The guy who invented the first wheel was an idiot. The guy who invented the other three, HE was a genius.
"Isaac Sidney" ""Sid"" "Caesar" was an American comic actor and writer, best known for the pioneering 1950s live television series Your Show of Shows, a 90-minute weekly show watched by 60 million people, and its successor Caesar's Hour, both of which influenced later generations of comedians. He also acted in movies; he played Coach Calhoun in Grease (film)/Grease (1978) and its sequel Grease 2 (1982), and appeared in the films It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Silent Movie (1976), History of the World, Part I (1981), and Cannonball Run II (1984).
Caesar was considered a "sketch comic" and actor, as opposed to a stand-up comedian. He also relied more on body language, accents, and facial contortions than simply dialogue. Unlike the slapstick comedy, which was standard on TV, his style was considered "avant garde" in the 1950s. He conjured up ideas and scenes, and used writers to flesh out the concept and create the dialogue. Among the writers who wrote for Caesar early in their careers were Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Larry Gelbart, Carl Reiner, Michael Stewart (playwright)/Michael Stewart, Mel Tolkin and Woody Allen. "Sid's was the show to which all comedy writers aspired. It was the place to be," said Steve Allen.
If you enjoy these quotes, be sure to check out other famous actors! More Sid Caesar on Wikipedia.The trouble with telling a good story is that it invariably reminds the other fellow of a dull one.
Comedy has to be based on truth. You take the truth and you put a little curlicue at the end.
The Sid Caesar Collection.
To show your versatility.
I didn't allow cue cards because, to my mind, when you're acting with someone you listen when they speak, ... Because then you can push off not just what they say but how they say it. You don't just hang around waiting for your cue.
The remote control changed our lives, ... The remote control took over the timing of the world. That's why you have road rage. You have people who have no patience, because you got immediate gratification. You got click, click, click, click. If it doesn't explode within three seconds, click click, click.
When we could split the screen, it was like 'Wow!'
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