It is SO much fun watching these! Especially seeing Ernest T. Bass as a young man. :)

SIDS voice was so wonderful. I could listen to him all day

It's amazing to see early television skits that were so incredibly polished and well timed given how new the technology was. Imogene's slow burn scene in the police station is just perfection. And, wow, the two and a half kings line is genius, as is Sid's face at the end.

Thanks so much for these--Sid Caesar was a genius. Watching him again is a true delight.

"If he gets here AFTER 12..... Tell him to call my lawyer." What a great line...

Thanks. Reading Mel Brooks’ book has me all fired up for this material. Truly terrific comedy!!

I LOVE SID CEASAR

The suppression of live television - truly live television - is very sad. Nothing like it.

I like when Sid breaks the fourth wall and the audience reacts to his hand

@tomitstube

4 жыл бұрын

imogene doing the same thing when the cop asks her, "have you tried to contact any of his friends?" 10:31. hilarious.

@tomzeeh6618

4 жыл бұрын

That's the funniest moment, as far as I'm concerned.

Thanks for finding these. I grew up on Your Show of Shows, Uncle Miltie, et al. You brought a HUGE smile of nostalgia to this old face 🤗

@yashshah3484

3 жыл бұрын

Grew up? This was 50s. How old are you now? 80, i suppose?

@misanthrope541

3 жыл бұрын

@@yashshah3484 72

@yashshah3484

3 жыл бұрын

@@misanthrope541 Wishing you good health sir. Keep shining!

@misanthrope541

3 жыл бұрын

@@yashshah3484 Thank you, you do the same. 😉

I loved this stuff as a little kid in the 1950s. It still holds up and makes me laugh. As a kid, I loved Sid's faces. I used to make them all the time even though my dear aunt said my face would stay that way if I persisted! She was right! Still making faces at age 69! Love you, Aunt Eleanor. And thank you Mom and Dad for tuning in this show every week on our 12-inch, black and white RCA which sometimes required a TV repairman to replace tubes! I thought he was gonna get electrocuted. Me, too. Those were the days, my friend. I substitute teach - tell kids about 1950s: milk delivered to the house, doctor house calls, TV repairmen, etc. only 40 miles west of Chicago! They think I'm nuts. The jury is still deliberating.

@jassmin1233

2 жыл бұрын

Everything you say is true! Docs did make house calls..

@heidikickhouse-

2 жыл бұрын

All so true - tell them about party lines and how fun it was eavesdropping! This one sounds crazy, but our milkman used to come in, open the frig, figure out what we needed and leave it. Once in a while Mom had to tape a note that said stuff like, "Pajama party Friday w/ 6 eight yr old girls" and he'd add that into his equation.

@cult_of_odin

Жыл бұрын

Well sadly it was your generation that destroyed this.

This was absolutely hilarious!

My deepest gratitude to you and KJH for sharing these tapes. I was just a little bitty kid when these shows were aired way past my bedtime. I never saw any of Sid Caesar's work till Ten from Your Show of Shows was released, and it just wasn't enough. I wanted more of him and the remarkable Ms Coca, whose work I knew from her sitcoms. The expression on her face that starts at 10:56 is priceless - I've never seen anything like it. Thanks again.

@sidcaesaryourshowofshowsca2250

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Glad you're enjoying the videos! Stay tuned, as they say--there's a possibility there may be more. YSOS was, right from the start, the best comedy of 50s TV and Caesar and Coca an amazing comedic couple. If there is such a thing as comedy ESP, they had it! --kjh

Howard Morris, the best! I recognize a ton of his voices from The Flintstones.

I still miss him:(

@chiroptera626

6 жыл бұрын

miggy272009 It must have been truly interesting to work for him. I'm one of the few in my generation who knows about him but his sketches are timeless. I'm sorry you still miss him. He is certainly one to be missed.

@belindamichaelnesmithabeat7758

4 жыл бұрын

Mickey Dolenz undited interview

It's funny that Sid's long-winded explanation of his complicated, made-up version of poker is so much like his trying to explain how to divide up the money in It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.

