Where have I been? : an autobiography / by Caesar, Sid, 1922-2014

Legendary entertainers

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All about me! : my remarkable life in show business / by Brooks, Mel, 1926-

Table of Contents: “…Brooklyn -- The mountains -- World War II -- Television-- the Sid Caesar years -- Carl Reiner and the 2000 Year Old Man -- Johnny Carson and The Tonight Show -- The Chinese Gourmet Society -- Kismet-- meeting Anne Bancroft -- Get Smart -- The Producers -- The Twelve Chairs -- Blazing Saddles -- Young Frankenstein -- Silent Movie -- High Anxiety -- Brooksfilms -- History of the World, Part I -- Brooksfilms, part II -- To Be or Not to Be -- Brooksfilms, part III -- Spaceballs -- Life stinks -- Robin Hood: Men in Tights -- Dracula: Dead and Loving It -- The Producers on Broadway -- My third act.…”

Growing up laughing : my story and the story of funny / by Thomas, Marlo

On television and comedy : essays on style, theme, performer, and writer / by Putterman, Barry

Table of Contents: “…Defining our television heritage I: traditional television values -- Jack Benny and the surrealism of the ordinary -- The boys of Benny and Burns: Dobie Gillis, Green acres, The Bob Newhart show and Newhart -- The Sennett tradition: I'm Dickens...he's Fenster, Camp Runamuck, Valentine's day, Occasional wife, and the Monkees -- I found it at the movies: Sid Caesar, Carol Burnett, and Don Adams -- ALF in the family: The people's choice, Topper, Bewitched, ALF -- The Granfaloon family: The Mary Tyler Moore show, The odd couple, and their idiot children -- Defining our television heritage II: this day and age -- Visit from a small planet: the comedy world of Ernie Kovacs -- "It's my show so who cares": Martin Mull, Julie Brown, and the stand-ups -- Ernie Kovacs' nastiest whelps: the comic strip and British "alternative comedy" -- French and Saunders: anatomy of a comedy team -- "I'm not sure what motivates them": the gorgeous ladies of wrestling.…”

Pioneers of Primetime

Why Great Leaders Don't Take Yes for an Answer : Managing for Conflict and Consensus. by Roberto, Michael A.

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Hitch your antenna to the stars : early television and broadcast stardom / by Murray, Susan, 1967-

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Jersey breaks : becoming an American poet / by Pinsky, Robert

Inside comedy : the soul, wit, and bite of comedy and comedians of the last five decades / by Steinberg, David, 1942 August 9-

Table of Contents: “…Disguised as a normal person -- The apprenticeship of Duddy Steinberg: The most irresponsible student at the University of Chicago sees the best comedian of all time-- Lenny Bruce-- and finds his life's work -- God, whom I'm sure you remember from last week's sermon: My first years at Second City and the other icons who joined -- From Second City to Broadway: Little Murders, Elliott Gould, Lily Tomlin, and other memories from delight to disaster -- The Comedians' comedians: Sid Caesar, Don Rickles, Mel Brooks, Jackie Mason, Carl Reiner, Jack Carter, Shecky Greene, Flip Wilson, Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, Jonathan Winters, Robin Williams -- The Hillcrest Country Club: It's Not the Golf, It's the Comedy: Groucho Marx, The Marx Brothers, George Burns, Jack Benny, Danny Kaye, and Danny Thomas, who at least looked Jewish -- Comedy in the age of Nixon . . . …”
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My dad & me : a heartwarming collection of stories about fathers from a host of Larry's famous friends /

Neil Simon's The cheap detective /