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You Bet Your Life is an American comedy <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_show" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">quiz series</a> that has aired on both radio<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Bet_Your_Life#cite_note-YouBetYourLife-radio-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[1]</a> and television.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Bet_Your_Life#cite_note-2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[2]</a> The original version was hosted by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groucho_Marx" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Groucho Marx</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marx_Brothers" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Marx Brothers</a>, with announcer and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidekick" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">sidekick</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Fenneman" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">George Fenneman</a>. The show debuted on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_News_Radio" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ABC Radio</a> on October 27, 1947, moved to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_Radio" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CBS Radio</a> debuting October 5, 1949, and went to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC-TV" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NBC-TV</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_Radio" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NBC Radio</a> on October 4, 1950. Because of its simple format, it was possible to broadcast the show on both radio<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Bet_Your_Life#cite_note-YouBetYourLife-radio-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">[1]</a> and television but not simultaneously. Many of the laughs on the television show were evoked by Groucho's facial reactions and other visual gimmicks, so the two versions were slightly different. The last episode in a radio format aired on June 10, 1960. The series continued on television for another year, recording the last season, beginning on September 22, 1960, with a new title, The Groucho Show.You Bet Your Life has been <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revival_(television)" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">revived</a> three times since the original series ended, the most recent being a version hosted by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Leno" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jay Leno</a> that aired in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-run_syndication" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">first-run syndication</a> from 2021 to 2023.

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You Bet Your Life is an American comedy quiz series that has aired on both radio[1] and television.[2] The original version was hosted by Groucho Marx of the Marx Brothers, with announcer and sidekick George Fenneman. The show debuted on ABC Radio on October 27, 1947, moved to CBS Radio debuting October 5, 1949, and went to NBC-TV and NBC Radio on October 4, 1950. Because of its simple format, it was possible to broadcast the show on both radio[1] and television but not simultaneously. Many of the laughs on the television show were evoked by Groucho's facial reactions and other visual gimmicks, so the two versions were slightly different. The last episode in a radio format aired on June 10, 1960. The series continued on television for another year, recording the last season, beginning on September 22, 1960, with a new title, The Groucho Show.You Bet Your Life has been revived three times since the original series ended, the most recent being a version hosted by Jay Leno that aired in first-run syndication from 2021 to 2023.

You Bet Your Life&nbsp;is an American comedy&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_show" rel="noopener noreferrer">quiz series</a>&nbsp;that has aired on both radio<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Bet_Your_Life#cite_note-YouBetYourLife-radio-1" rel="noopener noreferrer">[1]</a>&nbsp;and television.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Bet_Your_Life#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer">[2]</a>&nbsp;The original version was hosted by&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groucho_Marx" rel="noopener noreferrer">Groucho Marx</a>&nbsp;of the&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marx_Brothers" rel="noopener noreferrer">Marx Brothers</a>, with announcer and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidekick" rel="noopener noreferrer">sidekick</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Fenneman" rel="noopener noreferrer">George Fenneman</a>. The show debuted on&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_News_Radio" rel="noopener noreferrer">ABC Radio</a>&nbsp;on October 27, 1947, moved to&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS_Radio" rel="noopener noreferrer">CBS Radio</a>&nbsp;debuting October 5, 1949, and went to&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC-TV" rel="noopener noreferrer">NBC-TV</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_Radio" rel="noopener noreferrer">NBC Radio</a>&nbsp;on October 4, 1950. Because of its simple format, it was possible to broadcast the show on both radio<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Bet_Your_Life#cite_note-YouBetYourLife-radio-1" rel="noopener noreferrer">[1]</a>&nbsp;and television but not simultaneously. Many of the laughs on the television show were evoked by Groucho's facial reactions and other visual gimmicks, so the two versions were slightly different. The last episode in a radio format aired on June 10, 1960. The series continued on television for another year, recording the last season, beginning on September 22, 1960, with a new title,&nbsp;The Groucho Show.You Bet Your Life&nbsp;has been&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revival_(television)" rel="noopener noreferrer">revived</a>&nbsp;three times since the original series ended, the most recent being a version hosted by&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Leno" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jay Leno</a>&nbsp;that aired in&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-run_syndication" rel="noopener noreferrer">first-run syndication</a>&nbsp;from 2021 to 2023.

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