''Stand Up and Cheer'' (also known as ''Johnny Mann's Stand Up and Cheer'') is an American
variety show
Variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is entertainment made up of a variety of acts including musical theatre, musical performances, sketch comedy, magic (illusion), magic, acrobatics, juggling, and ventriloquism. It is ...
that aired in
syndication
Syndication may refer to:
* Broadcast syndication, where individual stations buy programs outside the network system
* Print syndication, where individual newspapers or magazines license news articles, columns, or comic strips
* Web syndication, ...
for three consecutive seasons (sponsored nationally by
Chevrolet
Chevrolet ( ), colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Company, is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors (GM). Louis Chevrolet (1878–1941) and ous ...
), beginning in 1971, hosted by
Johnny Mann
John Russell Mann (August 30, 1928June 18, 2014) was an American arranger, composer, conductor, entertainer, singer, and recording artist.
Career
Johnny Mann's began his music career in the late 1940s in his hometown of Baltimore before serving ...
, with many musical numbers sung by "The Johnny Mann Singers".
Although the program occasionally featured
comedy skit
Sketch comedy comprises a series of short, amusing scenes or vignettes, called "sketches", commonly between one and ten minutes long, performed by a group of comic actors or comedians. The form developed and became popular in vaudeville, and is ...
s, most of the segments in the half-hour show involved patriotic
musical
Musical is the adjective of music.
Musical may also refer to:
* Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance
* Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narr ...
s, singing, or dancing.
References
External links
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1971 American television series debuts
1974 American television series endings
1970s American musical comedy television series
1970s American sketch comedy television series
1970s American variety television series
English-language television shows
First-run syndicated television programs in the United States
Television series by Fremantle (company)
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