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His TV shows' subjects included satires of real life events and people, and parodies of popular film genres, theater, television shows, and opera. But unlike other comedy shows at the time, the dialogue was considered sharper, funnier, and more adult-oriented. He was "best known as one of the most intelligent and provocative innovators of television comedy," who some critics called "television's [[Charlie Chaplin]]" and ''[[The New York Times]]'' refers to as the "comedian of comedians from TV's early days."<ref name=NYT />
Honored in numerous ways over 60 years, he was nominated for 11 [[Emmy Awards]], winning twice. He was also an accomplished [[saxophone|saxophon]]isnt, having played the saxophone since he was eight years old, and was the author of several books, including two autobiographies in which he described his career and later struggle to overcome years of alcoholism and addiction to barbiturates.
==Early life==
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