The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour — Season 1, Episode 18: Show 18
Comedy • 60 min • 4 seasons, 90 episodes • ★ 6.7/10
Episode synopsis
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with a medley of ""The Beat Goes On"" and ""It Don't Come Easy"" and banter about Cher being named one of the ten best dressed women in America. 2. Sonny shares the stage with George, who delivers his own style of standup comedy. 3. Cher sings ""You Made Me Love You"" 4. ""The Vamps"" -- King Ferdinand of Spain (George) sends Christopher Columbus (Sonny) off to discover the New World after he catches him making love with Queen Isabella (Cher); and while attempting to help his best friend (George) win the affections of the lovely Roxanne (Cher), Cyrano de Bergerac (Sonny) ends up getting the girl himself. 5. Singer David Clayton Thomas (former with the group Blood, Sweat and Tears) makes his television debut as a soloist with ""Magnificent Sanctuary Band."" 6. George appears as a bartender offering advice on life and love to Sonny and Cher. 7. Sonny and Cher perform a medley of ""Two Of Us"" and ""We Can Work It Out"" 8. ""The Cultural Spot"" -- Sonny and Cher are joined
About The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour is an American variety show starring American pop-singer Cher and her husband, Sonny Bono. The show ran on CBS in the United States, when it premiered in August 1971. The show was canceled May 1974, due to the couple's divorce, though the duo would reunite in 1976 for the identically-formatted The Sonny & Cher Show, which ran until 1977.