He wrote a book (book) called
.Tootsie and what I feel is one the best written comedies of my time – Oh, God!. He also had great success in movies with A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum He wrote the book (script) for the Stephen Sondheim musical
, alongside the likes of Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner & Woody Allen to name a few.Your Show of Shows, which became Caesar’s Hour, but he wrote for Sid Caesar on M*A*S*H and my list included Larry Gelbart. Larry Gelbart is probably best known for writing and directing the TV series giants of comedyA while back, I wrote about my list of the Laughing Matters: On Writing M*A*S*H, Tootsie, Oh, God!, and a Few Other Funny Things. , but if you can find it at the library or used bookstore, I highly recommend it.It’s out of print
Larry Gelbart died Friday morning after a long battle with cancer. He was 81. The world is a whole lot less funny without him. Thankfully, we still have his comic legacy.
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