Best filmmaker once associated with Your Show of Shows/Ceasar's Hour?

[Gidney N Cloyd]

Poll question: Best filmmaker once associated with Your Show of Shows/Ceasar's Hour?

What person once associated with Your Show of Shows/Ceasar's Hour went on to make the best movies?
By 'filmmaker' in this case, I mean anyone arguably the primary creative force behind the movie, whether director, writer, or producer.

[jobycom]

1. Baz Luhrmann

Although I have no idea what "Your Show of Shows" is/was, so my choice is undoubtedly wrong. :)

Hey, at least I bumped your poll.

[asjr]

2. Your Show of Shows was the funniest program

ever on television. Imogene Coca and Sid Cesar kept a whole country laughing in the 1950s.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

3. Your Show of Shows was a variety show in the 50's. Much like Carol Burnett's show years later.

It left the air then came back a year later as Caesar's Hour-- essentially the same show with the same people. The old Dick Van Dyke show was supposed to be a behind the scenes take on Your Show of Shows with the fictitious "Alan Brady" being a stand-in for the real Sid Caesar. The film "My Favorite Year" was a thinly veiled story about it, too.

[WinkyDink]

4. "The Odd Couple" is the best!

[MilesColtrane]

5. The Woodman

He retained the humor, but developed character driven drama in his flicks.

Mel Brooks comes in second for continuing and making mainstream Borscht belt humor.