Original air dates on NBC/CBS television: September 30, 1951 –
August 1, 1971.

During its run, Skelton’s show received three Emmy Awards, for Skelton
as best comedian and the program as best comedy show during its initial
season, and an award for comedy writing in 1961. In 1959, Red also
received a Golden Globe for Best TV Show.

Richard Bernard "Red" Skelton (July 18, 1913 – September 17, 1997)

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Isaac Sidney "Sid" Caesar (September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014)

Caesar left home to pursue a music career as a saxophonist and later would audit classes at Juilliard.

For TV viewers old enough to remember watching the Jerry Lewis MDA
Labor Day Telethon, it was a one-of-a-kind experience. The show was
founded and hosted by actor and comedian Jerry Lewis, who hosted
the broadcast from its 1966 inception until 2010. A telethon would
broadcast for up to 21½ hours, starting on the Sunday evening
preceding Labor Day and continuing until late Monday afternoon on
the holiday itself. MDA called its network of participating stations the
"Love Network". The show originated from Las Vegas for 28 of the
years it was broadcast.

Ramblin’ Rod Anders (November 26, 1933 – May 11, 2002) was
host of the local “Love Network” telethon on KPTV in Portland,
Oregon.

Jane Therese Curtin was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Curtin was an original cast member of Saturday Night Live on NBC in
1975. She also appeared in the CBS sitcom Kate & Allie (1984-1989)
and was in the 1993 film Coneheads. Jane Curtin is sometimes referred
to as "Queen of the Deadpan”.

1967 yearbook

Mary Jean "Lily" Tomlin was born in Detroit, Michigan.

Award-winning comedienne Lily Tomlin’s breakout role was performing as a
cast member on the NBC variety show Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In from 1970
until 1973. She became known later for her role in the film 9 to 5 (1980). She
began performing as a stand-up comedian in nightclubs after graduating from
college.