Sid Caesar announces the
release of
"The Sid Caesar Collection -
The Fan Favorites"
The
Pioneer of Television Uses the Power of the Internet
to Deliver His Fans Their Favorites!
Beverly
Hills, CA (- Creative Light Entertainment is proud to announce
the release of The Sid Caesar Collection - The Fan Favorites,
the follow-up series to the highly successful The Sid Caesar
Collection, available September 4, 2001 on VHS and
DVD. The Fan Favorites is unique in that
it delivers for the first time in over fifty years exclusive
Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour comedy sketches,
chosen by direct feedback from Sid Caesar fans via the Internet
on Caesar's official fan site www.SidCaesar.com.
Also
at the request of the fans, each DVD includes an unprecedented
extra - an exclusive audio commentary by Sid Caesar himself.
"In the first set we included some of the most well known
sketches. But for the second set, we reached out to the fans
and asked them what THEY wanted to see. With their help, we
put together a fantastic collection of classic comedy. I couldn't
agree more with their selections! It has been a very fulfilling
process," said Sid Caesar.
Featured
in this set is the return of some of Caesar's most beloved
situation comedy characters, such as "The Hickenloopers,"
"The Commuters" and Sid as the know-it-all "German Professor."
The collection extensively highlights the late Imogene Coca,
showing some of her best and most loved work in "Auto Smash
Up," "The Newspaper Movie," and her most famous partnership
with Caesar, "The Pantomime to the 1812 Overture."
"My
body of work and my children are the legacy for which I'll
be remembered. It makes me very proud to be able to share
the sketches, laughter and experiences from these shows with
a new generation because of their restoration on this video
series," remarks Sid Caesar.
The release
of The Fan Favorites is part of Creative Light
Entertainment's ongoing commitment to digitally restoring
the original kinescopes of this groundbreaking television
comedy featured on Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour, and
reintroducing them to today's audience. As a follow-up to
the highly successful The Sid Caesar Collection released last
year to mark the 50th Anniversary of Your Show of Shows, The
Fan Favorites pick up right where the original collection
left off.
As well
as the classic comedy sketches that haven't been available
in more than 50 years, the set includes brand new interviews
with the writers and stars of the shows, including Sid Caesar,
Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Nanette Fabray, Carl Reiner, Larry
Gelbart, Howard Morris, Danny Simon, Carl Simon and Mel Tolkin.
"Along with the contributions of his 'dream team' of writers,
Sid Caesar's everyday humor set the standard during television's
pioneering age and subsequently carries great historical importance.
However what is truly amazing, is that the style of comedy
transcends time and is still as fresh, funny and family friendly
today as it was fifty years ago," states Creative Light's
President of Production Peter Jaysen.
The trio of 75-minute
compilations are thematically arranged with the titles "Love
and Laughter," "The Professor & Other Clowns" and "The Dream
Team of Comedy." Each tape in the collection will be available
for purchase on Tuesday, September 4th at video
retailers nationwide for $14.95 on VHS and $19.95 on DVD (S.R.P).
The complete collection can also be purchased as a set for
$39.90 on VHS and $49.90 on DVD at retail outlets or by calling
1/888-292-9400 or by logging on to Sid Caesar's Official fan
site, www.SidCaesar.com. This set has been closed captioned
for the hearing impaired.
To receive an email
when "The Fan Favorites" are available sign
up in the announcement box at the upper left of this page.
Creative Light Entertainment
will also release the critically acclaimed Showtime Networks
documentary "Hail Sid Caesar! - The Golden Age of Comedy"
to home video in 2002.
The Sid Caesar
Collection - The Fan Favorites is produced by Scott
Zakarin, Rich Tackenberg and Peter Jaysen of Creative Light
Entertainment, and is distributed by Goldhil Video on the
Creative Light Video label.
Contacts:
John Kiehle/ Helene Jaysen
Bragman Nyman Cafarelli
310/274-7800
