Frankie Remley as an audience

According to an interview with Dennis Day, Jack Benny was very careful not to over-rehearse in order to maintain the spontaneous quality of the program. Benny would not allow the orchestra to sit through the rehearsal of the comedy, because he wanted them to hear it for the first time right along with the audience. Musician Frank Remley was miked during the show because he had an infectious laugh and would break up at some of the antics.