As of July 2026, The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour Season 1 aired in 1971 with 19 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour Season 1

1971 19 Episodes Comedy ⭐ 7/10

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour Season 1 is available on streaming right now. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. 16 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Sonny Bono sets the tone, and the rest of the cast matches it scene for scene. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour Season 1 is worth clearing space for. The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour Season 1 gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Season 1 of The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour includes 19 episodes. It aired from August 1971 to March 1972. This season stars Sonny Bono, Cher and Peter Cullen. Sonny Bono and Cher lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1971. What keeps The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour Season 1 from feeling disposable is a cast that clearly understands the material better than the format usually demands. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

For viewers who want something light without wanting something stupid, The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour Season 1 respects your intelligence. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. The complete run is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Sonny Bono sets the tone, but the supporting cast is where a lot of the best moments come from. A reliable pick for any night you want quality comedy without the homework.

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🎬 The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour Season 1 — Episode Guide

E1
Show 1 - Series Premeire
1971-08-01
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with a medley of ""The Beat Goes On"" and ""It Don't Come Easy"", followed by a monologue featuring banter from their nightclub act. 2. As the Bonos sing ""Close To You"", security guards keep Sonny away from Cher, who is wearing the 750-carat Star of Queensland, bel...
E2
Show 2
1971-08-08
1. As Sonny sings ""Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen"" at the piano, Ken comes up to him, claiming to know all about his troubled past. 2. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Joy To the World"" and banter about Sonny's Italian background. 3. Cher sings ""Greensleeves"" in a comedy blackout as So...
E3
Show 3
1971-08-15
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""With a Little Help From My Friends"" and an opening dialogue. 2. Cher sings ""God Bless the Child"" 3. The rock group Gideon and Power perform ""In the Upper Room"" 4. Glen sings ""Today Is Mine"" 5. Glen is the musical commentator as Sonny and Cher do blac...
E4
Show 4
1971-08-22
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Games People Play"" and banter about Sonny's logic that their show will become a mid-season replacement. 2. Merv sings ""Get Together"" as the competition at an unusual ping-pong game in the background gets out of hand. 3. Cher sings ""Stormy Weather"" 4. So...
E5
Show 5
1971-08-29
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Proud Mary"" and banter about Sonny's horoscope having him think that he can't do anything wrong. 2. ""The Cultural Spot"" -- Cher is featured as ""the princess who couldn't smile"", with Phyllis playing a court jester who tries to get her to laugh and Sonny a...
E6
Show 6 - Summer Replacement Series Finale
1971-09-05
1. Sonny and Cher perform ""Something"" and ""Maybe I'm Amazed"" 2. ""The Vamps"" -- Cher is featured in comedy blackouts as Helen of Troy, Catherine the Great and Sadie Thompson. 3. Sonny and Cher appear in a soap opera spoof called ""Cliff House"", a Gothic melodrama complete with crashing thund...
E7
Show 7 - Midseason Premiere
1971-12-27
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""All I Ever Need Is You"" and banter about their summer show and Christmas holiday together. 2. As Sonny recites his new poem, ""What Is Life?"", the choir members behind him fall asleep. 3. Cher sings ""Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves"" 4. Sonny, dressed as Henr...
E8
Show 8
1972-01-03
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Sooner Or Later"" and banter about what makes their marriage such a solid success. 2. Sonny sings ""Whispering"" until he's distracted by everyone whispering behind his back. 3. Cher sings ""Come Rain Or Come Shine"" 4. Sonny plans a special memorial surpris...
E9
Show 9
1972-01-10
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Good Day Sunshine"" and banter about how Sonny sets Cher up for the big laughs. 2. ""Information Please"" -- The Presidential assistant to Marketing, Research and Economic Stability (Carroll) attempts to explain President Nixon's wage and price freeze. 3. Che...
E10
Show 10
1972-01-17
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""It Takes Two"" and banter about Sonny's new interest in body language. 2. ""I Got You Babe"" -- Sonny is featured in a recurring skit as a struggling writer named Eddie Farber, whose wife (Holly) adds to his frustrations with her shocking confession that she's...
E11
Show 11
1972-01-24
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Put a Little Love In Your Heart"" and an opening dialogue. 2. ""The Vamps"" -- Cher appears in comedy sketches as Scarlett O'Hara of Gone With the Wind, Greta Garbo and Queen Alexandra. 3. Chad sings ""Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone"" 4. Lorne recites Sha...
E12
Show 12
1972-01-31
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""More Today Than Yesterday"" and banter about Sonny's new organic health food diet. 2. Cher sings ""The Way Of Love"" 3. Tony leads the cast in a sing-along of ""Heart Of My Heart"" at the piano bar of a 747. 4. ""The Vamps"" -- Lady Chatterley (Cher) turns t...
E13
Show 13
1972-02-07
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""People Got To Be Free"" and banter about the art of self-control. 2. Sonny and Cher are joined on-stage by Mike and Jean, who only seem to have compliments for each other. 3. Jean shows Cher a secondhand pair of magic dancing shoes that she's just bought. 4....
E14
Show 14
1972-02-14
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Cry Like a Baby"" and banter about Sonny's start in the music business. 2. Sonny gets Burt to re-create one of the breathtaking stunts he's so famous for. 3. Cher sings ""Am I Blue?"" 4. Burt appears with Sonny and regular Ted Zeigler as Americans during the...
E15
Show 15
1972-02-21
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You"" and banter about Sonny's new interest in exercising and staying in shape. 2. Art joins Sonny and Cher on stage, complimenting Cher and searching for small talk with Sonny. 3. Sonny attempts to perform one of the old songs on th...
E16
Show 16
1972-02-28
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Eight Days a Week"" and an opening dialogue. 2. Ralph Edwards surprises Sonny with his This Is Your Life presentation. 3. Cher sings ""As Time Goes By"" 4. ""The Vamps"" -- Cher appears in comedy blackouts as Salome, Marie Antoinette and Sadie Thompson. 5. ...
E17
Show 17
1972-03-06
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Got To Get You Into My Life"" and banter with Sonny comparing himself to a finely tuned Italian race car. 2. Sandy joins Sonny and Cher on stage, asking for Cher's permission to name her kitten after her. 3. Cher and Sandy are approached by a Hollywood prince...
E18
Show 18
1972-03-13
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...
E19
Show 19 - Season Finale
1972-03-20
1. Sonny and Cher open the show with ""Get Ready"" and an opening dialogue. 2. Cher sings ""The Way Of Love"" 3. ""The Vamps"" -- Merv joins Cher in vamp blackouts of Bonnie and Clyde, Theda Bara and Sadie Thompson. 4. Sonny sings ""For Once In My Life"" to backdrop photos of Chastity. 5. Sonny ...

🎭 Cast of The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour Season 1

Sonny Bono
Sonny Bono
Cher
Cher
Peter Cullen
Peter Cullen
TZ
Ted Zeigler
Various Characters

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