Now, cut that out!

Old-time radio’s greatest comedy ensemble is still funny, and worth checking out

The classic lineup, from left: Phil Harris, Don Wilson, Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Dennis Day, Eddie Anderson. Mel Blanc, not pictured here, played a number of characters, including Benny’s sputtering old Maxwell car.

Every now and then, especially if I’m driving further than just across town, I will turn on SiriusXM’s Radio Classics channel. I will stop and listen to “Gunsmoke” or “Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar,” or other things if they happen to be on when I flip over.