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Sid Caesar built the writers' room that taught Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Carl Reiner, and Woody Allen how to be funny

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At his peak, Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows reached 60 million viewers. His writers' room trained Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Carl Reiner, and Woody Allen.
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Sid Caesar built the writers' room that taught Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Carl Reiner, and Woody Allen how to be funny

At his peak, Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows reached 60 million viewers. His writers' room trained Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Carl Reiner, and Woody Allen.

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