@sidcaesaryourshowofshowsca2250

8 жыл бұрын

That's very true-- I never thought of that!

@jpmnewyork

7 жыл бұрын

Also very similar to Kirk's explanation of the supposed card game in "A Piece of the Action" on the original Star Trek, a decade later.

@thisbandreallystix

2 жыл бұрын

@@jpmnewyork You mean Fizzbin? Lol.

@patriciamooney928

2 жыл бұрын

@@jpmnewyork Great comedians steal from each other and make it their own--just like great magicians.

Such a talented ensemble!

@turkeyleg1

4 жыл бұрын

Boring

@degsbabe

4 жыл бұрын

@@turkeyleg1 So are you - parsons nose.

@turkeyleg1

4 жыл бұрын

@@degsbabe you taking it to a personal level proves that fact that people who enjoy these boring ass skits are idiots .

@degsbabe

4 жыл бұрын

@@turkeyleg1 Why are you watching it then - TURKEY !?

@turkeyleg1

4 жыл бұрын

@@degsbabe because people who have brains watch things to form an opinion. But you wouldn't know about that because you like or hate things without giving them a chance. Idiot.

This is simply hilarious. Sid and the gang and the writers inc Mel Brooks deserve immortality. 😂😂😂

@princeofcupspoc9073

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget the new kid Woody Allen that last year.

The ending is hilarious!!!!!

I've been looking for this video for years!!!!!

@sidcaesaryourshowofshowsca2250

9 жыл бұрын

Nancy Wirth I'm so glad you found it here, then! :) It's quite an uphill battle to get KZread to show users videos on a brand new channel in search results. Lots and lots more rare material to come.

CARL REINER AT THIS AGE LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER COMIC A SKINNY JOHN CANDY AT THE SAME AGE.

Thanks for making this available 👍

When you watch young, young Howard Morris in these shows and see him in say "Lethal Women" on Boris Karloff's Thriller videos, you can see what a superb actor he came to be. He also trained physically over the years and transformed himself athletically, although you can see how loose and limber he is in scenes this early. Later on, he was almost a gymnast. Wonderful Ernest T. Bass: he practically created that character himself. Wish they'd release the show he did under Hitchcock's direction.

There are no greats today like Sid Caeser or Carl Reiner. Neither are there the writers. No one to compare. So many greats gone. The world laughs less these days. Thanks for these uploads. Comedy genius that once was.

@sidcaesaryourshowofshowsca2250

7 жыл бұрын

Glad you're enjoying them! Thanks for your comments. --kjh

@coryburns1905

5 жыл бұрын

Too much political correctness comideans might offend someone no more rights pretty soon

@misanthrope541

4 жыл бұрын

@Walter Palmer. One more great still exists, Mel Brooks is 93 and still makes appearances!

@jjosport

4 жыл бұрын

Netflix has a terrific documentary called "When Jews were Funny" It's not all jokes rather it is interviews with many jewish comedians. What I think you will find is that when Jews were children of immigrants they were funny. Now that they have assimilated the new funny, if you can call it that, is those who are children of immigrants or other marginalized parts of America's "white" society. I grew up with the Jewish comedians so to me the new funny isn't as funny. I'm sure it is, just not to me.

@vogelfrau2425

2 жыл бұрын

Nowadays people talk much more. They don't have this face expressions any more. It's a pity.

It is truly sad that there was not the foresight to film the Show of Shows instead of recording it on Saran Wrap!

TY, this was hilarious!! Didn’t know :))

Why don't they show this on tv in 2018? It's hilarious!!!

All the talent here!

Clearly the general public's attention span was much longer 60 years ago. This sketch ran almost 16 minutes. Now days that's an hour long show once they add commercials.

You and KJH are my heroes. Thanks for these.

@sidcaesaryourshowofshowsca2250

4 жыл бұрын

You're entirely welcome. Glad you're enjoying them! ---kjh

Howard Morris was the guy who played "Ernest T.Bass on " The Andy Griffith Show!

