There’s no doubt that some of the most iconic performances in television history happened on The Ed Sullivan Show. However, there’s also another side to these special performances that have gone unnoticed. Well that all ends today, as we bring back some of the most surprising moments from some of your favorite performers!

Happy Valentine’s Day from The Ed Sullivan Show! To set the mood this weekend we’ve curated a playlist of some of the best love songs that have been performed throughout the history of the show. We wish you all a safe and memorable weekend and hope you enjoy this Valentine's Day gift from us to you.

Happy New Year from The Ed Sullivan Show! To start off the new year we wanted to do a deep dive into the man himself, Mr. Edward Vincent Sullivan also known as TV’s “King Of Variety” for 23 years! He was a straight-faced, awkward man who brought more sparkle and talent to television than perhaps anyone else. We hope you get to know Ed a little better, and experience the timeline of events that led to Ed’s world-wide stardom.

For 23 years from 1948 to 1971, families gathered in front of their TV sets at 8 PM every Sunday to watch The Ed Sullivan Show. With its impressive high ratings, a booking on the variety show was a golden opportunity for any performer to boost their career and hopefully become a household name across the country. To wrap up 2020, we decided to compile the top 10 most viewed videos on our rapidly growing YouTube Channel that commemorate some of the biggest acts that took center stage at the historic Ed Sullivan Theater.  

Ed Sullivan enjoyed the holidays because it was always a wonderful opportunity to showcase so many ways to celebrate the season, and this year we premiere a music- and laughter-filled holiday playlist. Classics include “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby, “Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer” by Gene Autry, “Jingle Bells” by Paul Anka, and more. Festive fun lights up things with “Mrs. Claus Interview” by Stiller & Meara, “Deck The Halls” by the Baird Puppets and holiday cheer with The Muppets. Watch them all on our channel 

For the past three months, we have been celebrating Elvis Presley on The Ed Sullivan Show YouTube Channel. Twelve iconic Elvis performances are now available to view in HD including "Hound Dog," "Don't Be Cruel," "Love Me Tender" and "Peace In The Valley." Watch them all on our channel here!

UMe and SOFA Entertainment have partnered on a global deal involving “The Ed Sullivan Show” catalog. For the first time ever, full performance segments will be officially available worldwide via streaming platforms on June 12th. Nearly 50 years after The Ed Sullivan Show wrapped its final episode and charmed TV viewers for the final...

Jerry Stiller, legendary comedian and actor, passed away on Monday morning. He was 92 years old. Stiller and Meara were a husband-and-wife comedy team made up of Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. The couple were Ed Sullivan Show regulars, appearing over 30 times alongside musical guests such as The Rolling Stones, Duke Ellington, and Ella Fitzgerald. They would become fan favorites and gain notoriety nationwide for their comedy routines. Take a look back at the classic comedy duo:

“Ford v Ferrari” and “Walk the Line” director James Mangold will direct Timothée Chalamet as the young Bob Dylan in an upcoming film. The movie will focus on the period in Dylan’s life when he traded in his acoustic guitar for an electric guitar and completely changed his sound.  "Chalamet is reportedly taking guitar lessons but some pundits wonder if the greater challenge will come from Dylan, who...

We’re sad to say that our dear friend Maria Perego, creator of Topo Gigio, passed away yesterday morning in her beautiful home in Milan. The mouse puppet that she made in the late 1950s in Italy became a worldwide phenomenon on The Ed Sullivan Show. Topo Gigio was a regular from his first appearance in 1962 to the end of the show’s run in 1971. Topo went on to appear in magazines, cartoons, albums, and even his own full length motion picture. To this day the little mouse is still a pop icon. R.I.P. Maria Perego (1923-2019)