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Quiz about Most Frequent Ed Sullivan Show Guests

Most Frequent "Ed Sullivan Show" Guests Quiz

"The Ed Sullivan Show" was an incredibly popular variety show on CBS from 1948 to 1971. (It was called Toast of the Town" until 1955.) Ed was a former newspaper columnist, but became the host of one of the original TV variety shows.

A collection quiz by daveguth. Estimated time: 3 mins.

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daveguth

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3 mins

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418,389

Updated
Nov 27 24

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10

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Last 3 plays: Hawkmoon1307 (2/10), Guest 165 (4/10), Guest 172 (2/10).

The correct answers in this quiz were the 10 most frequent guests on "The Ed Sullivan Show." Each appeared 25 times or more. Your assignment is to find those 10 folks.

There are 10 correct entries. Get 3 incorrect and the game ends.

Myron Cohen Joan Rivers Roberta Peters Jackie Mason Abbott and Costello Jim Henson's Muppets Topo Gigio Wayne & Shuster Alan King Jack Carter Stiller and Mearer Rickie Layne and Velvel Martin & Lewis Frank Sinatra Connie Francis

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Most Recent Scores

Apr 21 2025 : Hawkmoon1307: 2/10
Apr 16 2025 : Guest 165: 4/10
Apr 09 2025 : Guest 172: 2/10
Apr 05 2025 : oslo1999: 10/10
Apr 02 2025 : Guest 104: 2/10
Apr 02 2025 : Guest 104: 3/10
Mar 29 2025 : Guest 31: 2/10
Mar 27 2025 : GBfan: 8/10
Mar 24 2025 : Guest 50: 5/10

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer:

Canadian comedians Wayne & Shuster were the most frequent guests--58 times!

Top Gigio, a puppet mouse, was on the show 50 times.

Comedian Jack Carter made 49 appearances.

Comedian Myron Cohen was featured 43 times.

Opera singer Roberta Peters was on 41 times.

Ventriliquist Rickie Layne and his dummy Velvel were on 39 times.

Comedian Alan King appeared 37 times.

Husband and wife comedy team Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara (parents of Ben Stiller) were on 36 times.

Singer Connie Francis made 26 appearances.

Jim Henson appeared with various Muppets 25 times.

None of those other choices were on more than 20 times.

Jackie Mason might have made the list but was banned from the show after he made fun of Ed Sullivan in 1964. He supposedly gave Ed the middle finger.

Source: Author daveguth

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