A toast to Toast of the Town

On this day in 1948 CBS premiered a little variety show known as Toast of the Town hosted by Ed Sullivan. The show was later renamed The Ed Sullivan Show and ran for twenty-three years. Martin and Lewis made their comedy debut on the show, and numerous bands got the chance to discard their musical abilities for one night and just stand around and lip sync. That may not sound like much, but the show hit its peak in the 60s and I think we all know how hard it is to lip sync after taking twelve hits of acid.