Show I II I ee m LYN CONNELLY ONLY i married couplet couples need needa v- v a apply I No it Isn't a want wantI I ad but a requirement for participating on Mutual Mutual's newest marital quiz program Hows the Family broadcast from Chicago each Sun day Emcee Marshall l Kent selects se Ie elects e- e three couples couple from the studio audience and scrambles them so 0 husbands and wives compete for forthe forthe forthe the the prizes I 1 The man and woman who become become be be- come finalists Analista conclude each broadcast broadcast broad cast cast by acting in a two-minute two skit that could occur in their home He lie or she who emotes emote best belt gets the chance to try for lor tho the prize laden jackpot These humorous family Incidents Incident are based on actual events sent lent In by listeners who receive a gift gUt if U their story is used Since all aU husbands husband and wives argue argue ar are aregue gue and bicker Kent has baa found people enjoy having a laugh on themselves which Is what makes this show so popular There was waa wasa a time though when he thought his bis knack of making people laugh was lost I 1 was working as a straight man to a comedian and was waa tasked by the manager of the club to substitute sub statute for tor him one performance when he was ill ill He had a par par- routine that always brought down the house and I knew it perfectly per After Alter giving the punch line of the story tory I waited dently for the laugh but there was just dead silence not silence not even a smile mlle It continued that way for the next 22 minutes seemed like Ilke 22 years yearl I was ready to quit show business when the manager told old me it was all aU a gag to celebrate celebrate cele brate my birthday the audience audience audi ence had been cued to give me only straight faces What a feeling It is very fitting Kent should be host of ot a show dealing with qu ques ques- s. s Ions on family life ille since he disLikes dis dis- Likes ikes night clubs and believes people peo pie should entertain in the home more nore A grandfather three times Imes you'll get quite a spiel from him ilm If you ask Hows the Family |