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EPISODE
SEASON
Episode 01: F***ing Funny
Episode 02: The Funnier Sex
Episode 03: The Comedy of Real Life
Episode 04: One Nation, Under Comedy
Episode 05: Ripped from the Headlines
Episode 06: Spark of Madness
Episode 07: Making Fun
Episode 08: Politics Aside
The History of Comedy - Season 1
Description
The documentary series follows a wide range of historical facts about comedy through archive footage interspersed with contemporary interviews with comic myths. Throughout history, comedies embody a different spirit in the world and it is not only what makes us laugh, but the series will try to know the impact of comedies on the social and political scene throughout history that we have lived with for a long time.
The documentary series follows a wide range of historical facts about comedy through archive footage interspersed with contemporary interviews with comic myths. Throughout history, comedies embody a different spirit in the world and it is not only what makes us laugh, but the series will try to know the impact of comedies on the social and political scene throughout history that we have lived with for a long time.
Actors:
Kent Alterman,
Roseanne Barr,
Wendy Liebman,
Loren Bouchard,
Jerry Zucker,
Kenya Barris,
Anthony Jeselnik
Kent Alterman
Roseanne Barr
3 November 1952, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Wendy Liebman
27 February 1961, Manhasset, New York, USA
Loren Bouchard
1970, USA
Jerry Zucker
11 March 1950, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Kenya Barris
9 August 1974, Los Angeles, California, USA
Anthony Jeselnik
Genre:
Comedy, Documentary, History
Director:
Jack Kney
Country:
United States
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February 09, 2017
What History of Comedy does within that hour is to bring what are often viewed as isolated incidents into context.
February 09, 2017
To its credit, History of Comedy does appear determined to cover every foot of this vast waterfront.
February 09, 2017
The CNN program would be enjoyable just for its wealth of vintage clips...To watch this series is to remember - or, depending on your age, to be introduced to - earlier comics who were incendiary in their own way, in much less permissive times.