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The History of Comedy 

Documentary, Comedy, History | TV Series (2017– )
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15 episodes
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Utilizing archival footage punctuated by contemporary interviews with comedy legends and scholars, this is the history of not only what makes us laugh, but how comedy has affected the social and political landscape throughout history.

Stars:

Kliph Nesteroff, Robert B. Weide, Elayne Boosler | See full cast & crew »
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Series cast summary:
Kliph Nesteroff ...  Himself 14 episodes, 2017-2018
Robert B. Weide ...  Himself 12 episodes, 2017-2018
Elayne Boosler ...  Herself / ... 10 episodes, 2017-2018
Patton Oswalt ...  Himself 7 episodes, 2017
Rob Reiner ...  Himself 5 episodes, 2017
Keegan-Michael Key ...  Himself 5 episodes, 2017
W. Kamau Bell ...  Himself / ... 5 episodes, 2017-2018
Ali Wong ...  Herself / ... 6 episodes, 2017-2018
Sarah Silverman ...  Herself / ... 6 episodes, 2017-2018
Conan O'Brien ...  Himself / ... 5 episodes, 2017-2018
Neal Brennan ...  Himself / ... 4 episodes, 2017-2018
Judd Apatow ...  Himself 4 episodes, 2017
Craig Ferguson ...  Himself / ... 4 episodes, 2017
Larry Charles ...  Himself / ... 3 episodes, 2017-2018
Kenya Barris ...  Himself 3 episodes, 2017
Rachel Bloom ...  Herself 3 episodes, 2017
Laraine Newman ...  Herself 3 episodes, 2017
Larry David ...  Himself / ... 3 episodes, 2017-2018
Jimmy Kimmel ...  Himself 3 episodes, 2017
Barry Katz ...  Himself / ... 3 episodes, 2018
Carol Burnett ...  Herself 2 episodes, 2017
Jim Gaffigan ...  Himself / ... 2 episodes, 2018
George Lopez ...  Comedian / ... 2 episodes, 2017-2018
Bob Mankoff Bob Mankoff ...  Himself 2 episodes, 2017
Richard Zoglin Richard Zoglin ...  Himself / ... 2 episodes, 2017
Mel Watkins Mel Watkins ...  Himself 2 episodes, 2017
Cindy Chupack ...  Herself / ... 2 episodes, 2017-2018
Sean Hayes ...  Himself / ... 2 episodes, 2017-2018
Marc Maron ...  Himself - Comedian / ... 2 episodes, 2017-2018
Louie Anderson ...  Himself 2 episodes, 2017
Maria Bamford ...  Herself 2 episodes, 2017
Samantha Bee ...  Herself 2 episodes, 2017
Jon Cryer ...  Himself 2 episodes, 2017
Bobcat Goldthwait ...  Himself 2 episodes, 2017
Kathy Griffin ...  Herself 2 episodes, 2017
Yael Kohen Yael Kohen ...  Herself 2 episodes, 2017
Nia Vardalos ...  Herself 2 episodes, 2017
Betty White ...  Herself 2 episodes, 2017
Kevin Smith ...  Himself 1 episode, 2017
Billy West ...  Himself 1 episode, 2018
Loren Bouchard ...  Himself 1 episode, 2018
Margaret Cho ...  Herself 2 episodes, 2017-2018
Adam McKay ...  Himself 1 episode, 2017
Jonathan Katz ...  Himself 1 episode, 2018
Russell Peters ...  Himself 1 episode, 2017
Harry Shearer ...  Himself 1 episode, 2017
Mike Sacks Mike Sacks ...  Himself 1 episode, 2017
'Weird Al' Yankovic ...  Himself 1 episode, 2017
P.J. O'Rourke P.J. O'Rourke ...  Himself 1 episode, 2017
Anne Beatts Anne Beatts ...  Herself 1 episode, 2017
Sean Kelly Sean Kelly ...  (archival footage) 1 episode, 2017
Lorne Michaels ...  (archival footage) 1 episode, 2017
Carl Reiner ...  Himself 1 episode, 2017
James Andrew Miller James Andrew Miller ...  Himself 1 episode, 2017
Al Franken ...  Himself 1 episode, 2017
David Zucker ...  Himself 1 episode, 2017
Joseph Telushkin Joseph Telushkin ...  Himself 1 episode, 2017
Jerry Zucker ...  Himself 1 episode, 2017
Dick Gregory ...  Himself 1 episode, 2017
Todd Boyd Todd Boyd ...  Himself 1 episode, 2017
Kent Alterman Kent Alterman ...  Himself 1 episode, 2017
Scott Saul Scott Saul ...  Himself 1 episode, 2017
Rain Pryor ...  Herself 1 episode, 2017
Dick Cavett ...  Himself 2 episodes, 2017
