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Sid Caesar, called by his collaborator Carl Reiner the greatest sketch comedian of all time, died today at the age of 91. I recently listened to this 1997 interview from the archive of American television. You might enjoy it to, (you can have it playing in the background while you do other things):
http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/sid-caesar
You-Tube has many classic clips from Your Show of Shows:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Your Show of Shows&sm=12
The spoof of “This is Your Life is probably the funniest thing in the history of television.
But before that was the “Admiral Broadway Review”:
And after that was “Caesar’s Hour”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OW7GoIl0T8
Reiner said of Caesar’s putting on a show like this once a week, (YSOS was a 90 minute variety show): “Chaplin couldn’t do this.”
http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/sid-caesar
You-Tube has many classic clips from Your Show of Shows:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Your Show of Shows&sm=12
The spoof of “This is Your Life is probably the funniest thing in the history of television.
But before that was the “Admiral Broadway Review”:
And after that was “Caesar’s Hour”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OW7GoIl0T8
Reiner said of Caesar’s putting on a show like this once a week, (YSOS was a 90 minute variety show): “Chaplin couldn’t do this.”