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Olsen & Johnson

John Sigvard "Ole" Olsen (November 6, 1892 – January 26, 1963) and Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson (March 5, 1891 – February 26, 1962) were American comedians of vaudeville, radio, the Broadway stage, motion pictures and television. Their shows were noted for their crazy blackout gags and orchestrated mayhem ("anything can happen, and it probably will"). Their most famous production was the play (and later movie) Hellzapoppin.

Comedy teams traditionally had a straight man and a stooge. However, Olsen and Johnson both took on the comic role, goodnaturedly chuckling their way through the steady barrage of gunshots, explosions, props plummeting to earth, intrusions from other performers, and input from the audience.

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931 - 1933

Roles Represented in DAHR: dramatic group

Notes: Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson, comedians.

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor LCS-76975 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) 9/6/1933 Happy days are here again. SW-3 Hilmer V. Swenson Company Talk, with instrumental ensemble and dubbed recordings dramatic group  
Victor LCS-76976 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) 9/8/1933 Happy days are here again. SW-3 Hilmer V. Swenson Company Talk, with instrumental ensemble and dubbed recordings dramatic group  
Brunswick LAT941 12-in. 3/5/1931 [No title shown] Olsen & Johnson Radio transcription disc dramatic group  
Brunswick LAT1003 10-in. 3/7/1931 Intelligence test Olsen & Johnson Comic dialogue dramatic group  
Brunswick LAT1004 10-in. 3/7/1931 Red Riding Hood Olsen & Johnson Comic dialogue dramatic group  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Olsen & Johnson," accessed March 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101459.

Olsen & Johnson. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101459.

"Olsen & Johnson." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 March 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101459

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