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Caesar’s Hour
American television show
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contribution by Reiner
- In Carl Reiner: TV work
…Reiner went to work on Caesar’s Hour (1954–57), a sketch comedy program. In addition to acting on the show, for which he won two Emmy Awards, he served as a writer. Reiner then was involved with a variety of projects, including a comedy routine called “The 2000 Year Old Man,”…
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history of television in the U.S.
- In Television in the United States: Variety shows
…star in another variety show, Caesar’s Hour (NBC, 1954–57), which included among its writing staff future film directors Woody Allen and Mel Brooks as well as playwright Neil Simon.
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role of Caesar
- In Sid Caesar
…of Shows was restructured as Caesar’s Hour in 1954, by which time the writing staff had grown to include such later luminaries as Neil Simon, Woody Allen, and Larry Gelbart; it garnered Caesar another performing Emmy in 1957. Caesar’s Hour lasted until 1958.
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