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What was Buddy Hackett's first job?
Hackett's first job after the war was at the Pink Elephant, a Brooklyn club.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
Hackett's movie career began in 1950 with a 10-minute "World of Sports" reel for Columbia Pictures called King of the Pins.
Was it well received?
Hackett would not return to movies until 1953, after one of his nightclub routines attracted attention.
What caused his come back?
The routine was such a hit that Hackett made a recording of it, and was hired to reprise it in the Universal-International musical Walking My Baby Back Home (1953).
Did he have any flops?
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did he have any other castings in his early career?
He made fifteen guest appearances on NBC-TV's The Perry Como Show between 1955 and 1961.
Did he appear on any other shows?
Hackett became known to a wider audience when he appeared on television in the 1950s and '60s as a frequent guest on variety talk shows.

Question: What type of talk shows?
Self-contained rewrite: What type of shows did Hackett appear on during the 1950s and 1960s?