[1] The series starred burlesque and vaudeville veteran entertainer Jimmy Durante and radio personality Garry Moore.

The origins of The Durante-Moore Show can probably be traced back to several radio stints that Jimmy Durante had in the 1930s.

On September 10, 1933, Durante appeared on NBC radio's The Chase and Sanborn Hour which, at that time starred Eddie Cantor.

It was in 1943 when Caravan producer Phil Cohan decided to pair Durante with a young Garry Moore.

[6] On March 25, 1943, The Durante-Moore Show premiered on NBC under the name The Camel Comedy Caravan.

[12][self-published source] In mid-1947, Moore decided to leave the series after he was offered his own show on CBS Television.

In its last season, actor and personality Alan Young was brought in as Durante's straight man.