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25 February 1950 (USA)
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Live, original comedy originally featuring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca. Carl Reiner and Howard Morris joined the show later...
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Won 2 Primetime Emmys.
Another 5 nominations
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(8 articles)
Colleagues Mourn Death Of Larry Gelbart
(From Studio Briefing - TV News. 14 September 2009, 3:29 PM, PDT)
Veteran Comedian Howie Morris Dies at Age 85
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 23 May 2005)
(From Studio Briefing - TV News. 14 September 2009, 3:29 PM, PDT)
Veteran Comedian Howie Morris Dies at Age 85
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 23 May 2005)
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 5 of 65) | Imogene Coca | ... | Regular Performer (139 episodes, 1950-1954) |
| Howard Morris | ... | Regular Performer (139 episodes, 1950-1954) |
| Sid Caesar | ... | Regular Performer (113 episodes, 1950-1954) |
 | Carl Reiner | ... | Regular Performer (113 episodes, 1950-1954) |
| James Starbuck | ... | Regular Performer (111 episodes, 1951-1954) |
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Sid Caesar's Show of Shows (UK) (rerun title)
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90 min
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'Neil Simon' was writing with his brother 'Danny Simon' at the time of this show.
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You Are So Rare to Me
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To understand why "Your Show of Shows" (YSOS) is so highly regarded, just take a look at the list of the cast and crew. The confluence of all that talent took place at a time when the industry was still being burped on the shoulders of its fathers. But, in retrospect, it was an experiment that worked.
If the episodes don't seem as hilarious today as they did when the show was originally broadcast, it's because so many subsequent programs have absorbed, borrowed and reused elements of YSOS. The brilliant Carl Reiner's "Dick van Dyke Show" was undoubtedly inspired by YSOS, but that's an obvious example, and a classic in its own right.
The strain of putting on a 90-minute live TV show, with the same lead characters in harness week after week, must have drained even the most sturdy contributors.
I recall the last show of the run. Pat Weaver was there to help say good-bye. I had tape-recorded about a dozen programs on a reel-to-reel machine. At least I had those episodes to soften the blow.
Fortunately today episodes aplenty are available for home viewing, and that's something to celebrate.