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The Sid Caesar Collection - The Buried Treasures - 50th Anniversary Edition

starring: Sid Caesar, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris, Nanette Fabray, Beatrice Arthur
directed by: Clark Jones, Nat Hiken, Max Liebman

: The Sid Caesar Collection - The Buried Treasures - 50th Anniversary Edition
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767062435
Format: Box set, Black & White, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 0767062434
Label: New Video Group
Manufacturer: New Video Group
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: New Video Group
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 29, 2004
Running Time: 232 minutes
Sales Rank: 43173
Studio: New Video Group
Theatrical Release Date: September 27, 1954



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Description:
A comic genius who’s had America laughing since the 1950s, Sid Caesar was the star and guiding force behind the Emmy® Award-winning Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour.

Now, 19 of Sid's legendary sketches have been unearthed from the vault, and can be s

Amazon.com:
The DVD releases of SCTV, Kids in the Hall, and In Living Color, made 2004 a banner year for sketch-comedy aficionados. But this three-disc collection of vintage sketches from Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour is essential for those with an appreciation for the grand masters. We come to praise Caesar, not to bury him. This was the golden age of live television, and these were the shows to which comedy writers aspired. Caesar's dream team included (though not at the same time) Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Selma Diamond, Larry Gelbart, Carl Reiner, and Neil and Danny Simon. The Sid Caesar Collection is a treasure trove of sketches, representative of the 'knowledge, technique, and taste' of the show's creators: domestic sketches ('Nan Hires a Maid,' 'The White Rug'), spoofs ('Bullet Over Broadway,' 'German U Boat 749'), and pantomime ('Grieg Piano Concerto,' 'Pantomime Cocktail Party').

One reason why these sketches, some more than 50 years old, hold up so well, is Caesar's credo that 'People are more interesting than things.' The best sketches are universal, human comedy. In 'Nan Hires a Maid,' the writers meticulously establish wife Nanette Fabray's frustration with husband Sid's sloppiness, so when Sid comes home from work, we anxiously await to see him carelessly discard his clothes around the room, and for dutiful Nanette to explode, which she does 'just so.' Anything could happen on live television. Check out the 'Bus Station' sketch, in which commuter Sid can be glimpsed wearing sandals he did not have time to change from a previous gladiator sketch. Other memorable sketches include 'Toy Band' (which echoes the intricate teamwork of the Your Show of Shows classic, 'The Clock') and 'Bullets Over Broadway,' which may have inspired the Boss Hijack sketches in the Caesar homage, My Favorite Year. In between the sketches, cast members and writers affectionately recall working with each other, and creating this classic comedy. Each DVD includes bonus sketches. Caesar also provides illuminating commentary on selected sketches. --Donald Liebenson



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Laugh, Laugh, Laugh
It was the best of times for television. If ever life seems unfair this collection will keep you laughing ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - A "must own" for fans who have already purchased the 1st collection
Not as uproariously funny as the 1st collection of 18 legendary episodes, but still far above most anything ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Still Waiting For The YSOS Complete Seasons
Your Show Of Shows was a ground-breaking series, although what's left of it is admittedly in kinescope-type ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Before Saturday Night Live there was Your Show of Shows
This has to be what must have inspired Saturday Night Live. Only with this one the episodes are funnier. Even ... Read More


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