievous visitors arrive, including Kenny Baker, who causes trouble around the house, and a guest named Miss Whitney. The evening turns chaotic when the dinner plans fall apart and the group resorts to singing and improvised fare. The series is Jack Benny, and this episode first aired on October 30, 1938 on NBC and CBS Radio. With Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Rochester, September, Phil Harris, Kenny Baker, Don Wilson, Andy. Listen for: Benny's stinginess over the food and the olives, and the group's improvised songs when dinner is delayed First aired on October 30, 1938 on NBC / CBS Radio. Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast. Free, complete and restored, no modern ads. A new episode every day: The Jack Benny Program on Stupid Potato, live around the clock. Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 60 free 24/7 channels and 186 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.

  5. 4d ago

    Jack Benny: The House of Rawchild (1934)

    Jack Benny opens his show with a monologue about his trip to Atlantic City, comparing the resort's waves and hotels to other places, and trading jokes with Don Bester and Mary Livingstone about their weekends away. Frank Parker sings, and Benny introduces a parody drama called The House of Rawchild, a spoof of the film The House of Rothschild. In it, old Meyer Rawchild sends his sons out to build the family fortune, while the audience is made to wait for seats and the Prince of Bulgaria comes asking for a loan. Benny and his cast deliver the comedy with Eddie Anderson and Phil Harris also involved in the show. With Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Don Bester, Frank Parker, Meyer Rawchild, Sarah, Carl, Solomon. Listen for: The running jokes about double-named hotels, the sons being sent off with their father's money, and the repeated loan requests from the Prince. First aired on August 24, 1934 on NBC / CBS Radio. Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast. Free, complete and restored, no modern ads. A new episode every day: The Jack Benny Program on Stupid Potato, live around the clock. Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 60 free 24/7 channels and 186 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.

  6. 5d ago

    Jack Benny: The Hills of Kentucky (1934)

    Jack Benny hosts a comedy episode of his radio show in which he and his cast trade quips about dancing, the Kentucky Derby and the feuding families of an old melodrama. Don Wilson, Mary Livingstone and Frank Parker join him at the studio, and Phil Harris is heard among the musicians. The cast place bets on the Derby through a phone call, then perform a mock hillbilly melodrama called The Hills of Old Kentucky, in which the Diddleberry and Vance families keep up a long-running feud. Benny plays Lemuel Vance, and Mary Livingstone plays his daughter Elvira. The episode is broadcast on May 4, 1934 on NBC and CBS Radio. With Jack Benny, Don Wilson, Mary Livingstone, Frank Parker, Phil Harris, Elvira, Lemuel Vance, Zeke Diddleberry. Listen for: The running gag over the Diddleberry and Vance feud, and the bit where the cast bets on the Derby by phone. First aired on May 4, 1934 on NBC / CBS Radio. Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast. Free, complete and restored, no modern ads. A new episode every day: The Jack Benny Program on Stupid Potato, live around the clock. Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 60 free 24/7 channels and 186 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.

  7. 6d ago

    Jack Benny: First show for General Tire - Frank Parker's music store (1934)

    Jack Benny, newly hired as master of ceremonies for a General Tire program, meets the show's announcer Don Wilson and orchestra leader Don Besser, who has an odd resemblance to someone Jack can't place. Jack's friend Mary Livingstone visits the studio and mentions a former employer. Later Jack and Mary go to visit Frank Parker at his struggling music store on Eighth Avenue, where Jack hatches a plan to bring some excitement to the business and pulls in a series of customers. Eddie Anderson and Phil Harris are also part of the cast on this first broadcast of the series. With Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Don Wilson, Don Besser, Frank Parker, Eddie Anderson, Phil Harris. Listen for: Jack's comic exchanges with the announcer Don Wilson and with Mary, and the store scenes where Jack tries to drum up business for Frank Parker. First aired on April 6, 1934 on NBC / CBS Radio. Episode notes written with AI from the recording itself; the audio is the original broadcast. Free, complete and restored, no modern ads. A new episode every day: The Jack Benny Program on Stupid Potato, live around the clock. Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 60 free 24/7 channels and 186 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.

  8. Oct 26

    Jack Benny: Miniature Women (1934)

    Jack Benny: “Miniature Women”, first broadcast on February 11, 1934 on NBC / CBS Radio. Old-time radio comedy starring Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone as Mary. Free, complete and restored, no modern ads. A new episode every day: The Jack Benny Program on Stupid Potato, live around the clock. Stupid Potato restores classic radio and TV audio and runs 60 free 24/7 channels and 186 podcasts: old-time radio westerns, detectives, comedy, science fiction and suspense, vintage TV, Saturday-morning cartoons, Halloween and Christmas. No modern ads. Listen free at stupidpotato.com.

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Old-time radio comedy from 1932–1955 starring Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone as Mary. Free, complete episodes, restored audio, no modern ads. The Jack Benny Program: 704 episodes from NBC / CBS Radio, with Eddie Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, in the order they first aired. A new episode every day, and live around the clock. From Stupid Potato: 60 free 24/7 channels of classic radio and vintage TV, and 186 podcasts, at stupidpotato.com.

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