Your Show of Shows
| Your Show of Shows | |
|---|---|
Imogene Coca and Sid Caesar in 1952 | |
| Genre | Variety show |
| Created by | Sylvester L. Weaver Jr. |
| Directed by | Bill Hobin Max Liebman |
| Creative director | Charles Sanford (music) |
| Starring | Sid Caesar Imogene Coca Howard Morris Carl Reiner James Starbuck |
| Narrated by | Ed Herlihy (announcer) |
| Theme music composer | Mel Tolkin Clay Warnick Max Liebman |
| Opening theme | "Stars Over Broadway" |
| Composers | Bernard Green Irwin Kostal Johnny Mandel Alex North |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 160 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Max Liebman |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | Max Liebman Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | February 25, 1950 – June 5, 1954 |
Your Show of Shows is a live 90-minute variety show that was broadcast weekly in the United States on NBC from February 25, 1950, through June 5, 1954, featuring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca. Other featured performers were Carl Reiner, Howard Morris, Bill Hayes, baritone singer Jack Russell, Judy Johnson, the Hamilton Trio and the soprano Marguerite Piazza. José Ferrer made several guest appearances on the series.
The show has been featured in several lists of the greatest television series. Most of the series has been preserved to some extent, but only some sketches have been released on home video.
After the program ended, Imogene Coca starred in The Imogene Coca Show (which lasted one season), and Sid Caesar starred in Caesar's Hour, which retained much of the cast and staff of Your Show of Shows.