By age 13, Young had become a radio performer,\nand by age 17, he was writing and performing in his own radio show for the\nCanadian Broadcasting Corporation. The show was broadcast in the U.S. and led\nto an invitation to New York in 1944, as a summer replacement for Eddie Cantor,\nwhich resulted in Young getting his own radio show, orininally broadcast from\nNew York and later from Hollywood. While initially gaining success on his\n"Alan Young Radio Show," Young's popularity waned as he lost control\nover his show's scripts and radio was being replaced by television. When his\nradio show was cancelled in 1947, Young decided to put together a comedy act\nand tour the U.S. theater circuit, playing such houses as the Chicago Theatre,\nthe Fox in Detroit, and the Strand on Broadway.
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