@tonwilson657

7 жыл бұрын

GOOD EYES!!! That was driving me nuts!

@pressureworks

4 жыл бұрын

Also the voice of ricochet rabbit.

@pressureworks

4 жыл бұрын

Also Professor Liloldman.

@vogelfrau2425

2 жыл бұрын

Who was the 4. guy ? Sid, Carl, Howard and ?

Great sketch!

“What’s ya got?” *fumbling with torn cards* “Eh two and a half kings?”

I was late picking up my Mom at the bus stop once. ONLY once!

excellent! thank you!

@sidcaesaryourshowofshowsca2250

9 жыл бұрын

And thank you, for the very first comment from a viewer on this channel! :)

lovely - thank you

I've always said that Carol Burnett owes a bit to Imogene Coca.

@sidcaesaryourshowofshowsca2250

6 жыл бұрын

I agree totally. Her cleaning lady owes a great deal to one that Coca did on Your Show of Shows. And of course, all those movie parodies, which were a hallmark of YSOS. --kjh

@robingetlan8275

5 жыл бұрын

@@sidcaesaryourshowofshowsca2250 Thanks for this great channel! Do you know if these clips are public domain? Is there a way to contact you directly? Can I send you a private message with my direct contact info?

@kenlieberman4215

2 жыл бұрын

Gary Moore hired her as an Imogene type. Imogene was dialing a little of the wcked witch of the west n the last part of the scene.

@kenlieberman4215

2 жыл бұрын

@@robingetlan8275 They'd only be public domain if they weren't renewed on the 25 yrs copyright anniversary, that seems unlikey. And the law was changed around 1977. There's a fari amount of music (but not hits) that fell in that way.

The absolute best.

Sid's "Poker Face."...my god

That's the smallest poker table in world history.

Watching Imogen Coca go off on Caesar reminds me of Carol Burnett doing the angry Eunice. I can see where Burnett might have gotten some ideas from. Funny sketch.

@sidcaesaryourshowofshowsca2250

5 жыл бұрын

You can see a lot of Your Show of Shows' influence on the Carol Burnett Show. Carol was a great admirer of Sid; when she was starting out in New York, she gave up tickets to a hot Broadway show to see Sid live. And, yes, Imogene influenced her: Carol's Cleaning Lady was "descended" from a Charwoman sketch that Imogene did on YSOS. :) Glad you enjoyed the sketch. --kjh

Sid Caesar peaked early. He was so good in these early shows that he never surpassed them in his later career. The best sketch comedian ever!

@sidcaesaryourshowofshowsca2250

8 жыл бұрын

Very true-- and sadly, a lot of that has to do with his struggles with addiction and personal demons. He completely burned himself out in the 1950s. But we're SO lucky that the majority of his 1950s TV work survives-- though it's all locked up at the Paley Center, for the most part!

@leoroys9683

7 жыл бұрын

yes

@princeofcupspoc9073

Жыл бұрын

Alcohol and the changing TV (dumbing down) were his downfall.

Hilarious! Imogene is so funny.xD

@vogelfrau2425

2 жыл бұрын

Sie schwankt zuerst zwischen Angst um ihren Mann und Ärger. Als der Polizist 'friends' sagt geht ihr ein Licht auf. Herrliche Mimik. Danach ist sie nur noch wütend. Wunderbar gespielt, ich lachte Tränen.

The Odd Couple. First scene. This must be by Neil Simon?

METV needs to bring back Sid Caesar!!!!

Clean comedy classic 👍👏

Imogene to Hospital ER Intake: Hello? Is this the General Hospital? Well, have you a Charles Hickenlooper in the emergency ward? Are you positive? Well, will you do me a favor? Will you save a bed for him? If he wasn't hurt, I'm going to break every bone in his body!" LMFAO

@spcb77

8 жыл бұрын

+Alaskagal49 Yeah, that was so funny.lol. xD

I never met the Hickenlooper's. I knew the Hoeffenlaugers and the Schischenhaufs.

