During the early 1970s, \u201cThe Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour\u201d was a bright spot on the television schedule. The eponymous couple would team up with a stellar guest line-up (including Jerry Lewis, Jimmy Durante and Tony Curtis) and a rather voluminous supporting ensemble (including then-unknowns Steve Martin and Teri Garr) for comedy sketches and musical numbers.
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This DVD offers 10 episodes from earlier in the series\u2019 run. As with any long-running show, there is a hit-and-miss element, and this is evident from the earliest of the episodes when Sonny and Cher were adjusting into the personas created for the series \u2013 Sonny as the butt of jokes and Cher as the Bob Mackie-dressed fashion plate with a flair for dry comic line readings. <\/p>\n
Younger viewers may not catch the humor in some of the show\u2019s then-topical references, especially in a droll monologue by Carroll O\u2019Connor as a charisma-challenged economist explaining President Nixon\u2019s domestic policies. And it becomes very obvious over the episodes that Sonny was not Cher\u2019s equal as a vocalist, hence an increasing focus on her solo numbers. <\/p>\n
But for those who remember that era, this is a fun little time capsule with some good-natured star-turns and groovy early 70s music. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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