The History of Comedy

The History of Comedy (2017)

Documentary Comedy

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

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  • First Air Date: 2017-02-09
  • Last Air Date: 2018-08-19
  • Total Seasons: 2
  • Total Episodes: 14
  • Episode Runtime: 45 min.
  • Network: CNN

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    • Seasons

    • Season 1

      8 Episodes

    • Season 2

      6 Episodes

    Trailer

    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

    • Larry Charles

      Self

    • Jim Jefferies

      Self

    • Arsenio Hall

      Self

    • Jerry Zucker

      Self

    • Craig Ferguson

      Self

    • Sarah Silverman

      Self

    • Keegan-Michael Key

      Self

    • 'Weird Al' Yankovic

      Self

    • Marc Maron

      Self

    • Laraine Newman

      Self

    • Al Franken

      Self

    • Harry Shearer

      Self

    • Robert B. Weide

      Self

    • W. Kamau Bell

      Self

    • Samantha Bee

      Self

    • Neal Brennan

      Self

    • Larry David

      Self

    • Kevin Smith

      Self

    • Carol Burnett

      Self

    • Carl Reiner

      Self

    • Jimmy Kimmel

      Self

    • Maria Bamford

      Self

    • Adam McKay

      Self

    • Conan O'Brien

      Self

    • Robert Klein

      Self

    • P. J. O'Rourke

      Self

    • Elayne Boosler

      Self