Sid Caesar - "Big Business" with Carl Reiner and Howard Morris

[R4t10n4L]

Well, the censors sure fell down on the job over this one - guess they were laughing too hard at the dialogue to notice Sid Caesar trying to wrap his lips around Howard Morris' pickle

[allforjoy]

I actually played this in a meeting. Everyone had tears rolling down their eyes they were laughing soooo hard.

[rolko52]

@allforjoy - This comedy will never grow old.

[rolko52]

BTW, $6.20 in 1956 dollars would be equal to $49.70 in 2010. Each executive paid $40.08 in 2010 dollars for their sandwiches!

[Snapepet]

@rolko52 I am pretty sure that's $6.20 for ALL of the sandwiches. When you compare it to today's prices, that's probably about right. BTW, that was really clever of you to figure out 1956 dollars compared to today's. When I watch old shows and movies, I often wonder what their prices for things come out to in today's dollars!

[rolko52]

@Snapepet Sid paid $6.20 for the entire order, but he then turned around and charges "$5.00 a head." That $5.00 would equal $40.08 in 2010 dollars.

[rolko52]

Consciously or not, Sid's writers are tipping their hats to director Howard Hawks' "His Girl Friday" with the overlapping dialogue. In think that the dialogue, if spoken separately, would not lend itself to the level of comedy that it is presented in this clip.

[yogafan6500]

" Miss Devonshire, Where in wide world is my Bacon & Rasin sandwich?''' XDDDD

[rolko52]

@yogafan6500 - Even after search on Google, I have no idea what a "Quadrillion Sandwich" is!

[rolko52]

@rolko52 - Perhaps in Yonkers during Sid's period of working in his father's take-out diner, a "Quadtrillion Sandwich" was what we would now call a "Club Sandwich?"

[rowbyrowby]

Oh my god how funny. I had the pleasure of working with Sid Cesar (see my rowbyvideos website). I was writing an ABC variety show where Sid was a regular guest star. Sid would sit in with us writers and collaborate on his sketches. He treated us young writers as if we were his writing team on his Show of Shows. We wrote some funny stuff together. What an experience.

The Howie Morris bit with the pickle here was hysterical. Fall down laughing. ...Rowby

[TheBlueyedblond]

My sister met Sid at a nightclub years ago. He was sititng at a table near her and she walked up to him and asked for his autograph. He was so nice to her, he even posed for pictures with her and her friends.

[rolko52]

@TheBlueyedblond He strikes me as a very down to earth celebrity. I hear that his age is catching up to him. I wish him very well.

[ssweeps1]

FUNNIEST BIT EVER!

[bigdbc]

Legendary. I fall on the floor laughing every time, every single time.

[rolko52]

I couldn't agree with you any more!