Keep Talking

Keep Talking was a primetime game show where players were given a secret phrase to somehow incorporate into an ad-libbed story and players on the opposing team were asked to guess what it is.

Broadcast
CBS July 15, 1958-Septemeber 2, 1959

ABC October 29, 1959-May 3, 1960

Hosts
Monty Hall

Carl Reiner

Merv Griffin

Announcer
Bern Bennett

Packager
Wolf Productions

Gameplay
Two celebrity teams of three competed on this game show. Members of one team were given a secret phrase that each must work into an ad-libbed conversation. At the end of the round, the opposing team tried to identify the phrase.

Trivia
Monty Hall was the original emcee and was replaced by Carl Reiner in November 1958. when the show moved to ABC in October 1959, Merv Griffin became the host. Regular panelists included Ilka Chase, Joey Bishop, Morey Amsterdam, Paul Winchell, Peggy Cass, Pat Carroll, Audrey Meadows, Elaine May and Orson Bean.