The Comedian

Sammy Hogarth, a vaudeville comedian who now has his own TV show, is a ruthless egomaniac who demands instant obedience from his staff and heaps abuse on those in lesser positions than his. His most vituperative behavior, however, is reserved for his weak-willed brother, Lester, whom Sammy has hired as his assistant but whom he really uses as his whipping boy.

• Rod SerlingWriter
• John FrankenheimerDirector

• Mickey RooneySammy Hogarth
• Kim HunterJulie Hogarth
• Edmond O'BrienAl Preston
• Mel TorméLester Hogarth
• Constance FordConnie
• Whit BissellOtis Elwell
• King DonovanThe Director
• Eddie RyderJake
• H.M. WynantSonny
• Michael RossMasseur
• Claudette ColbertSelf (intro)