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''The Barris Beat'' is a Canadian variety television series which aired on CBC Television from 1956 to 1957. ==Premise== Alex Barris, an entertainment writer for Toronto newspaper ''The Globe and Mail'', hosted this entertainment series. Initially, the series was a mid-year replacement for ''Cross Canada Hit Parade'', then was granted a full season run in October 1956. ''The Barris Beat'' functioned as a low-budget version of ''The Steve Allen Show''. The series featured Bill Isbister's house band, accompanied by the Gino Silvi Octet and vocalists Betty Jean Ferguson and Roy Roberts. Jack Duffy later joined the series as another vocalist and in a recurring role as a newspaper copy assistant with Barris who portrayed a columnist. For the full season, Ferguson left the series and was replaced by Gloria Lambert. Besides Duffy and Roberts, Larry D. Mann joined as a series regular as did Sammy Sales who was previously a guest in the early episodes. Cynthia Barrett led a regularly seen vocal trio while musical direction was provided by Gordon Kushner and music was arranged by Phil Nimmons. A recurring "billboard girl" character (Sheila Billing, then Babs Christie) was also introduced. Additional writing was provided by Allan Manings and Frank Peppiatt. Visiting performers during the series included Dave Broadfoot and the Willy Blok Hansen dance trio. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Barris Beat」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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