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It's Like Interpretive Dance, But Focused on Marital Bickering

By John Farrier in Music, Video Clips on Dec 13, 2008 at 2:33 pm



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At least, that is the way that I would describe this hilarious 1954 clip from Sid Caesar’s variety show, in which Caesar and an actress silently argue to the rhythm of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. Run time: 6 minutes.

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  1. Count Kiranov
    Dec 13th, 2008 at 4:11 pm

    That "actress" is Nanette Fabray! Another classic comedienne from the days of Vaudeville.

  2. Mouserz
    Dec 13th, 2008 at 5:50 pm

    I remember this, not from tv, but from a month or so ago on some other blog, great stuff.

  3. Cathy
    Dec 13th, 2008 at 11:20 pm

    Nannette Fabares is Shelly Fabares' aunt and was/is partially deaf. Unsure when that happened, making this clip more interesting. Very nice.

  4. Gorf
    Dec 14th, 2008 at 12:52 am

    Damn great!

  5. Evilbeagle
    Dec 14th, 2008 at 8:36 am

    I love this!

  6. RSMilward
    Dec 14th, 2008 at 11:43 am

    Count Kiranov, the 1950's aren't considered to be "the days of vaudeville", although folks like Sid Caesar certainly based a lot of their skits on vaudeville and burlesque.

  7. heather
    Dec 14th, 2008 at 4:02 pm

    Funny, creative, and artsy at the same time; man those were the days huh?
    I remember seeing this a while ago on another blog and I remember reading that this was done live in one take. That's talent.

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