It Pays to Be Ignorant
Is It Bad Luck to Postpone a Wedding?
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It Pays to Be Ignorant is a comedy quiz show built around a deliberately foolish panel that treats ordinary questions as invitations to give confidently wrong answers. The humor comes from the contrast between the panelists’ bluster and their conspicuous lack of knowledge, with host Tom Howard guiding the proceedings.
The program turns the familiar question-and-answer format upside down: instead of rewarding correct responses, it makes comic entertainment out of ignorance, misunderstandings, and the panel’s attempts to justify its answers. The result is a lively mix of quiz-show parody and verbal comedy, presented as a radio studio performance.
Its appeal lies in the panel’s absurd logic and the host’s role in keeping the exchange moving. Listeners can enjoy the playful premise without needing to follow a continuing story: each question sets up another opportunity for the performers to turn common sense on its head.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.