Gene Seymour : Sid Caesar was explosive , hilarious comic , very popular in TV 's early days . You say you 're not old enough to remember that vintage TV show ? He says in the ' 50s , Caesar 's TV shows appealed to both working and thinking classes . His writers included Carl Bernstein , Mel Brooks , Woody Allen , Neil Simon ; he was hugely influential . Seymour : He was impulsive , conquered addictions , lived long to the end of his work .
Gene Seymour : Sid Caesar was explosive , hilarious comic , very popular in TV 's early days . He says in the ' 50s , Caesar 's TV shows appealed to both working and thinking classes . His writers included Carl Bernstein , Mel Brooks , Woody Allen , Neil Simon ; he was hugely influential . Seymour : He was impulsive , conquered addictions , lived long to the end of his work .