▁" Why , ▁Gr ou cho ▁Marx ! ▁Gr ou cho , ▁what ▁are ▁you ▁doing ▁out ▁here ▁in ▁the ▁desert ?" ▁Marx ▁ret orted , ▁" H uh , ▁desert , ▁I ' ve ▁been ▁sitting ▁in ▁the ▁dress ing ▁room ▁for ▁forty ▁minutes ! ▁Some ▁desert ▁al right ..." ▁Marx ▁continued ▁to ▁ignore ▁the ▁script , ▁ad - li bb ing ▁at ▁length ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁scene ▁well ▁beyond ▁its ▁all otted ▁time ▁slot . ▁ ▁List ening ▁in ▁on ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁producer ▁John ▁Gu ed el , ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁bra inst orm . ▁He ▁approached ▁Marx ▁about ▁doing ▁a ▁qu iz ▁show , ▁to ▁which ▁Marx ▁der is ively ▁ret orted , ▁" A ▁qu iz ▁show ? ▁Only ▁actors ▁who ▁are ▁completely ▁was hed ▁up ▁resort ▁to ▁a ▁qu iz ▁show !" ▁Und eter red , ▁Gu ed el ▁proposed ▁that ▁the ▁qu iz ▁would ▁be ▁only ▁a ▁back drop ▁for ▁Marx ' s ▁inter views ▁of ▁people , ▁and ▁the ▁storm ▁of ▁ad - li bb ing ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁el ic it . ▁Marx ▁replied , ▁" Well , ▁I ' ve ▁had ▁no ▁success ▁in ▁radio , ▁and ▁I ▁can ' t ▁hold ▁on ▁to ▁a ▁spons or . ▁At ▁this ▁point , ▁I ' ll ▁try ▁anything !" ▁ ▁You ▁Bet ▁Your ▁Life ▁deb uted ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁on ▁ABC ▁radio ▁( which ▁a ired ▁it ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 9 ),