"...Carl Reiner, the writer, director and producer who created The Dick Van Dyke Show, acted on Sid Caesar's memorable television shows and played straight man to Mel Brooks on their 2,000 Year Old Man records, has died. He was 98.
He died on Monday at his home in Beverly Hills in California, according to entertainment industry publication Variety, citing his assistant Judy Nagy..."
https://www.smh.com.au/culture/celebrit ... 557t5.html
A sad loss. He was a very funny man.
I grew up on the Dick Van Dyke Show.
Wiki on Carl Reiner's amazing life
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Reiner
Early sketch comedy from Carl Reiner:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOjn5_1Y-Jg
Vale Carl Reiner
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