All Hail Caesar!

On February 13, 2014 - TV History

All Hail Caesar!


Sadly, the father of television sketch comedy is no longer with us.
From 1950 till 1957, Sid Caesar was one of the biggest names in television. The link above is to one of my favorite sketches from the show. Below left, is Sid’s first television project, ‘The Admiral Broadway Revue’ in 1949. In the middle is a photo from ‘Your Show Of Shows’ which ran from ’50 till ’54 when Imogene Coca went on her own. Sid replaced her with Nanette Fabre and returned to the NBC airwaves with ‘Caesar’s Hour’ (right) which ran from ’54 till ’57. Some of the biggest writers ever got their start with Caesar including Mel, Brooks, Carl Reiner, Neil Simon, Woody Allen, Larry Gelbart and others.



Source

4 Comments

  1. Kafka Kafka February 21, 2017

    I think you mean, “Nanette Fabrey”.

  2. Charlie Iglesias February 13, 2014

    The best..

  3. Wally Roper February 13, 2014

    Howard Morris was hilarious in this sketch!

  4. Eyes Of A Generation.com February 13, 2014

    Please click the photos above to see them in full. For more on Sid Caesar’s amaxing legacy, here is very good Washington Post article http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/sid-caesar-dies-pathbreaking-comedian/2014/02/12/f2e37274-9423-11e3-b46a-5a3d0d2130da_story.html