It Pays To Be Ignorant - Comedy Quiz Show - August 24, 1945

Published: Aug. 17, 2022, 3:33 p.m.

b'"What is a guillotine?"... The first REAL cure for dandruff! Well that is one of the first questions asked of the panel made up of Lulu McConnell, a loud-mouthed comedienne; George Shelton, a vaudeville comedy performer; and Harry McNaughton, a dry dim-sounding Englshman. The host asking the questions in Tom Howard. The program first aired in 1942 and because of it\'s title "It Pays To Be Ignorant" it was a big risk because the network thought it might be offensive. But people loved it! It ran on CBS and NBC for 9 yrs... ending in 1951. The orchestra that provides "Spike-Jones" like musical interludes was Al Madru and the Esquires and then the "Corncobbers" . This show was broadcast over the AFRS (Armed Forces Radio Service) and featured guests that were military people on leave in NYC. This show is in the "Game Show" Playlist...'