Jen Kirkman ...  Herself 1 episode, 2017
Norman Lear ...  Himself 1 episode, 2017
Merrill Markoe Merrill Markoe ...  Herself 1 episode, 2017
Gail Parent Gail Parent ...  Herself 1 episode, 2017
Philip Rosenthal ...  Himself 1 episode, 2017
Jeffrey Ross ...  Himself 1 episode, 2017
Tim Allen ...  Actor, Home Improvement / ... 1 episode, 2018
Mike Birbiglia ...  Himself - Comedian 1 episode, 2018
Lewis Black ...  Himself - Comedian 1 episode, 2018
Whitney Cummings ...  Creator, 2 Broke Girls / ... 1 episode, 2018
Bill Engvall ...  Himself - Comedian 1 episode, 2018
Wayne Federman ...  Himself 1 episode, 2018
Dave Foley ...  Comedian / ... 1 episode, 2018
Nikki Glaser ...  Herself - Comedian 1 episode, 2018
Pete Holmes ...  Himself - Comedian 1 episode, 2018
Wendy Liebman Wendy Liebman ...  Herself - Comedian 1 episode, 2018
Keith Lucas Keith Lucas ...  Himself - Comedian 1 episode, 2018
Kenneth Lucas Kenneth Lucas ...  Himself - Comedian 1 episode, 2018
Mo'nique Mo'nique ...  Comedian / ... 1 episode, 2018
Jim Norton ...  Himself - Comedian 1 episode, 2018
Tig Notaro ...  Herself - Comedian 1 episode, 2018
Chonda Pierce ...  Herself - Comedian 1 episode, 2018
Jessica Pilot Jessica Pilot ...  Herself - Talent Scout 1 episode, 2018
Sinbad ...  Himself - Comedian 1 episode, 2018
Sommore ...  Herself - Comedian 1 episode, 2018
Peter Tolan ...  Co-Producer, Home Improvement / ... 1 episode, 2018
Keenen Ivory Wayans ...  Himself - Creator, In Living Color 1 episode, 2018
Larry Wilmore ...  Himself - Writer, In Living Color 1 episode, 2018
Bea Arthur ...  Herself (archive footage) 1 episode, 2017
Roseanne Barr ...  Roseanne Barr 3 episodes, 2017
Lenny Bruce ...  Lenny Bruce (archive footage) 2 episodes, 2017
Louis C.K. ...  Louis C.K. 3 episodes, 2017
George Carlin ...  George Carlin (archive footage) 3 episodes, 2017-2018
Andrew Dice Clay ...  Andrew Dice Clay 2 episodes, 2017-2018
Rodney Dangerfield ...  Rodney Dangerfield (archive footage) unknown episodes
Stephanie Erb ...  Ms. Yeats unknown episodes
Redd Foxx ...  Redd Foxx (archive footage) 1 episode, 2017
Gilbert Gottfried ...  Gilbert Gottfried unknown episodes
Jim Jefferies ...  Jim Jefferies unknown episodes
Anthony Jeselnik ...  Anthony Jeselnik unknown episodes
Penn Jillette ...  Pen Jillette unknown episodes
Sam Kinison ...  Sam Kinison (archive footage) unknown episodes
Eddie Murphy ...  Eddie Murphy 3 episodes, 2017
Richard Pryor ...  Richard Pryor (archive footage) 3 episodes, 2017-2018
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Utilizing archival footage punctuated by contemporary interviews with comedy legends and scholars, this is the history of not only what makes us laugh, but how comedy has affected the social and political landscape throughout history.

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Documentary | Comedy | History

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 February 2017 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Historia de la comedia See more »

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Production Co:

Hazy Mills Productions, Herzog & Company See more »
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Should have been called "The American History of Comedy"
25 January 2018 | by cameragod – See all my reviews

The show isn't badly done but while I learned a lot about American comedians I'd never heard of before or never rated as any good, the rest of the world is comedy free apparently. It makes bold statements about who was the first to do what type of comedy or the most important influence, yet somehow it seems to totally ignore comedy done anywhere else outside of the USA. So not so much The History of Comedy and more a bit of an inside joke.
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