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You Bet Your Life with Groucho Marx, Vol. 1

By: Black Eye Entertainment
Narrated by: Groucho Marx
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Groucho Marx is your quizmaster and host to one of the funniest and most popular quiz shows from radio and television, You Bet Your Life! Enjoy 16 fun-filled comedy episodes from the long-running radio series!

Created by John Guedel, You Bet Your Life was one of the best-loved quiz shows to air on both radio and television. It was hosted by Groucho Marx of the Marx Brothers, with announcer and assistant George Fenneman. It debuted on radio in 1947 and lasted until 1960. For much of this time it was also seen on television. 

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Not at his finest, but good Groucho

This is a really fun listen. As others have said, the quiz is almost secondary to Groucho. And the guests even win the day sometimes. This is my first exposure to Groucho in an original form (And not a caricature in a looney tunes bit), so I thought it was great to hear the source material. Some of his material seems to be leaning on his earlier successes, but the material still works.

As a historic note, it is interesting for me to observe his interplay with the guests and how expectations have changed over time. (The shock at the female guest that is single and has a career!).

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