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Caesar's Writers
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Caesar's Writers

Aug 19, 1996
1h 0m
★ 0.0

Overview

On January 24, 1996, at the Writers Guild Theater in Los Angeles, CA, legendary comic Sid Caesar was reunited with nine of his writers from Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour. The event was taped for release on PBS and BBC in a 1-hour cut, and later on VHS and DVD in its full 2-hour length. Be prepared to laugh non-stop as the panel, made up of head writer Mel Tolkin, Caesar, Carl Reiner, Aaron Ruben, Larry Gelbart, Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Danny Simon, Sheldon Keller, and Gary Belkin share stories about their time working on Caesar's shows and offer their insights about writing comedy.

Genres

Documentary
Comedy

Cast

Sid Caesar

Self

Sid Caesar

Mel Tolkin

Self

Mel Tolkin

Carl Reiner

Self

Carl Reiner

Mel Brooks

Self

Mel Brooks

Aaron Ruben

Self

Aaron Ruben

Larry Gelbart

Self

Larry Gelbart

Neil Simon

Self

Neil Simon

Danny Simon

Self

Danny Simon

Sheldon Keller

Self

Sheldon Keller

Gary Belkin

Self

Gary Belkin

Billy Crystal

Self - Host

Billy Crystal

Bob Claster

Self - Moderator

Bob Claster

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