Stop Me If You've Heard This One

Stop Me if You've Heard this One was a short-lived primetime comedy game show where a panel of three comedians tried to guess a joke's punchline.

Broadcast
NBC: March 4, 1948-April 22, 1949

Hosts
Roger Bower Ted Brown Leon Janney

Announcer
Radcliff Hall

Gameplay
The TV versions of the series was based on the 1940s radio show of the same name that starred Milton Berle. Viewers sent in jokes that were read to a panel of three comedians. When one of the panelists recognized the story (s)he would stop the joke and continue it to its conclusion. If the comedian did not give the correct ending, the home viewer won a gift.