Caesar's Writers (1996)
• August 19th, 1996 • 1h 0min
Documentary, Comedy
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.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Ruth Lyons: First Lady of Television
Released on: 2011-12-12
Documentary
Even though her program was only seen in four Midwestern cities, Ruth Lyons presided over America's ...
Gula Hund
Released on: 1966-01-06
Comedy, TV Movie
Gula Hund (English title: Yellow Dog) is a Swedish variety show that was the second of "three dog-re...
The Maya Rudolph Show
Released on: 2014-05-19
Comedy, Music, TV Movie
Maya Rudolph's take on the variety show special with guest stars in the vein of the Carol Burnett Sh...
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Released on: 2018-10-12
Documentary
A documentary exploring the legacy of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the reasons it went from the black...
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Released on: 2016-01-21
Documentary
Arguably the most influential creator, writer, and producer in the history of television, Norman Lea...
House-Rent Party
Released on: 1946-01-23
Comedy, Music
Summaries Shorty's wife throws him out of the house for lying around reading detective thrillers an...
Reir más es imposible
Released on: 1986-04-04
Comedy
Julian Cazorla, a political leftist, is caught by his wife and her mother in adultery. The mother, d...
Derren Brown: Sacrifice
Released on: 2018-10-19
Documentary, Mystery
Illusionist Derren Brown concocts a psychological experiment in which he tries to manipulate an ordi...
50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration
Released on: 1989-11-26
Documentary, TV Movie
A special highlighting fifty years in the history of television. Includes tributes to Lucille Ball, ...
Milen
Released on: 2025-02-20
Documentary
The documentary film follows the life and career of Milen Tsvetkov against the backdrop of historica...
Mrs. Henderson Presents
Released on: 2005-09-08
Comedy, Drama
Eccentric 70-year-old widow purchases the Windmill Theatre in London as a post-widowhood hobby. Afte...
The Native Hue of Resolution
Released on: 2013-12-21
Documentary
A documentary celebrating 20 years of the work of Kaleidoscope, an organisation devoted to the prese...
Julie
Released on: 1972-08-24
Documentary, Drama, Music
Writer/director Blake Edwards chronicles his wife Julie Andrews' decision to star in a TV variety sh...
International House
Released on: 1933-05-27
Comedy
Foreign investors converge on a luxury hotel in China to bid on a new kind of radioscope. But, this ...
Variety Time
Released on: 1948-08-21
Comedy, Music
Jack Parr hosts a variety program of comedic sketches.
The Hollywood Revue of 1929
Released on: 1929-11-23
Comedy, Music
An all-star revue featuring MGM contract players.
Behind Your Radio Dial
Released on: 1949-01-09
Documentary
Familiar radio voice Ben Grauer leads the viewer on a behind the scenes tour of the National Broadca...
A Bing Crosby Christmas
Released on: 1998-01-01
Music, Documentary, Comedy
The program on this DVD is basically a retrospective produced in the early 1990s for public televisi...