Sid Caesar, Comedian of Comedians From TV's Early Days, Dies at 91

Sid Caesar, a comic actor who came to prominence with the 1950s variety program Your Show of Shows, has passed away. Former CNN host Larry King tweeted the news Wednesday, calling the 91-year-old Caesar “a dear 

Sid Caesar, at once one of the greatest improvisors and one of the most rigorous sketch-comedy artists in television history, has died at the age of 91. His friend Larry King revealed Caesar's passing Wednesday on Twitter.

Sid Caesar, a virtuoso mimic and mime whose television shows in the 1950s dominated the viewing habits of tens of millions of Americans and who helped make sketch comedy an art form during television's infancy, died Feb. 12 at his home in Beverly Hills.

A comedic legend and television pioneer, Sid Caesar passed away on Wednesday at the age of 91. In the 1950s, Caesar and Your Show of Shows, his television show with Imogene Coca, were household names. By modern day viewing standards, you need 

Legendary TV comedian Sid Caesar died Wednesday (Feb. 12) at age 91. Caesar's groundbreaking series “Your Show of Shows” began in 1950, airing 90 minutes of live sketch comedy 39 weeks every year.