Amazing what he says about comedy, and how people react to hard times, "The house is on fire. Am I on fire? No, so it's okay". Resonates today, and maybe it's true in all times.
I've always loved Mistah Sid for personal reasons, but I think a lot of what he has to say here, particularly @ 11:20, really resonates with our times. Thanks so much for posting.
Sid Caesar was one of America's great comic minds. In his prime during the early 1950s, he had one of the most popular programs on nascent television (Your Show of Shows), made something like $10,000 a week, was often compared to the likes of Chaplin and Keaton, and retained a ridiculously talented writing staff of up-and-comers that included Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, and Woody Allen! And yet today Ceasar is barely remembered, if at all, while his innovative contemporaries like Lucile Ball, Milton Berle, and Desi Arnaz, not to mention those peers that were his equal (i.e, Art Carney and Jackie Gleason), live on in the public imagination decades after their death through constant show re-runs, beloved film comedies, regular magazine treatments, and high profile biopics. What can be the root of Ceasar's repulsion of renascence in this digital age where so many long-forgotten and underappreciated stars of the distant past are being rediscovered on a near-weekly basis? Is it the out-of-fashion genre of sketch comedy in which he so artfully made his name? A lack of success in motion pictures? Lackluster circulation of his '50s TV programs? Disinterest by callow youth in comedians (or anything, for that matter!) from an era other than their own? Whatever the cause, it deeply baffles and saddens me how few people know this veritable genius who made early TV something worth watching!
Hail Caesar! Sid was a magnificent comedian who helped advance the careers of so many talents: e.g., Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Larry Gelbart, Carl Reiner, Michael Stewart, Mel Tolkin, Lucille Kallen, Selma Diamond, and Woody Allen.
IMHO, Sid was even hotter before he got so skinny . . . but, even then, he still had it going on. Always looked a bit like De Niro's dad . . . and, yea, I wish they could've made a film together. Thanks so much for posting.
Letterman said he was a big fan of this man. I think he copied him outright. I have just begun watching this episode, so you may find a better example in another episode.
You mean Dick Cavett, right? Yea, I think he was a major influence on Letterman-- even more so than Johnny Carson though of course no one could ever admit that.
Sid used to bash in walls and other surfaces when he got mad at himself. Can't say for sure, but I suspect that's might of what happened here. He never physically hurt anyone other than himself, which I ultimately think is a testament to his character because he grew up with a lot of physical violence (as admittedly was commonplace back in his day).
The Legendary Sid Caesar!! My all time Favorite!!
Amazing what he says about comedy, and how people react to hard times, "The house is on fire. Am I on fire? No, so it's okay". Resonates today, and maybe it's true in all times.
This is a great interview. I never heard Caesar talk serious either as DC mentioned. One of the greatest comics of all time.
Sid Caesar is a true American treasure.
I miss Sid alot!!!
Sid Caesar the King and then we’ll be right back with Muhammad Ali. Ahhh The Dick Cavett show, how I miss thee.
August 18, 2021. How timely is Sid Caesar! Incredible. "Be together as a country".
“We used to laugh at each other, but I don’t see it anymore.”
Sid Caesar was a genius.
The GREAT Sid Caesar
Sid is such a legend!
Thanks for posting! I am a huge fan of both of these men!!
I've always loved Mistah Sid for personal reasons, but I think a lot of what he has to say here, particularly @ 11:20, really resonates with our times. Thanks so much for posting.
Sid Caesar was one of America's great comic minds. In his prime during the early 1950s, he had one of the most popular programs on nascent television (Your Show of Shows), made something like $10,000 a week, was often compared to the likes of Chaplin and Keaton, and retained a ridiculously talented writing staff of up-and-comers that included Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, and Woody Allen! And yet today Ceasar is barely remembered, if at all, while his innovative contemporaries like Lucile Ball, Milton Berle, and Desi Arnaz, not to mention those peers that were his equal (i.e, Art Carney and Jackie Gleason), live on in the public imagination decades after their death through constant show re-runs, beloved film comedies, regular magazine treatments, and high profile biopics.
What can be the root of Ceasar's repulsion of renascence in this digital age where so many long-forgotten and underappreciated stars of the distant past are being rediscovered on a near-weekly basis? Is it the out-of-fashion genre of sketch comedy in which he so artfully made his name? A lack of success in motion pictures? Lackluster circulation of his '50s TV programs? Disinterest by callow youth in comedians (or anything, for that matter!) from an era other than their own?
Whatever the cause, it deeply baffles and saddens me how few people know this veritable genius who made early TV something worth watching!
Hail Caesar! Sid was a magnificent comedian who helped advance the careers of so many talents: e.g., Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Larry Gelbart, Carl Reiner, Michael Stewart, Mel Tolkin, Lucille Kallen, Selma Diamond, and Woody Allen.
Monsieur Cavett seems mesmerized by the barnet.
Wow. He's talking like it's 2018.
OMG perfect portrayal of New Yorkers, especially in the 70's, and my Dad!
Thanks for uploading!
I don’t think I’ve ever been more distracted by a rug. Too bad he couldn’t get some minoxidil foam and a Theradome back in ‘71. Tragic.
I think he was so handsome
Definitely agree!!
IMHO, Sid was even hotter before he got so skinny . . . but, even then, he still had it going on. Always looked a bit like De Niro's dad . . . and, yea, I wish they could've made a film together. Thanks so much for posting.
Great stuff. Thanks for the upload.
that toupee
That bad looking rug Sid's wearing ain't fooling no one!
That’s all ya got putz ?
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Coach Calhoun
He sounds like he's describing today..........no one cares about anything.
Letterman said he was a big fan of this man. I think he copied him outright. I have just begun watching this episode, so you may find a better example in another episode.
You mean Dick Cavett, right? Yea, I think he was a major influence on Letterman-- even more so than Johnny Carson though of course no one could ever admit that.
fingernail right hand middle finger all black, what's the deal?
Sid used to bash in walls and other surfaces when he got mad at himself. Can't say for sure, but I suspect that's might of what happened here. He never physically hurt anyone other than himself, which I ultimately think is a testament to his character because he grew up with a lot of physical violence (as admittedly was commonplace back in his day).
Long live freedom and democratic communism
Worst comb-over and eyebrows ever...
It is a wig