Episode 155 - Dying is Easy, Comedy is Hard (Suspense)

Published: Feb. 14, 2016, 5 a.m.

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February 14th isn\\u2019t only Valentine\\u2019s Day. It\\u2019s also the birthday of radio\\u2019s most famous comedian, Jack Benny. The perpetually 39 year old Benny was born February 14, 1894. His landmark radio program was a popular hit for over two decades, and he remains one of the most influential comedians of the twentieth century. In honor of his birthday, we\\u2019re celebrating the legendary funnyman with one of his dramatic turns at the microphone.\\xa0We\\u2019ll hear Benny going for drama instead of belly laughs in a mystery from\\xa0\\u201cradio\\u2019s outstanding theater of thrills - Suspense.\\u201d Benny stars in \\u201cMurder in G Flat\\u201d (originally aired on CBS on April 5, 1951).

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