Review of "The Sid Caesar Collection - The Buried Treasures - 50th Annivers" by

There are 19 of the Sid Caesar shows included in this DVD boxed set. If you're not old enough to have seen the television show called "Your Show of Shows," you should know that this is what Americans all laughed at during the 1950's when families crowded around the family TV set. Sid's writers and regular cast members are all of legendary calibre. The writers include names like Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Larry Gelbart, and Neil Simon to name a few. The regular cast was made up of a core group of enormously talented performers: Sid Cesar, Imogene Coca, Nanette Fabray, Carl Reiner, and Howard Morris.

Sid was the star and his talent was incredible. He and his castmates could re-enact a famous movie. They could also talk in double-talk, mimicking German, Russian, Chinese, or another language, but basically just gibberish. Of course, the famous routine of "The 2000 Year Old Man" performed by Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner is still funny today. In fact, the Sid Caesar shows are still funny today. Very funny!

The bonus sections on this set include Neil Simon talking about one of his hit plays. Sid talks about his earliest memories of performing in the Catskills.