The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

Right now you can watch The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour on streaming — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. Every one of its 4 seasons holds up. 16 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Sonny Bono leads a cast with real comic timing. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

There is a reason The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour keeps coming up in conversation. The jokes in The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour land because the characters underneath them are worth caring about. The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour is an American variety show starring American pop-singer Cher and her husband, Sonny Bono. The show ran on CBS in the United States, when it premiered in August 1971. The show was canceled May 1974, due to the couple's divorce, though the duo would reunite in 1976 for the identically-formatted The Sonny & Cher Show, which ran until 1977. The chemistry Sonny Bono and Cher bring to it does a lot of the heavy lifting. 4 seasons (1971–1974) gave the story room most shows never get. The timing in The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour is precise enough that even the throwaway lines land on a second watch. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. Viewers who responded to The Larry Sanders Show will find a lot to like here too. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Sonny Bono anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour wrapped up in 1974 — and 4 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.