Book Description
A nostalgic look back at the brilliant Sid Caesar/Imogene Coca production-the 90 minute weekly variety hit that captivated millions of TV viewers in the 50's.
Author : Ted Sennett
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 37,81 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN :
A nostalgic look back at the brilliant Sid Caesar/Imogene Coca production-the 90 minute weekly variety hit that captivated millions of TV viewers in the 50's.
Author : Karen J. Harvey
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 43,40 MB
Release : 2020-12-17
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1476641838
In the early days of television, "comedy" often meant stale vaudeville routines and stand-up. Then, in 1950, a new comedy-variety show debuted on NBC--Your Show of Shows. Its gifted and mercurial star, Sid Caesar, talented ensemble cast and superb writing staff--including Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Lucille Kallen and Mel Tolkin--would create comedy designed for the new medium and provide a template for successful shows that followed. With rare illustrations and the most complete sketch guide yet compiled, this book highlights Caesar's reputation as a brilliant comic actor and describes the writing and production of the weekly live broadcast that kept 60 million TV viewers home on Saturday nights.
Author : Neil Simon
Publisher : Concord Theatricals
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 34,68 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0573694141
Inspired by the playwright's youthful experience as a staff writer on Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows, with all the attendant comic drama as the harried writing staff frantically scramble to top each other with gags while competing for the attention of star madman "Max Prince."
Author : Mel Brooks
Publisher : Random House
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 49,28 MB
Release : 2021-11-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 147358731X
AVAILABLE NOW - THE PERFECT GIFT FOR FATHER'S DAY 'Delightful. A great, fun read.' DAVID JASON 'Mel Brooks is the king of comedy.' DAVID BADDIEL 'Riotous' DAILY MAIL 'A jaunty romp across Brooks's career' THE TIMES __________________________ At 95, the legendary Mel Brooks continues to set the standard for comedy across television, film, and the stage. Now, for the first time, this EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) winner shares his story in his own words. Here are the never-before-told, behind-the-scenes anecdotes and remembrances from a master storyteller, filmmaker, and creator of all things funny. From The Producers to Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein to Anxiety and more, All About Me! offers fans fascinating and hilarious insight into Mel Brooks's outstanding collection of boundary-breaking work. Filled with tales of struggle, achievement and camaraderie, Brooks shares riveting details about his upbringing, his career and his many close friendships and collaborations including those with Gene Wilder, Alfred Hitchcock, and the great love of his love, Anne Bancroft. 'Not since the Bible have I read anything so powerful and poignant. And to boot - it's a lot funnier!' M. Brooks
Author : Sid Caesar
Publisher : New Amer Library
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 37,33 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780451125019
The witty American comic offers a frank, personal view of the triumphs and tragedies of his entertainment career and private life, focusing, in particular, on his long and difficult recovery from alcoholism
Author : Sid Caesar
Publisher :
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 42,79 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780786263455
The legendary television star tells the backstage stories of the classic comedy of Your Show of Shows, Caesar's Hour, and other landmark programs.
Author : James Monaco
Publisher : New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 39,24 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN :
Now thoroughly revised and updated, the book discusses recent breakthroughs in media technology, including such exciting advances as video discs and cassettes, two-way television, satellites, cable and much more.
Author : Sid Caesar
Publisher : Random House Value Publishing
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 30,89 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780517547946
Author : James Arthur Von Schilling
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 29,77 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Television broadcasting
ISBN :
First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Janet Podell
Publisher : Saint James Press
Page : 856 pages
File Size : 36,2 MB
Release : 1982-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780912289519