Throwback Thursday Comedy Showcase: Sid Caesar in "Meeting Girlfriend's Parents" on Ed Sullivan Show

It's another Throwback Thursday and time to turn the calendar back 56 years to one of Sid Caesar's appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show.

Caesar was considered a "sketch comic" and actor, as opposed to a stand-up comedian. He also relied more on body language, accents, and facial contortions than simply dialogue. Unlike the slapstick comedy which was standard on TV, his style was considered "avant garde" in the 1950s. He conjured up ideas and scene and used writers to flesh out the concept and create the dialogue.

In this sketch on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1965, Caesar played the part of a suitor meeting his girlfriend's stuffy parents for the first time, an encounter in which anything that could go wrong, did.

Enjoy!

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