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When Caesar Was King: How Sid Caesar Reinvented American Comedy by David Margolick

When Caesar Was King: How Sid Caesar Reinvented American Comedy: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the When Caesar Was King: How Sid Caesar Reinvented American Comedy audiobook runs 13.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Rob Shapiro (about 9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.5listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.5 hours of listening.

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30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.5 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

When Caesar Was King: How Sid Caesar Reinvented American Comedy is an audiobook by David Margolick: a 13.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Rob Shapiro, released November 11, 2025, on the Arts & Entertainment and World shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.5 hrs
Narrated by
Rob Shapiro
Released
November 11, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment, World
ISBN
9798217165575

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the When Caesar Was King: How Sid Caesar Reinvented American Comedy audiobook?

When Caesar Was King: How Sid Caesar Reinvented American Comedy runs 13.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9 hours.

Is the When Caesar Was King: How Sid Caesar Reinvented American Comedy audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates When Caesar Was King: How Sid Caesar Reinvented American Comedy?

When Caesar Was King: How Sid Caesar Reinvented American Comedy is narrated by Rob Shapiro.

Is When Caesar Was King: How Sid Caesar Reinvented American Comedy worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.