Mel Brooks Reveals Why Sid Caesar Never Went Hollywood | CONAN on TBS

Mel tried to get Sid into movies, but the payday for his show was too sweet to ignore.

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Mel Brooks Reveals Why Sid Caesar Never Went Hollywood | CONAN on TBS

[suzphillips]

Before he passed away, Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca did a theatre tour together, reviving some of their old bits. I was lucky enough to see it up close. I was the youngest person in the theatre. Amazing!!

[Momadoo]

87 yrs old and he looks like that.... Damn must be good to be the KING!

[hoodwillhunting]

what an awesome story. Sid Caeser was an absolute legend, everyone looked up to him in the business from what I've read. may he rest in peace. Mel Brooks is a legend as well obviously. This was very cool.

[SteveShaha]

Two comic geniuses honoring one of the original comic geniuses of the 20th century.  It doesn't get any better than that.

[mldiode]

I had the honor of guiding Sid Caesar with my flashlight backstage at an awards ceremony. Having known his greatness I had goosebumps just doing that for him. A comic giant as well as Mel Brooks whom I feel should be our president. The world would be a happier place IMHO…

[Dimefan]

Sid Caesar isn't immortalized as a name or a face, he's immortalized as a genre of art. His contribution and the result of such hard work transcended him as a person and that has bears no name, yet its entire existence is owed to him exclusively. That is the most prestigious legacy. 

[unnyjim]

Mel Brooks and Sid Caesar: The forefathers of modern comedy. They are an inspiration..

[MasterofPuberty]

The smattering of laughter were the 3 who realized, "That's still a fortune!"

[bluestate]

This man has brought so much laughter to me, and my family.

[HooverBeast]

conan is hardly ever passionate about a guest, but he really was enthused by mel

[cmcb]

It's a shame Sid's health was so bad in his later years, he would have been a wonderful guest for Conan. The 2 of them would have had a blast.

[MyChannelOnThisSite]

Wow. Mel was very heartfelt in this episode.

[philchao]

he shoulda used the power of the SCHWARTZ

[moyadapne]

He did a movie 10 years later. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World is the one I remember.

[cewinstherace]

To our friend Mel Brooks: May the schwartz be with you!

[JammastaJ]

More of this. Conan has the knowledge and intellect to talk with anyone about anything.

[degsbabe]

Saw Sid Caesar in ' Its a mad, mad, mad...world '. The aeroplane scene and when he got locked in the store basement were two gems in a diamond tiara of comedy. Shame he didn't do more. S'pose the lure of that 25k dollars per tv show was too much.

[basehead]

Crazy how old Mel looks and sounds here and it's 9 years ago, he's still with us!

[HishamHilal]

its good to know what makes great people tick and inspired, and know the stories that shaped their successes.. and in 2014 $5000 a week are still a fortune somehow!!

[AdamFink]

In case anybody is wondering $25, 000 in 1953ish is almost $244, 000 that was per episode.