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This famous scientist watched one tv show: Your Show of Shows. He enjoyed Sid Caesar's comedy so much that he invited Caesar to visit at his Princeton home. Sid Caesar tried to quickly study physics so that he would have a common topic of conversation with the famous man. However, shortly before the scheduled visit, Einstein died. Sid Caesar was so affected by Einstein's appreciation that he frequently refers to Einstein in his comedy routines. He may even have created many elaborate comedy monologues, simply to somehow include the mention of Einstein's name. 152.163.101.6 19:12, 25 March 2006 (UTC)Lestrade
Per debate and discussion re: assessment of the approximate 100 top priority articles of the project, this article has been included as a top priority article. Wildhartlivie ( talk) 10:28, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
i recently came across an old photo of my father,sids platoon leader.the picture is sid ceasar and my father with the three stooges at a uso show at fort dobbs texas before the korean war.dad was shipped out to korea afterwards.it is a very funny photo with the three stooges haveing fun with them.i would like to get a copy to his family,dont know how to contact them. i can be reached at 423-231-1405 or mike1414harville@yahoo.com thanks for your help,mike harville —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.246.245.168 ( talk) 15:37, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
Is she actually dead? I can't find her obituary anywhere and her death was listed by an anonymous source. It seems plausible she is but I'm asking due to something I'm doing on the article Hollywood marriage. (There's being an example of a long-term celebrity marriage)-- T. Anthony ( talk) 07:12, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
The text implies that Woody Allen wrote for Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows. This is unlikely (Allen would have been a teenager) but Allen did write for Caesar's television specials in the 1960s and may have done some writing for Caesar's Hour. Halfelven ( talk) 09:00, 25 June 2011 (UTC)
Much of this article reads like a press release from the Sid Caesar Fan Club. It also has few citations, with several paragraphs having none at all. I have trimmed the most obvious examples of puffery, like multiple references to standing ovations Mr. Caesar received. Paragraphbee ( talk) 21:40, 31 May 2013 (UTC)
Done Noting that the article has been extensively rewritten and many citations added prior to it being featured at WP:ITN following the subject's death, so this criticism has (I think) been addressed. Dwpaul Talk 17:44, 13 February 2014 (UTC)
We have 23 cites all to the same author. This is overdoing it. Given all the books on American comedy, surely we can give a more representative sampling of historians/critics. -- Tenebrae ( talk) 18:22, 13 February 2014 (UTC)
I find myself recoiling at this heading. Yes, he had "personal problems" (as we all do), but somehow this sounds a bit pathetic and condescending. Is there a better way to word this? "Personal issues" isn't much better, but is moving in the direction I'm thinking to go. "Struggles"? Dwpaul Talk 15:47, 14 February 2014 (UTC)
Would this have anything to do with the "mashed potato" story? Apparently while dining with two friends, Ceasar--quite intoxicated at the time--fell facefirst into his dish of mashed potatoes and nearly drowned. His companions passed it off to the other diners as a comedy bit he was rehearsing, but really it was quite serious. I can find nothing about this bit of apocrypha anywhere (unlike the horse story, noted in the article) and was wondering how it ever got started. -- The_Iconoclast ( talk) 22:59, 24 October 2014 (UTC)
Moore, Frazier (December 21, 2003). "Look! How (Sid) Caesar Ruled American Comedy". AP via Meriden, CT Record-Journal (via news.google.com).
Sorkin, Aaron (February 14, 2014).
"Why the Sublime Schtick of Sid Caesar Still Matters".
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BTW, we now have what I think is a pretty good start on a Max Liebman article. -- Tenebrae ( talk) 04:53, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
The list of characters in the movie The Mouse that Roared were played by Peter Sellers, not Ceasar. Ceasar is not listed in the cast by IMDb
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053084/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_56 96.250.109.4 ( talk) 15:47, 3 September 2016 (UTC)
In looking again The Mouse that Roared is listed as a TV film, of which I have no knowledge,
Comment withdrawn. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.250.109.4 ( talk) 15:51, 3 September 2016 (UTC)
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I came to the page hoping to find some info about the dramatic weight loss that apparently happened in the late 1960s. His appearance changed considerably and I was curious to know about that. He appears on a Lucy Show episode from 1969 that jokes about his weight loss and has a couple of funny scenes of Caesar eating cottage cheese while the people around him are enjoying huge portions of rich foods. It seems noteworthy, and would improve the article if someone has some reliable information to include. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lafong ( talk • contribs) 23:25, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
Although Caesar served in the United States Coast Guard during the World War II era, no reliable sources found as of yet state that he served overseas in a war zone during the war. Accordingly, Category:United States Coast Guard personnel of World War II was removed from the article. Semper Fi! FieldMarine ( talk) 12:01, 29 January 2020 (UTC)
Yes Ellis Island Did In Fact CHANGE NAMES 148.75.37.154 ( talk) 00:35, 8 December 2022 (UTC)