The Ed Sullivan Showinitiated by martin on January 08, 2007 Ed Sullivan's show was straight out of old vaudeville; brief acts of every description, from slapstick comedy to operatic arias. At least once, he showed a film, the only known film of Anna Pavlova (doing her Swan Dance). The Muppets' first TV appearance was on Ed Sullivan. Stiff and expressionless, with a peculiar voice and a talent for mispronunciation, Sullivan was at least as recognizable as Cronkite to early 60's viewers. |
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The show was originally entitled Toast of the Town, but was widely referred to as The Ed Sullivan Show for years before 1955, when that became its official name.