Tags: Genre, Music Genre, Topical Concept.
Television comedy had a presence from the earliest days of broadcasting. Among the earliest BBC television programmes in the 1930s was Starlight which offered a series of guests from the music hall era — singers and comedians amongst them. Similarly many early United States television programs were variety shows including the Texaco Star Theater featuring Milton Berle; comedy acts often taken from vaudeville were staples of such shows.