Martin and Lewis were an American comedy team, comprising singer Dean Martin (as the "straight man") and comedian Jerry Lewis as the comedic "foil". The pair first met in 1945; their debut as a duo occurred at Atlantic City's 500 Club on July 24/25, 1946.
Before they teamed up Martin was a nightclub singer, while Lewis did a comedy act in which he lip-synched to records. As a team, they worked in nightclubs, on radio (starting in 1949) and in television and films. In the team's later years, it was no longer billed by the two men's surnames alone, as in their early radio work, but by their full names: "Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis." These separate identities helped them launch successful solo careers after the team's dissolution.
An NBC radio series commenced in 1949; it lasted until 1953.
Lucille Ball
Original Broadcast Date: 1949.04.03
William Bendix
Original Broadcast Date: 1949.04.10
Madeleine Carroll
Original Broadcast Date: 1949.05.01
Peter Lorre
Original Broadcast Date: 1949.05.08
Arthur Treacher
Original Broadcast Date: 1949.05.15
John Garfield
Original Broadcast Date: 1949.05.22
Henry Fonda
Original Broadcast Date: 1949.05.29
Marilyn Maxwell
Original Broadcast Date: 1949.06.05
Burl Ives
Original Broadcast Date: 1949.06.12
Tony Martin
Original Broadcast Date: 1949.06.21
John Carradine
Original Broadcast Date: 1949.06.28
Ralph Bellamy
Original Broadcast Date: 1949.07.05
Frances Langford
Original Broadcast Date: 1949.07.26
Hopalong Cassidy
Original Broadcast Date: 1949.08.02
Burt Lancaster
Original Broadcast Date: 1949.08.09
Victor Moore
Original Broadcast Date: 1949.08.16
Billie Burke
Original Broadcast Date: 1949.08.23
Jane Russell
Original Broadcast Date: 1949.08.30
New Night Club
Original Broadcast Date: 1949.10.07
Dorothy Kirsten
Original Broadcast Date: 1949.10.14
George Jessell
Original Broadcast Date: 1949.10.21
Tickets To South Pacific
Original Broadcast Date: 1949.10.28
Witness To A Murder
Original Broadcast Date: 1949.11.07
Money Problems
Original Broadcast Date: 1949.11.14
Christmas Show
Original Broadcast Date: 1949.12.12
Dinah Shore
Original Broadcast Date: 1951.10.05
George Raft
Original Broadcast Date: 1951.10.12
Arlene Dahl
Original Broadcast Date: 1951.10.26
Denise Darcel
Original Broadcast Date: 1951.11.02
Dennis Morgan
Original Broadcast Date: 1951.11.23
Joan Davis
Original Broadcast Date: 1951.12.07
Jane Russell
Original Broadcast Date: 1951.12.14
Nanook The Schnook
Original Broadcast Date: 1952.01.04
Alexis Smith
Original Broadcast Date: 1952.01.25
Gordon Macrae
Original Broadcast Date: 1952.02.01
Rhonda Fleming
Original Broadcast Date: 1952.02.08
William Holden
Original Broadcast Date: 1952.02.15
Linda Darnell
Original Broadcast Date: 1952.02.22
Tony Curtis
Original Broadcast Date: 1952.02.29
Corinne Calvert
Original Broadcast Date: 1952.03.07
Lizabeth Scott
Original Broadcast Date: 1952.03.14
Marlene Dietrich
Original Broadcast Date: 1952.03.21
Ann Sothern
Original Broadcast Date: 1952.03.28
Claire Trevor
Original Broadcast Date: 1952.04.04
Virginia Mayo
Original Broadcast Date: 1952.04.11
Boris Karloff
Original Broadcast Date: 1952.04.18
Ann Sheridan
Original Broadcast Date: 1952.04.25
Rosemary Clooney
Original Broadcast Date: 1952.09.16
Jeff Chandler
Original Broadcast Date: 1952.09.23
Jane Wyman
Original Broadcast Date: 1952.10.07
Hoagy Carmichael
Original Broadcast Date: 1952.10.14
Mitzi Gaynor
Original Broadcast Date: 1953.04.07
Linda Darnell
Original Broadcast Date: 1953.04.14
Vic Damone
Original Broadcast Date: 1953.04.21
Laraine Day
Original Broadcast Date: 1953.04.28
Anne Baxter
Original Broadcast Date: 1953.05.05
Joanne Dru
Original Broadcast Date: 1953.05.12
Fred Macmurray
Original Broadcast Date: 1953.05.19
Debbie Reynolds
Original Broadcast Date: 1953.05.26
Jeff Chandler
Original Broadcast Date: 1953.06.02
Phyllis Thaxter
Original Broadcast Date: 1953.06.09
Joseph Cotten
Original Broadcast Date: 1953.06.16
Vera Ellen
Original Broadcast Date: 1953.06.23