In a 1953 comedy, Abbott & Costello try to go to this planet but end up at Mardi Gras instead
... Abbott and Costello Go to Mars 
... as the hapless duo think they are gone to another planet, but instead go very 
much off ... Lester (Bud Abbott) and Orville (Lou Costello) end up in an 
experimental ... the comedy time winds up on Venus, not Mars but oh well.. 
laughs galore.