PROJECT AUDION 27: The Jack Benny Show

<p><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/32235/PA-27_Benny-bing-fields.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="400" /></p> <p>Did Jack Benny ever have Bing Crosby and W.C. Fields both as guests on his long-running popular network radio show? Not until now! Robert L. Mills, former comedy writer to Bob Hope, has a created a “new” Jack Benny show that is so funny and so much like a vintage Benny show, you can easily be forgiven for thinking we've unearthed a lost episode. It also features appearances by cast regulars like Mary Livingston, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Rochester and others.</p> <p>Our talented voice actors include:</p> <p>JACK BENNY / MR. KITZEL: Duane Noch, NJ</p> <p>BING CROSBY / W.C. FIELDS: Michael Dees, CA</p> <p>DENNIS DAY / FRANK NELSON: Bob Beamont, CA</p> <p>PHIL HARRIS: Norman Cline, KY</p> <p>DON WILSON: Ken Jeffries, CA MARY LIVINGSTONE: JoAnne Kurman, CA</p> <p>PORTER / JOHNNY WEISSMULLER: Harry Middlebrooks, CA ROCHESTER: Carl Thomas, TX</p> <p>Written, directed, and featuring a cameo appearance by Robert L. Mills, CA.</p> <p>Larry Groebe in Texas handled the Sheldon Leonard role, cued up the virtual audience, and produced this Project Audion episode.</p>