Liar's Club was an American comedy game show, produced by Ralph Andrews. It was first seen in 1969 with Rod Serling as host, and returned for a three-season syndicated run from 1976 to 1979. Bill Armstrong was the original host, soon succeeded by Allen Ludden, with Bill Berry and Joe Seiter sharing the announcing duties. It was later revived for almost one year from 1988 - 1989 as The New Liar's Club; Eric Boardman was the host, and former emcee ...
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Liar's Club was an American comedy game show, produced by Ralph Andrews. It was first seen in 1969 with Rod Serling as host, and returned for a three-season syndicated run from 1976 to 1979. Bill Armstrong was the original host, soon succeeded by Allen Ludden, with Bill Berry and Joe Seiter sharing the announcing duties. It was later revived for almost one year from 1988 - 1989 as The New Liar's Club; Eric Boardman was the host, and former emcee Bill Armstrong was announcer. This version was produced by Blair Murdoch at CKVU-TV in Vancouver, with Stan Litke as the director for the first half of its run (though he didn't direct from CKVU, as he worked at CFAC/CKKX in Calgary), later replaced by Dave Stewart. The title is a spin on the Friars Club.
The show featured a panel of celebrity guests, who would be presented with an unusual object; each would give a ridiculous explanation of what the object was used for. Contestants (there were two on the 60s version, four on the 80s version...
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