Comedy-Variety The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents 02:26 Tabs About “You had to have your wits about you. It was a little bit like summer stock…I think the thing that made it the golden age of television is most of us were from Broadway.” - Jayne Meadows, Actress Interviewees discuss television's "Golden Age" of comedies. Related topics TV's Golden Age (1940s & '50s) Highlights Jayne Meadows on the challenges of working in live television Carl Reiner on Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour Hazel Shermet on appearing on The Morey Amsterdam Show Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on the challenges of acting in live television; on sets and locations on Mary Kay and Johnny Stewart MacGregory on being stage coordinator for NBC Television starting in 1948 Howard Morris on co-starring on Admiral Broadway Revue, Your Show of Shows, and Caesar's Hour, along with Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, and Carl Reiner Who talked about this topic Paul BogartView Interview Paul Bogart briefly on being a stage manager on Your Show of Shows Chuck McCann with Emerson CollegeView Interview Chuck McCann on live television in the 1950s Hume CronynView Interview Hume Cronyn on appearing in the series The Marriage with wife Jessica Tandy Jamie FarrView Interview Jamie Farr on Sherwood Schwartz writing for The Red Skelton Show Larry GelbartView Interview Larry Gelbart on the rigorous work ethic and camraderie of the writers of Caesar's Hour Sheila KuehlView Interview Sheila Kuehl on playing "Jackie Erwin" on The Stu Erwin Show aka Trouble With Father Norman LearView Interview Norman Lear on the challenges of working all day and night in the days of live television Stewart MacGregoryView Interview Stewart MacGregory on being stage coordinator for NBC Television starting in 1948 Jayne MeadowsView Interview Jayne Meadows on the challenges of working in live television Jayne Meadows on her sister Audrey Meadows as "Alice Kramden" on The Honeymooners Howard MorrisView Interview Howard Morris on co-starring on Admiral Broadway Revue, Your Show of Shows, and Caesar's Hour, along with Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, and Carl Reiner Don PikeView Interview Don Pike on being technical director for Lights Out and Your Hit Parade Carl ReinerView Interview Carl Reiner on Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour Gene ReynoldsView Interview Gene Reynolds on the M*A*S*H episode "Point of View" Gene Reynolds on killing off "Henry Blake" on M*A*S*H Hazel ShermetView Interview Hazel Shermet on appearing on The Morey Amsterdam Show Hazel Shermet on appearing on The Fred Allen Show Hazel Shermet on doing Songs You've Never Heard for WOR Johnny StearnsView Interview Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on the challenges of acting in live television; on sets and locations on Mary Kay and Johnny Mary Kay StearnsView Interview Mary Kay and Johnny Stearns on the challenges of acting in live television; on sets and locations on Mary Kay and Johnny Gale StormView Interview Gale Storm on how My Little Margie impacted television Mel TolkinView Interview Mel Tolkin on writing for Your Show of Shows Mel Tolkin on classic sketches from Caesar's Hour featuring Sid Caesar
