Caesar's Hours My Life In Comedy, With Love and Laughter

, by Caesar, Sid; Friedfield, Eddy W.

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ISBN: 9781586482831 | 1586482831
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 1/3/2005

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The legendary television star tells the backstage stories of the classic comedy of "Your Show of Shows, Caesar's Hour," and other landmark programs

Sid Caesar was born in Yonkers, New York, in 1922 and began his career in comedy while a musician in the Catskills. He was a film and stage star by his mid-twenties, and in 1950 came the debut of Your Show of Shows, followed later in the decade by Caesar's Hour. Caesar has also starred in numerous Broadway shows and Hollywood movies. He lives in Beverly Hills, California. Eddy Friedfeld is an entertainment journalist and film critic. He lives in New York City.

Introduction by Larry Gelbart

Prologue: My First Laugh

Part One PORTRAIT OF THE COMEDIAN AS A YOUNG MAN

1 A Yonkers Childhood

(25)

2 From Sax to Comedy

(9)

3 The Subway Commandos

(15)

4 Tars and Spars

(12)

5 A Show or a Steak

(17)

Part Two THE GOLDEN DECADE

6 Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour

(38)

7 The Writers' Room

119

(30)

8 The Hickenloopers and The Commuters

149

(21)

9 The Art of Sketch Comedy

170

(23)

10 The Professor

193

(10)

11 The German General and the Music of Double-Talk

203

(15)

12 "From Here to Obscurity," "Aggravation Boulevard," and Other Movie Satires

218

(19)

13 Sense Memory and Silent Movies

237

(9)

14 The Perils of Live Television

246

(15)

Part Three A LEGACY IN COMEDY

15 Conquering Demons: Now, Was, and Gonna Be

261

(13)

16 Ten from My Later Years, and One to Grow On

274

(17)

Epilogue: The Anniversary Ball

291

(4)

Acknowledgments

295

(2)

Index

297

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Caesar's Hours My Life In Comedy, With Love and Laughter

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