From the first time I saw Sid Caesar be funny I knew that's what I had to do.

Film critic Roger Ebert said when Crystal came onstage about two hours into the show he got the first laughs of the broadcast. is second only to Bob Hope's 18 in most ceremonies hosted. Philanthropy
In 1986 Crystal started hosting Comic Relief on HBO with Robin Williams and Whoopi Goldberg.

William Edward "Billy" Crystal (born March 14 1948) is an American actor writer producer comedian and film director.