JumpCutz

What a career.

Sid Caesar, one of the first stars created by television via his weekly live comedy program “Your Show of Shows,” has died at 91. TV host Larry King announced the news on Twitter.

Caesar, partnered with Imogene Coca, is credited with breaking ripe comedic ground with the 90-minute live program: It didn’t rely on vaudeville or standup-inspired material but rather on long skits and sketches written by an impressive roster of comedy writers including Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, Neil Simon, Larry Gelbart, Lucille Kallen and Mel Tolkin.

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http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/sid-...91-1201100019/

Mondo Kane

"He's a hitter"

kenbuzz

Damn. He was actually one of the dudes on my card that I was hoping to be wrong about.

dex14

I think Kirk has gotta be next... but maybe he'll live too be 150. Either him or Casey Kasem.

The Valeyard

Not a good week. Sid Caesar was a legend.

RIP.

General Zod

Man.. yeah what a legend. Well at least they have the casino named after him in Vegas still.

Giantrobo

A Legend. He also had a kick ass goatee for the last decade or so.

Crocker Jarmen

I wonder how many times they've had to re-edit the In Memorium video for this year's Oscar in the last two weeks.

The Dude

Man, I remember watching some of his shows with my grandmother. Always thought he was a pretty funny guy.

Mondo Kane

2014 deaths only count.

However, Don Knotts died shortly before an Oscar show and he wasn't even mentioned in the following year's show.

Numanoid

Numanoid

I would imagine someone like Don Knotts would get his due at the Emmys.

chowderhead

did Sid Caesar make any movies or was he mostly a TV star?

ETA: He was in a Mad Mad World.
Okay, if he paid his dues, he may be included otherwise, he will Fawcetted.

windom

That's definitely not true. You think Philip Seymour Hoffman won't show up in this upcoming death segment?

Edit: I was assuming you meant only 2013 deaths count.

dex14

I always knew the name...but never knew who it was. But he was the coach in Grease.... and won "all the money" in Vegas Vacation.

Ash Ketchum

My copy of the Criterion Blu-ray of IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD arrived yesterday. Who's left from the main cast of that film (i.e. those involved in the actual pursuit of the $)? Only Mickey Rooney at this point.

AaronHernandez

This is the most stacked Oscar In Memoriam year ever and you still have Olivia DeHavilland who is in Hospice care and could pass any day now. I could realistically see them Fawcetting Sid Ceaser and Oscar winner Gabriel Axel.

Drexl

They have had a February 1st cutoff date in recent years, and if that's still the case even Hoffman wouldn't make it. But, this year's ceremony is in early March so that may have changed.

RIP Sid Caesar. I admit that I really wasn't familiar with his work outside of his bit part in Grease, but I knew he was considered a legend in comedy.

Mondo Kane

Yup. lil' Brainfart there. I actually wouldn't be surprised if PSH will get his own segment the way John Hughes did.

I've noticed that in the past few years that the Memoriam segement seems to focus more on people who are more unknown to the public like screenwriters, art directors and execs lately.

I remember that the 80's/90's Oscar shows mostly had nothing but actors.

Coral

I thought Brutus killed him a long time ago.

Supermallet

This one hurts. I grew up on Caesar's sketches. A brilliant, groundbreaking comedian whose influence can be felt all over comedy today. I'll have to watch My Favorite Year again soon.

Decker

Amazing movie. Even Cousin Larry couldn't ruin it. I know it was based on Your Show of Shows, but was Sid involved in the actual movie? I haven't seen it in years.

Supermallet

No, I don't think he was.

islandclaws

Did anyone check his hand for a winning Keno ticket?




Sorry to reference Vegas Vacation. It was all I had.

Charlie Goose

Now Mickey Rooney is the last man left from the fire escape at the end of IaMMMMW.

"We had an accident, we fell into yellow!"