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Writers for the series included Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Danny Simon, Mel Tolkin, Lucille Kallen, Selma Diamond, Joseph Stein, Michael Stewart, Tony Webster (the only Gentile among the show's writers), and Carl Reiner who, though a cast member, also worked with the writers.
Feb 5, 2016 · Your Show of Shows was a live 90 minute variety show starring comedy legends Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca. It ran from 1950 to 1954. The writing staff had a staggering talent pool that included; Mel Tolkin (All in the Family), Carl Reiner (Dick Van Dyke Show, The Jerk), Mel Brooks (Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, Space Balls), Michael ...
Your Show of Shows: Created by Sylvester L. Weaver Jr.. With Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Felisa Vanoff, Carl Reiner. Best remembered by its posterior title, Your Show of Shows, this live variety show included comedy sketches with TV pioneers Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca.
Your Show of Shows (TV Series 1950–1954) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Writers for the show included Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Danny Simon, Larry Gelbart, Mel Tolkin, and Carl Reiner who, though a cast member, always sat in with the writers. Although it is not true, some people think that Woody Allen wrote for Your Show of Shows.
41 YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS - TIE. Season One: Written by Mel Tolkin, Lucille Kallen, Max Liebman* Aired: NBC, 1950-1954. If you journeyed from Vaudeville to Saturday Night Live, you'd want to stop awhile at Your Show of Shows.
Mel Tolkin (né Shmuel Tolchinsky; August 3, 1913 – November 26, 2007) [1] was a television comedy writer best known as head writer of the live sketch comedy series Your Show of Shows (NBC, 1950–1954) during the Golden Age of Television.
