The Life of Riley was an American situation comedy that appeared on both radio and television in the 1940's and 1950s. A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ...

The shows plot-line centered around Chester Riley, a family man who lived with his wife and daughter. Digby "Digger" O'Dell (Radio and 1st TV version only), was grave digger whom Riley often turned to for advice when he got into trouble. "Digger" O'Dell was know for his corny morbid puns such "I ought to be shoveling off now" or 'Business is a little dead tonight" when asked how things were going.

A radio version, starring William Bendix, ran from 1944 - 1951. Later, the show was adapted for television, with two different versions having been produced. The first, starring Jackie Gleason, ran from 1949-1950. In the second version, Riley was played by William Bendix, who had played the same character in the radio version. . William Bendix (January 14, 1906 - December 14, 1964) was an American film actor. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Jackie Gleason and Audrey Meadows in an episode of The Honeymooners Herbert John (Jackie) Gleason The Great One-(February 26, 1916 – June 24, 1987) was a Brooklyn-born comedian famous for brash humor and fast ad-libs who immortalized his Brooklyn neighborhood in The Honeymooners, playing bus driver Ralph Kramden. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... William Bendix (January 14, 1906 - December 14, 1964) was an American film actor. ...

Riley was known for devising various plans that never seemed to work out.

One of the show's developers was Gummo Marx, one of the Marx Brothers. Milton Marx (October 23, 1892 - April 21, 1977), known as Gummo, was one of the Marx Brothers. ... See Marx brothers (fencing) for the 16th century German brotherhood. ...

Life of Riley is also the name of a single released by British pop band the Lightning Seeds. It reached number 28 in the British charts on its first release in the early 1990s, but reached higher in a subsequent re-release later in the decade. For several years it was used as the "Goal of the Month" theme music on the BBC's Match of the Day programme. The Lightning Seeds is a band which essentially consists of one person - writer, singer and guitarist Ian Broudie (born August 4, 1958, Liverpool). ... Events and trends Technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other technology Reduction in size and cost of mobile phones leads to a massive surge in their popularity Year 2000 problem (commonly known as Y2K) Microsoft Windows operating system becomes virtually ubiquitous on IBM... ... Match of the Day is the BBCs football (soccer) magazine shown every Saturday night. ...

Life of Riley is also a Web Comic on http://www.clanbob.net/. The series itself takes place in South Florida, and is a true webcomic for lovers of the supernatural, Dune, and those in touch with their inner Geek. Web comics are comics that are available on the web. ...