Caesar's Writers

Overview

On January 24, 1996, at the Writers Guild Theater in Los Angeles, CA, legendary comic Sid Caesar was reunited with nine of his writers from Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour. The event was taped for release on PBS and BBC in a 1-hour cut, and later on VHS and DVD in its full 2-hour length. Be prepared to laugh non-stop as the panel, made up of head writer Mel Tolkin, Caesar, Carl Reiner, Aaron Ruben, Larry Gelbart, Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Danny Simon, Sheldon Keller, and Gary Belkin share stories about their time working on Caesar's shows and offer their insights about writing comedy.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 19, 1996

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Cast

Gary Belkin,Sheldon Keller,Billy Crystal,Sid Caesar,Carl Reiner,Mel Brooks,Imogene Coca,Bob Claster,Mel Tolkin,Aaron Rubenand 4 more

Director

Michael Hirsch

Producer

Marker Karahadian,Michael Hirsch

Cinematography

James O'Keeffe

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0321570