Your Show of Shows (1950)

Directed by

Nat Hiken

Genre

comedy

Country

United States

Length

5 seasons, 136 episodes

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A weekly variety show from the 1950s with live performances. It features comedy sketches and musical numbers by a regular cast led by Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca.

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What happens

Your Show of Shows is a live 90-minute variety show that was broadcast weekly in the United States on NBC from February 25, 1950, through June 5, 1954, featuring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca. Other featured performers were Carl Reiner, Howard Morris, Bill Hayes, baritone singer Jack Russell, Judy Johnson, the Hamilton Trio and the soprano Marguerite Piazza. José Ferrer made several guest appearances on the series. The show has been featured in several lists of the greatest television series. Most of the series has been preserved to some extent, but only some sketches have been released on home video. After the program ended, Imogene Coca starred in The Imogene Coca Show (which lasted one season), and Sid Caesar starred in Caesar's Hour, which retained much of the cast and staff of Your Show of Shows. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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