History Film / MyFavoriteYear

** Of course, King Kaiser is Creator/SidCaesar.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: King Kaiser frequently goes into hysterics, running around the corridors yelling at people because he thinks he's in the wrong costume (when he's usually not) or has the wrong script. [[BenevolentBoss He tries to make up for it by buying his staff strange gifts, like whitewall tires]]. He also rejects Swann at first and threatens to fire Benjy when Benjy tries to appeal with a NotSoDifferent speech, but later admits that Swann is pretty good.

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-->'''Alan Swann:''' (unzipping his pants) "So is this this, ma'am, but every once in a while I have to run a little water through it."

* VillainousBreakdown: The usually cold stone-faced Boss Rojeck is sent into a NotSoStoic one provoked by King Kaiser throwing out the former's cashmere coat out the window in defiance of Rojeck's demands to remove the "Boss Hijack" sketch off the air before leaving and absent-mindedly putting on the "Boss Hijack" prop hat on his way out snarling like an AngryGuardDog.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** "Hey Jeanine! When are you gonna let me into your box?"
** After Swann unzips his trousers in front of Lil, the scene cuts to mustard getting put on a couple of hot dogs.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: King Kaiser proves himself good at ole' fist and cuffs when facing Rojeck's henchmen until he gets overpowered to a point he cries for help. Also, aside from his drunken antics, Swann is really "that silly goddamn hero."

* TheVoiceless: Herb does all of his "speaking" through Alice. [[spoiler:Until he sees Swann swoop down from the balcony and begin fighting, [[SuddenlyVoiced which leads him to declare]], "Oh, ''God'', this makes me happy!"]]

* {{Jerkass}}: [[BadBoss Sy Benson, who constantly ridicules Benjy and his other co-workers]] but can't stand up to King.

* CastingGag: Of the production sort. One of the writers of ''Series/TheSidCaesarShow'', Creator/MelBrooks, executive produced the film.

** Benjy Stone is one for Creator/WoodyAllen, a non-religious Jew who changed his name (Allen Konigsberg to Woody Allen) doing a sketch show with lead, irrascible comedy star named "Caesar".

* PekingDuckChristmas: Invoked by Benji:
-->'''Benji:''' Katherine, Jews know two things: suffering and where to find ''great'' Chinese food.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: King Kaiser's producer, Leo Silver, is not happy to get that response when reading the following from the newspaper: "In response to the question, 'What were you doing in Central Park, in Bethesda Fountain, with a woman, at 3 in the morning, and both of you naked?', Swann replied, [[MathematiciansAnswer 'The back stroke.']]"

* TheVoiceless: Herb does all of his "speaking" through Alice. [[spoiler:Until he sees Swann swoop down from the balcony and begin fighting, which leads him to declare, "Oh, ''God'', this makes me happy!"]]
** OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Everyone ''stares'' at him after that line.

* RomanAClef: Benjy is Creator/MelBrooks, Alan Swann is Creator/ErrolFlynn, King Kaiser is Sid Caesar, etc.

* BigBad: Karl "Boss" Rojeck, despite having only one scene in the movie, acts as a dire threat towards King Kaiser and his production. Because he can't handle being mocked in the "Boss Hijack" sketch he decides to have Kaiser gets into an "[[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident accident]]" or have his goon squad take care of him.

* BigBad: Karl "Boss" Rojeck, despite having only one scene in the movie, acts as a dire threat towards King Kaiser and his production. Because he can't handle being mocked in the "Boss Hijack" he decides to have Kaiser gets into an "[[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident accident]]" or have his goon squad take care of him.

* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Supposedly based on a time Mel Brooks had to mind Errol Flynn on ''Your Show of Shows'', with a great deal of creative embroidery.

A 1982 comedy directed by Creator/RichardBenjamin and [[BigApplesauce set in New York City]] in 1954, ''My Favorite Year'' is the story of Benjy Stone (Mark Linn-Baker), a comedy writer on King Kaiser's (Joseph Bologna) TV VarietyShow, who is tasked with keeping his childhood hero, swashbuckling English actor Alan Swann ([[Creator/PeterOToole Peter O'Toole]]), sober enough to perform that week. In addition to this daunting task, [[TheFamilyForTheWholeFamily a union boss]] objects to the show's {{parody}} of him, and has plans to stop the show. HilarityEnsues.

A 1982 comedy directed by Richard Benjamin and [[BigApplesauce set in New York City]] in 1954, ''My Favorite Year'' is the story of Benjy Stone (Mark Linn-Baker), a comedy writer on King Kaiser's (Joseph Bologna) TV VarietyShow, who is tasked with keeping his childhood hero, swashbuckling English actor Alan Swann ([[Creator/PeterOToole Peter O'Toole]]), sober enough to perform that week. In addition to this daunting task, [[TheFamilyForTheWholeFamily a union boss]] objects to the show's {{parody}} of him, and has plans to stop the show. HilarityEnsues.