Sid Caesar (right) was the richest and most influential comedian in America in the early 1950s when he teamed with co-star Imogene Coca on Your Show of Shows. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Hail Caesar! Margolick’s New Bio Profiles Variety Show King Sid Caesar Television has likely never had a more hilarious writers’ room: Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Neil Simon, Woody Allen all did... City Arts 05 Jan 2026 | 03:11
“The Automat” director Lisa Hurwitz with Mel Brooks. Photo courtesy of A Slice of Pie Productions The Allure of the Automat Returns to New York When she was a college student, Lisa Hurwitz developed a fascination for cafeterias. Through her early research, she came... News 13 Feb 2022 | 12:51
Alex Edelman in “Just for Us.” Photo: Monique Carboni Mining Comedy From the Haters On a recent chilly Sunday afternoon, between the brick walls of the Cherry Lane Theatre in the West Village, the comedian... City Arts 14 Dec 2021 | 03:00
