The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

Sid Caesar ranks among the finest comedians of early television, and his work had largely missed perennial reruns. This video collection, delightfully introduced by Caesar himself, revives his iconic sketches for a new audience. Caesar’s gifts as a comic are enhanced by a brilliant supporting cast—Carl Reiner, Imogene Coca, and Nanette Fabray. Among his esteemed writers are Neil Simon, Woody Allen, and Mel Brooks, who appear in interviews that frame the sketches. The collection also includes enduring classics such as Caesar and company playing the figurines populating a medieval town clock, a bit partly written by Neil Simon and his brother Danny, who reminisce after the sketch.