The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special
The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special | |
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Genre | Sketch comedy |
Written by | Mel Brooks Sam Denoff Bill Persky Carl Reiner Mel Tolkin |
Directed by | Jack Arnold Bill Hobin |
Starring | Sid Caesar Imogene Coca Carl Reiner Howard Morris Maggie Peterson |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | H.F. Green |
Producer | Jack Arnold |
Editor | James E. Brady |
Running time | 55 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | April 5, 1967 |
The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special was a sketch comedy variety special that aired April 5, 1967 on CBS. The show consisted of the cast of Your Show of Shows reunited to re-enact various sketches. That cast consisted of Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, and Howard Morris.[1] Comedian Maggie Peterson appears as does the Billy Williams Quartet.
At the 19th Primetime Emmy Awards, the special was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, winning two: Outstanding Variety Special and Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special.
Summary
[edit]The show comprised the following sketches:
- The four comedians re-enact how they came to work together again.
- Imogene Coca portrays an American tourist in Paris who meets up with another American (Sid Caesar) and the two use a variety of cliches and malaprops as they chat.
- The Billy Williams Quartet sings "That's Life".
- The comedic foursome is joined by Maggie Peterson and perform their own version of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" entitled "Who's Afraid of Married Life" in which Imogene Coca does a startling impersonation of Elizabeth Taylor.
- Caesar, Reiner, and Morris as "The Haircuts" recreate their classic spoof of a rock band.
- "Operation Close Quarters," Caesar, Reiner, and Morris portray three Navy men sent beneath the sea for an endurance test.
- Caesar, Coca, Reiner, and Morris perform a spoof of the opera "I Pagliacci" entitled "Gallipacci" in which they combine their unequaled operatic talents with altered versions of popular music.
Source: The Paley Center for Media[2]
Production
[edit]The show reunited the cast of Your Show of Shows, which ran from 1950 to 1954.
Awards and nominations
[edit]The variety special received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning two: Outstanding Variety Special and Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special.
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1967 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety Special | Jack Arnold | Won | [3] |
Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special | Mel Brooks, Sam Denoff, Bill Persky, Carl Reiner, Mel Tolkin | Won | |||
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special | Bill Hobin | Nominated |
References
[edit]- ^ "The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special". The BFI. Archived from the original on June 30, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ "SID CAESAR, IMOGENE COCA, CARL REINER, HOWARD MORRIS SPECIAL, THE (TV)". The Paley Center for Media. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ "The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special". Emmys.com. Retrieved June 23, 2022.