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The History of Comedy

  • TV Series
  • 2017–2018
  • TV-MA
  • 42m
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Whoopi Goldberg, Steve Martin, Robin Williams, Eddie Murphy, and Carol Burnett in The History of Comedy (2017)
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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... Read allUtilizing 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.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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    • Kliph Nesteroff
    • Robert B. Weide
    • Elayne Boosler
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      • Kliph Nesteroff
      • Robert B. Weide
      • Elayne Boosler
    • 9User reviews
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    Love it although they didn't mention bo burnham at all which is silly because he's in a category of his own but maybe that's why IDK good series though make more CNN.
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      • February 9, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Historia de la comedia
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      • Hazy Mills Productions
      • Herzog & Company
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