''Tag the Gag'' is an American television series which aired in August 1951 on NBC. It was a panel game show, a popular genre at the time. However, ''Tag the Gag'' proved unsuccessful with viewers and critics. It was hosted by

Hal Block Harold Block (August 2, 1913 – June 16, 1981) was an American comedy writer, comedian, producer, songwriter and television personality. Although Block was a highly successful comedy writer for over 15 years, today he is most often remembered as ...

, best known as a regular panelist on the popular and well-received series '' What's My Line?''. Also featured were Morey Amsterdam, Harvey Stone, Herkle Stiles, and

Jean Carroll Jean Carroll (born Celine Zeigman, January 7, 1911 – January 1, 2010) was an American actress and comedian during the 1950s and 1960s. Carroll was born as Celine Zeigman on January 7, 1911, in Paris, France. She began her career as part of ...

. The archival status of the series is not known, and it is possible (though not confirmed) that it was wiped.

Reception

Bob Lanigan for the ''

Brooklyn Eagle :''This article covers both the historical newspaper (1841–1955, 1960–1963), as well as an unrelated new Brooklyn Daily Eagle starting 1996 published currently'' The ''Brooklyn Eagle'' (originally joint name ''The Brooklyn Eagle'' and ''King ...

'' called the series "a 1946 TV version of the 1940 ''

Can You Top This? ''Can You Top This?'' was a radio panel game in which comedians told jokes and tried to top one another. The unrehearsed program, sponsored at one point by a papaya-flavored soft drink called Par and later by Colgate-Palmolive, was created by ...

'' radio show" and complained of the "weak gags based on old and very tired jokes".{{cite news , last1=Lanigan , first1=Bob , title=Bob Lanigan's TV Review , url=https://www.fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%205/Brooklyn%20NY%20Daily%20Eagle/Brooklyn%20NY%20Daily%20Eagle%201951%20%20Grayscale/Brooklyn%20NY%20Daily%20Eagle%201951%20%20Grayscale%20-%206521.pdf , publisher=Brooklyn Eagle , date=24 August 1951

References

External links

''Tag the Gag'' on IMDb
1951 American television series debuts 1951 American television series endings 1950s American game shows American panel games Black-and-white American television shows NBC original programming