Today's post to the Sid Caesar channel: Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca as the Hickenloopers in a sketch that hasn't been accessible publicly for well over 20 years. "The Simpsons" did an episode with a very similar premise 40 years later, where Homer forgets to pick up Bart up from a soccer game. Also featuring Carl Reiner and Howard Morris. NOTE: No date is available for this sketch, which has only been released on very rare out of print VHS/Betamax tapes. My undying gratitude to KJH, the uber-fan of Sid Caesar in Pennsylvania who found these tapes, had them transferred digitally, and shared them with me so that I could make them available on KZread. ----------------------------------------------- For more rare material like this, please click here to subscribe to the Sid Caesar channel: kzread.info/dron/aco274Tej4ZhYWflk4B6lw.html

@daniellack3559

7 жыл бұрын

I know date was not available...but any educated guess as to whether this was YSOS or Caesar Hour?...Howie Morris looks soo young, I gotta think maybe YSOS...and didn't Nanette Fabray replace Imogene on Caesar Hour, when Imogene was given her won short lived show?...plus maybe Hickenloopers routine was always on YSOS?,,,,thanks....

@sidcaesaryourshowofshowsca2250

7 жыл бұрын

daniel lack This is from YSOS, and, yes, the Hickenlooper sketches were also from that show. The sketches on Caesar's Hour that featured Sid and Nanette were "The Commuters," in which they move from the city to the suburbs. One interesting take: they were trying to get away from the very urban emphasis on YSOS in light of a wider (in geographical terms) viewing audience. --kjh

@daniellack3559

7 жыл бұрын

Excellent info!...I am almost positive, that Carl Reiner who of course was an intergral part of all of Sid's early programs and success, deliberately had Rob and Laura Petrie live in New Rochelle in the fabled Dick Van Dyke show just as Carl himself had moved during his work on Sids programs..hence the suburban angle ..and an awful ot of the show was based on Carl's own life and work. on YSOS and Caesars Hour....

@lisah670

4 жыл бұрын

Hopefully you're still around cos I have a question I'm thinking you may know the answer to! A while back (months? years?) I was on youtube watching a multitude of Sid videos and saw one where Carl and Howard (I think?) were in a bedroom (?) with Sid who had his head bandaged and the other two ended up ripping his clothes off for whatever reason. I have yet to find that sketch again and it's driving me crazy. Would you happen to know what show it was from and if it's still online anywhere? Obviously my haziness of the whole thing makes it hard to search for, lol! I've rewatched almost everything but maybe it's inside a sketch I haven't completely watched again. Also, thanks for the awesome channel!

This is rare. Thanks

I would love to see Sid and Imogene in a high stakes pokergame. Who have the best fooling pokerface?

First I have seen SID CEAS PURE GENIUS CLAUDE PARIS hen u think he didn t write the his material

12:05. check out the set wall moving like there's an earthquake going on, not even a wall but a canvas of some sort, looks like a fan or the air conditioning is making it move. sid really relying on those cue cards, it's like an snl skit, he's literally looking around and over imogene during their entire dialogue.

Not a proper poker table, that's like a living room table for a lamp, a plant, pictures, clock and a couple of knick knacks.

Well, I hate these kind of comments but I'm going to make it anyway, I'm here because of Mel Brooks. There is an interview of him with Conan O'Brien on youtube where he mentioned how great Sid Ceasar was. I only remember Sid from It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World where I didn't think he was that funny. I wanted to check out some of his other work. This is a funny sketch.

@sidcaesaryourshowofshowsca2250

7 жыл бұрын

You really have to see Sid at his peak in the 50s, before his alcohol and pill problems overcame him, to appreciate his comedy. You might want to start with some of the film parodies and his pantomimes with Imogene Coca (there was never a better duo at mime). --kjh

@sdgakatbk

7 жыл бұрын

Excellent. I did see his German doorman sketch last night which was very funny.

Imogene looks like Tim Curry

Subscribed. Time to laugh

Imogene really turns into the Wicked Witch of the West at 12:40

This is why I love cell phones! Without them, I would be just like Doris in this sketch!

