Hosts | |
Milton Berle (1939–1940) Morey Amsterdam (1947) Roger Bower (March–November 1948) Leon Janney (November 1948–1949) John Conte (1962) Larry Anderson (1991) | |
Announcer | |
Radcliff Hall | |
Broadcast | |
Mutual Radio: 9/13/1947 – 10/9/1948 NBC Primetime: 3/4/1948 – 4/22/1949 Unsold Pilot: 3/21/1962 Unsold Pilots for Syndication: 10/17/1991 | |
Packager | |
Cal Tinney Productions (1939–1949) Paramount Television Productions, Inc. (1962) MTM Productions (1991) |
Stop Me If You've Heard This One was a comedy game show where comedians tried to guess a joke's punchline.
Gameplay[]
Everyday people sent in jokes that were read to a panel of three comedians. If one of the panelists recognized the story, he/she would yell "Stop!" and continue it to its conclusion. Each joke used on the show awarded the person a prize, and won a bonus prize if the panel couldn't finish it correctly. In the 1947 version, a used joke was awarded $5, and if the comedian did not give the correct ending, the person won additional money: $1 for each comedian who didn't finish the joke correctly, and a total of $15 if none of them could.
Trivia[]
This show, along with Can You Top This?, would later serve as inspiration for a British panel game called Jokers Wild (not to be confused with the Barry & Enright game show of the same name.
Production Location[]
New York City, NY
Los Angeles, CA (1991 pilot)