Robert Elisberg remembers Larry Gelbart.
Here's a memory of Larry that keeps popping back into my head today. Back in 1996, there was a special event at the Writers Guild — a gathering of most of the major writers who'd written for Sid Caesar — Neil and Danny Simon, Mel Brooks, Mel Tolkin, Aaron Ruben, Sheldon Keller, Gary Belkin and Larry. Sid was on the panel, as was Carl Reiner, and my pal Bob Claster was the host/interviewer. It was a very nice evening that was taped and broadcast later on PBS. Caesar's Writers, they called it.
Before the event, some of us had dinner at a restaurant across the street and I got to sit in at a table with several of the above folks. At one point, they were talking about stage shows in New York and I don't remember how it was relevant but Carl Reiner said, "Milton Berle was at the Paramount Theater."
And without missing a beat, Larry Gelbart added, "Yeah…and his cock was at the Bijou."