In 1954, on the TV show Caesar's Hour, Sid performed a classic routine with Nanette Fabray known as "Argument to Beethoven's 5th" in which they pantomime the argument of a married couple.
They provide the action in complete silence in synchronization with the soaring music of the first movement of Beethoven's famous symphony.
Watch it a few times and it will forever change the way you listen to this symphony.
Enjoy!
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Fantastic comedians who didn't have to resort to filth to get their laughs.
ReplyDeleteYou just don't see comedy like this anymore. They were fantastic!
ReplyDeletefrom rabbi arthur segal : i don't think i will ever be able to sit thru a beethoven 5th concert without seeing this in my mind's eye, and laughing my head off. thanks! chag sameach tu b'av!
ReplyDeleteSid Caesar and that crew were geniuses of comedy. This is hilarious.
ReplyDeleteLoved it.........This reminds me of the silent movies!
ReplyDeleteSuperb and beyond brilliant. Great way to start the New Year, thanks to my Italian friend. No wonder Beethoven never wrote a 6th! Argument over.
ReplyDeleteAh, the days of good , creative and funny comedy and comedians - And we need remember, It was LIVE -
ReplyDeleteSometimes technology set us back, does not bring us forward,
I loved it, thank you
Loved it. Beethoven's 5th will never seem the same to me.
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