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It is no exaggeration to say that without Sid Caesar, comedy in
America would have been a lot less funny. He was the star and
guiding force behind Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour , two of
the most innovative programs in the Golden Age of Television, and
the writers and stars of those shows went on to create the plays,
movies, and sitcoms that we now think of as classic American
comedy. So many of our greatest comedy writers- Carl Reiner, Mel
Brooks, Neil Simon, Larry Gelbart, Woody Allen- were part of Sid
Caesar's creative troupe. Sid was a master not only of comedic
performance, but also of developing characters that the audience
could relate to, finding the humour in ordinary situations rather
than through vaudeville-type gags. His was a comedy truly drawn
from the human condition. Caesar's Hours is Sid Caesar's artistic
autobiography, his account of how these great routines were
fashioned and performed, and the interactions that gave birth to
them. He takes us inside the famed writers' room, the rehearsal
studios, and onto the stage itself, where some of the funniest
moments in television history came to life. To read his book is to
learn why his intelligent and sensitive brand of humour resonates
so much with us, even half a century later.
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