The History of Comedy

Nan
0h 45m
2017
6.6 /10 (9)

Overview

Explore what makes us laugh, why, and how that's influenced our social and political landscape throughout history.

Country : US
Languages : en
Last Air Date:2018-08-19
Created by :Not Available

Seasons

Season 1
2017-02-09
Season 2
2018-07-15

Episodes

Episode: 1F***ing Funny
S01
E01
2017-02-09
Episode: 2The Funnier Sex
S01
E02
2017-02-16
Episode: 3The Comedy of Real Life
S01
E03
2017-02-23
Episode: 4One Nation, Under Comedy
S01
E04
2017-07-16
Episode: 5Ripped from the Headlines
S01
E05
2017-07-23
Episode: 6The Spark of Madness
S01
E06
2017-07-30
Episode: 7On Parody and Satire
S01
E07
2017-08-06
Episode: 8Politics Aside
S01
E08
2017-08-13

Series Cast

Ali Wong

Self

Larry David

Self - Creator, Seinfeld

Rain Pryor

Self

Gilbert Gottfried

Self

David Zucker

Self

Kent Alterman

Self

Rob Reiner

Self

Anne Beatts

Self

Betty White

Self

Todd Boyd

Self

Patton Oswalt

Self

Judd Apatow

Self

Cindy Chupack

Self

Bobcat Goldthwait

Self

Bob Mankoff

Self

Lewis Black

Self

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