Sid Caesar, Howard Morris, Carl Reiner and...who is the fourth poker player? Tom Avera?

I’m curious as to the exact year this aired. From 1945-1969, the United States Senator from Iowa was Bourke B. HICKENLOOPER. His nephew, John Hickenlooper is the current Governor of Colorado.

@KnockOffBeingFat

4 жыл бұрын

1956

:30 , the first light beer on television lol

This was hilarious so funny,reminds me of that time on the honeymooners,when he said he is the and will go club meeting or fishing when he wants we know how that ended,funny,ha,ha,ha!!

High Dramma just released our own unique tribute to Sid Caesar's classic "Argument to Beethoven's 5th" sketch, Please swing by our page and check it out!

Furniture wise: NY Tea table....goes back to 17 hundreds......prolly worth like $20,000 .....Sweet!

@elainabensen9533

5 жыл бұрын

Michael R. Depends on the type of wood, production specs, and wear......

Was that a young Pat Paulsen in the Police Station?

Hilarious!

Those faces and charachters wouldn't look out of place in a Cagney movie or old war hero one

nothing has changed when your married

Classic

Show of shows great entertainment , never make it today though, much too clean

Is the policeman at 10 Woody Allen?

Stay single!

A modern version of the beginning of this premise is the Key and Peele sketch "I said B!+@#"

Sid is the only one looking at the cue cards.

Ernest T. Bass.

I'm crazy about marriage - that's what my psychiatrist says.

I thought it was the shoulder pads...but...Sid had huge shoulders also.

Cute ending.

Now I know./Now I really know. Greta Thunberg learned the "How dare you" from Imogene Coca.

Would love to see a modern remake of this. A classic.

@princeofcupspoc9073

Жыл бұрын

Then why do you want to see a remake? This exists.

Skit comedy just doesn’t get any better than this….not even the Carol Burnett Show.

What, no 30 minute sketch of Alec Baldwin disparaging Eisenhower? What kind of comedy show is this?

@sidcaesaryourshowofshowsca2250

6 жыл бұрын

A show that wasn't doing political satire. Shows that DO political satire are going to satirize the president, no matter who the president is, as SNL has for every single president in the history of its run. [wgw]

You are welcome

Where is Mr. Ed?

That was your wife Danny.

How about they play a simple game of Go Johnny Go Go Go Go, instead?

Who is the fourth guy?

@sidcaesaryourshowofshowsca2250

2 жыл бұрын

There were a number of stock dancers and singers who showed up occasionally as "extras" in sketches, who might have a few lines of dialogue or none at all. I'm pretty sure the same guy was in "Prison Walls." Unfortunately, I don't ever recall seeing his name in any caption of a still shot from a sketch he was in. ---kjh

1:47 "what a cadulla" what's a cadulla or whatever he says?

@AgingFlux

3 жыл бұрын

@@dougcrane8031 Dude thanks, you rock.

I know Howard, Carl, and Sid, who's the fourth guy I probably know just don't recognize him.

@sidcaesaryourshowofshowsca2250

4 жыл бұрын

I don't know his name offhand, but he was one of the regular singers/dancers who often appeared in sketches when they needed an extra actor. If you see enough sketches, you get to know their faces, if not their names! ---kjh

No tell right Sid?!!! Lol

@sidcaesaryourshowofshowsca2250

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, one of the best parts of the "game," as is his reaction when Carl calls the misdeal! --kjh

Say something HAHA Say more HAHA.

I always thought Sid Caesar was a great comedian. Used to love his show, even though it was reruns.

✝️

9:30 that sarge ! Elvis Presley !

@tedwilsonjr

4 жыл бұрын

I'm wondering if it's Woody Allen.

22

xoxoxoxox

15:30 now see THAT'S how you handle a guy.

Whoever did the subtitles for this video at KZread gets an F-. Also, where is the comparison to The Simpsons in this exactly...?? 🤷🏻‍♂️

Random comment

@sidcaesaryourshowofshowsca2250

8 жыл бұрын

No so random to me. :)