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He Who Laughs Last
Promotional photo of Imogene Coca and Sid Caesar from “Your Show of Shows,” August 30, 1952. Photo credit: NBC/Wikimedia Commons
For this final podcast of 2025, we begin with a clip from “The Vitality Health Food Restaurant,” featuring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca as the recurring characters Charlie and Doris Hickenlooper; Howard Morris and Carl Reiner play bit parts. It was broadcast during the 1955 season of Caesar’s Hour on NBC: you can see the whole sketch here.
Show notes:
* Claire mentions Dick Cavett’s afternoon talk show: Cavett’s unique style was inspired by his admiration for, and…
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