Genealogy@Bellaonline.com (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
Steven Spielberg's "Amazing Stories" ran from 1985-1987. The anthology series featured bite-sized tales of horror, science fiction, fantasy and general whimsy.
Englishman in New York (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
I was doing some research last night into the 1950s variety programs “Your Show of Shows” and “Caesar’s Hour” when I came across this incredible sketch by Sid Caesar and Nanette Fabray. Amazing to think that Caesar performed original comedy every week in front of a studio audience with no cue cards and no second [...]
DVD Talk (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Skip It Legend Films, partnering up with Paramount this time to dredge their vaults of questionable library titles, has released producer/director William Castle's woeful 1967 mob/macabre comedy, The Busy Body , starring Sid Caesar, Robert Ryan, Anne Baxter, and a host of comedic supporting players. If you grew up in the early seventies, you may remember The Busy Body as one of those marginal-to-dreadful...
SitcomsOnline.com News Blog (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
The broadcast portion of the summer 2008 TCA press tour started Saturday with PBS, and among the series they announced were a revival of the classic '70s children's series The Electric Company, returning in January 2009 and a new children's series launching Sept. 1 called Sid the Science Kid. Also, of note from PBS was a comedy special coming in January 2009. Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of
Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Inelda Tajo will be remembered as a passionate supporter of opera in Cincinnati, a friend of students and stars alike and the charming wife of opera legend Italo Tajo.
Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Inelda Tajo will be remembered as a passionate supporter of opera in Cincinnati, a friend of students and stars alike and the charming wife of opera legend Italo Tajo.
The TV Zone (Free subscription) | 05/30/2008
This has been a hell of a week for the dearly departed in television, with the deaths of Sydney Pollack (a classic TV director before he was a classic big screen one), and the amazing (and amazingly) prolific Earle...
JUkeboxmafia (Free subscription) | 05/22/2008
The Three Haircuts You Are So Rare to Me MP3 File I first saw the above clip, from Sid Caesar's "Your Show of Shows," on some music documentary that was discussing the cultural impact of rock and roll. In it, Sid Caesar, Karl Reiner and Howard Morris do their impression of what they think rock and roll is about. I love this bit, it's a classic. When I recently found this 45 I was surprised to learn...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
It's easy to love "Idol." The cute kids with big dreams. The catchy tunes. The idiot judges. Irresistible.
IndieLondon (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
SEDOS is presenting the 1950s musical My Favorite Year at Bridewell Theatre – from Wednesday, June 4 to Saturday, June 14, 2008. Based on the hit 1982 film starring Peter O’Toole and Mark Linn-Baker and loosely based on the real life experiences of Mel Brooks as a comedy writer for Sid Caesar’s Your Show of Shows , My Favorite Year tells the story of Benjy Stone, freshman writer on TV’s hottest show,...
The mental_floss Blogs (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
6 Little-Known Facts About Dick Van Dyke The Dick Van Dyke Show was a ground-breaking sitcom in an otherwise staid era. Here are 6 things everyone ought to know.
Later On (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
Via Very Short List, a TV Classic. No cue cards, no teleprompters, and no second takes–legendary funnyman Sid Caesar pioneered live television sketch comedy with his 1950s sitcoms Your Show of Shows and Caesar’s Hour. This classic sketch is “Argument to Beethoven's 5th,” Sid Caesar and Nanette Fabray play a married couple in a argument with [...]
BusinessAssociationsBlog.com (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
No cue cards, no teleprompters, and no second takes--legendary funnyman Sid Caesar pioneered live television sketch comedy with his 1950s sitcoms Your Show of Shows and Caesar’s Hour. This classic sketch is “Argument to Beethoven's 5th,” Sid Caesar and Nanette Fabray play a married couple in a argument with pantomimed action and the dialogue is classic music.Enjoy! ... [continued on site]
The mental_floss Blogs (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
Normally I don't make big announcements like today is my birthday. That's because most days aren't my birthday. But since I’ve turned the big 2-9 today, I figured I’d quickly look up just a few of my heroes and report on what they'd accomplished with their 29 years of living. Looks like I’ve got a [...]
What's Alan Watching? (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
So a few weeks ago, Nerve & IFC teamed up for a list of the 50 greatest comedy sketches ever , and whenever I've had a free moment or just need a pick-me-up, I head on over there to watch one. Much of the list is of relatively recent vintage, but there's quite a bit of Monty Python (especially near the top), plus Abbott and Costello, Ernie Kovacs and, to my great pleasure, Sid Caesar , about whom I'll...
