The Comedy Factory (no known affiliation with the comedy club of the same name) was a live-action, scripted comedy series that ran during the summers of 1985 and 1986 on ABC in the United States and CTV in Canada (who also oversaw production). The show revolved around comedians and actors acting out scenes from television pilots that had been passed on previously by ABC. Further information on the show is scarce and nearly every episode of the show is presumed lost; only the premiere episode, "Honey, It's the Mayor," is known to survive in its entirety (uploaded to YouTube).

Cast & crew

A

Al Rogers

Creator

G

Geoffrey Bowes

Sheldon Nelson

Derek McGrath

John

M

Mary Long

Marcye

M

Mary Ann McDonald

Ginger

Brian George

Ogden Dust

Dawn Greenhalgh

Anne Brenner

Lynne Griffin

Melba

Denis Simpson

Angelo

Kevin Scannell

Jake

George Wyner

Mike

Charles Lane

George McCloskey

Charles Durning

Harry Deegan

Ron Leibman

Joey Caruso

Katherine Helmond

Mildred Deegan

Caren Kaye

Deborah Kazinsky

Joseph Mascolo

Peter Wagner

J

Justin Lord

Moose

Dick Balduzzi

Hernandez

Max Gail

Harry Stover

D

Danny Kohn

Jason

Seasons

16 episodes

Season 11985 · 9 episodes

Season 21986 · 7 episodes