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The Cuckoo Hour , also known as The KUKU Hour and The Raymond Knight Cuckoo Hour, is an American musical variety radio series created by radio comedian Raymond Knight. It aired on the NBC Blue Network January 1, 1930–March 9, 1936. Knight, a pioneer in satirical humor on the radio, studied law at Boston University and passed the Massachusetts bar, but he returned to school to study theater and writing at Harvard's 47 Workshop, followed by more studies at Yale. In 1927, he performed in the Broadway musical revue The Manhatters. The cast of The Cuckoo Hour included Carl Matthews (1899-1959).

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  • The Cuckoo Hour , also known as The KUKU Hour and The Raymond Knight Cuckoo Hour, is an American musical variety radio series created by radio comedian Raymond Knight. It aired on the NBC Blue Network January 1, 1930–March 9, 1936. Knight, a pioneer in satirical humor on the radio, studied law at Boston University and passed the Massachusetts bar, but he returned to school to study theater and writing at Harvard's 47 Workshop, followed by more studies at Yale. In 1927, he performed in the Broadway musical revue The Manhatters. The cast of The Cuckoo Hour included Carl Matthews (1899-1959). (en)
  • The Cuckoo Hour, aka The KUKU Hour, foi uma série da rádio NBC criada em 1929 pelo comediante de rádio . Knight, um pioneiro no humor satírico no rádio, estudou Direito na Universidade de Boston e começou a trabalhar como advogado em Massachusetts, porém, retornou à escola para estudar teatro e escrita na Harvard's 47 Workshop, seguido de mais estudos na Universidade de Yale. Em 1927, atuou na da Broadway, The Manhatters. (pt)
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  • The Cuckoo Hour , also known as The KUKU Hour and The Raymond Knight Cuckoo Hour, is an American musical variety radio series created by radio comedian Raymond Knight. It aired on the NBC Blue Network January 1, 1930–March 9, 1936. Knight, a pioneer in satirical humor on the radio, studied law at Boston University and passed the Massachusetts bar, but he returned to school to study theater and writing at Harvard's 47 Workshop, followed by more studies at Yale. In 1927, he performed in the Broadway musical revue The Manhatters. He was writing continuity and commercials for NBC in 1929, when NBC programmer Bertha Brainard asked him to devise "something cuckoo" for the Blue Network. He responded with the zany Cuckoo Hour as a showcase for his comedy, performing as Professor Ambrose J. Weems, who ran a radio station where he would give his views on current events and chat with his sidekick, Mrs. Pennyfeather. The cast of The Cuckoo Hour included Carl Matthews (1899-1959). (en)
  • The Cuckoo Hour, aka The KUKU Hour, foi uma série da rádio NBC criada em 1929 pelo comediante de rádio . Knight, um pioneiro no humor satírico no rádio, estudou Direito na Universidade de Boston e começou a trabalhar como advogado em Massachusetts, porém, retornou à escola para estudar teatro e escrita na Harvard's 47 Workshop, seguido de mais estudos na Universidade de Yale. Em 1927, atuou na da Broadway, The Manhatters. Ele estava escrevendo continuidades e comerciais para a NBC, em 1929, quando o programador da NBC, pediu-lhe para inventar "something cuckoo" para a . Ele respondeu com o cômico The Cuckoo Hour como uma vitrine para sua comédia, atuando como Professor Ambrose J. Weems, que dirigia uma estação de rádio onde ele daria suas opiniões sobre os acontecimentos atuais e conversaria com sua parceira, a Senhora Pennyfeather. (pt)
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