This Day in Jack Benny
Hosted by Jack Benny · John Henderson
4.9from 398 ratings
- 632
- Episodes
- 113
- Transcribed
- 398
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2016
- First episode
- 75K
- YouTube views
About This Day in Jack Benny
The Jack Benny Show AKA The Jello Program AKA The Lucky Strike Program aired from the 1930's right through to the 1950's. Each week your host, John Henderson, brings an episode from that week 60-80 years ago. It's old, yet still as funny as ever. "The Jack Benny program, starring Jack Benny with Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Rochester, Dennis Day, and yours truly Don Wilson"
- Publisher
- John Henderson
- Category
- comedy · kids & family
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 31 Jan 2016
- Latest episode
- 30 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
113 of 632 episodes have a transcript.
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Finale That Never Was (BONUS)
16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Jack Benny on the Danny Kaye Show (BONUS)
9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
A Day in The Life of Dennis Day
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The Finale That Never Was (BONUS)
Published 30 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Good idea. Ladies and gentlemen, here's one of the unsung heroes of all my years on radio, my sound effects man, Gene Twombly. Say hello, Gene. Hello. Gene, I want to... Gene, stop panning your part. And you can actually talk tonight with words and everything. Oh, okay. I want to take a moment to thank you for all the wonderful sound effects you've given us over the years. Friends, this man has created blizzards, explosions, car engines, galloping horses, all while standing at one little table in my studio. That's true, Mr. Benny, but on television you've got to show all those things. Don't I know it! […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Craig Shemin
- Paul Kovit
- Annette Bochenek
- Stephanie D'Abruzzo
- Zach Eastman
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 75,487
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 398 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 83 / 100
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- Quality
- 97
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 96
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Who hosts This Day in Jack Benny?
Jack Benny host the show. Published by John Henderson.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does This Day in Jack Benny take guests?
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