▁pointed ▁out , ▁" You ▁know , ▁he ' s ▁not ▁fun ny ▁all ▁the ▁time . ▁He ▁can ▁be ▁very ▁serious ." ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁interview , ▁the ▁couple ▁had ▁been ▁married ▁for ▁ 6 6 ▁years . ▁Florence ▁Ca esar ▁died ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁aged ▁ 8 8 . ▁ ▁Death ▁Ca esar ▁died ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁B ever ly ▁Hills , ▁California , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 1 , ▁after ▁a ▁short ▁ill ness . ▁ ▁On ▁Ca esar ' s ▁death , ▁Carl ▁Re iner ▁said , ▁" He ▁was ▁the ▁ult imate , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁very ▁best ▁sketch ▁artist ▁and ▁com ed ian ▁that ▁ever ▁existed ." ▁Mel ▁Bro oks ▁commented , ▁" S id ▁Ca esar ▁was ▁a ▁giant , ▁maybe ▁the ▁best ▁com ed ian ▁who ▁ever ▁pract iced ▁the ▁trade . ▁And ▁I ▁was ▁privile ged ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁writers ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁friends ." ▁Jon ▁Stewart ▁and ▁The ▁Daily ▁Show ▁paid ▁t ribute ▁to ▁Ca esar ▁at ▁the ▁show ' s ▁close ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Van ity ▁Fair ▁repub lished ▁a ▁brief ▁t ribute ▁written ▁by ▁Billy ▁Cry stal ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁said ▁of ▁Ca esar ▁and ▁his ▁contempor aries : ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁prede ce ased ▁by ▁his