Bill Dana's first draft of his tribute to the immortal Sid Caesar

BILL DANA  SHOUTS OUT   

A TRIBUTE TO THE ONE AND ONLY,

 LET'S HEAR IT FOR

SID CAESAR

WILL ROGERS AND CHAPLIN

WILL FIND HIM A PLACE

AT THE TABLE OF CLOWNS

AND SID WILL SAY GRACE

IN MANY STRANGE TONGUES

AND ALL WILL GUFFAW

THE GREATEST OF GREATS

HOLD OUR SID IN AWE

THERE ARE NO GOODBYES

FOR SID WILL NOT LEAVE

HE'LL FILL US WITH LAUGHS

WITH MORE UP HIS SLEEVE

HIS ANTICS WITH HALO

WHICH HE'LL MAKE A HOOP

AND THERE WILL HE SIT

THE HEAD OF THE GROUP

OF OTHER IMMORTALS

WHO'LL BE HOLDING THEIR SIDES

IN HEAVEN FOR CLOWNS

WHERE SID NOW RESIDES.

Straight from the desk of Uncle Bill

Bill Dana, perpetual kid at 87, is preparing artwork for "Uncle Billy's Music Box for Children of All Ages"!

Portrait of a Comedian by Drew Friedman

Special thanks to the great Drew Friedman who honored me by including my mug in The Old Jewish Comedians collection.

Bill Dana is online!

Bill Dana's complete, 3-hour interview with the Archive of American Television is now online!

Check it out here!

Bill to receive the 2009 Comedy Legend Award!

This June, Bill will be honored at the Great American Comedy Festival !

The festival is held every year and pays tribute to Nofolk, Nebraska's native son, Johnny Carson.

This year David Brenner will be headlining the event, and Bill will be on-hand to receive his "legend" award on June 20!

See more about the award by clicking here.

Bill Dana Doo-Dah-ing into New Jersey!

Bill will be the Grand Marshall of the annual Doo Dah Parade in Ocean City, NJ on April 18!

He is also scheduled to star in the Doo-Dah Comedy show 8 p.m. that evening at the Music Pier, when he will recreate his humorous routines.

Bill's "All in the Family" script: Most memorable TV

Once again, one of the most memorable TV shows of all time, in an episode written by Bill Dana, has been honored. This year's Emmy awards is voting on the all-time favorite TV episodes, and "Sammy's Visit" to "All in the Family" has been selected among 20 -contenders. You can watch this hysterical episiode and vote at emmys.com/abc