Caesar's Writers (1996)
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.
- Date of release
- 1996-08-19
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Genres
- Documentary, Comedy
- Director
- Michael Hirsch
Casting
- Sid Caesar — Self
- Mel Tolkin — Self
- Carl Reiner — Self
- Mel Brooks — Self
- Larry Gelbart — Self
- Neil Simon — Self
- Danny Simon — Self
- Sheldon Keller — Self
- Gary Belkin — Self
- Billy Crystal — Self - Host
- Bob Claster — Self - Moderator
- Imogene Coca — Self (archive footage)
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