Series · 2009–2009

Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America

Name: Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America
Director: Michael Kantor
Genre: Documentary, Comedy
Released: 2009-01-14

1 season · 6 episodes

Documentary Comedy

7.01
ratings

Melding performance, biography and history, this features interviews with over 90 comedians, writers, producers, and historians.

Episodes

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Cast

Billy Crystal

Self - Host

Amy Sedaris

Self - Narrator(voice)

Leonard Maltin

Self - Film Critic and Historian

George Carlin

Self - Comedian

Larry Wilmore

Self

Larry Gelbart

Self - Writer for Bob Hope

Joan Rivers

Self - Comedienne

A

Anne Beatts

Self - Writer

Chris Rock

Self - Comedian

R

Robert Klein

Self - Comedian

Crew

Director: Michael Kantor
Producer: Erika Frankel, Michael Kantor, Sally Rosenthal, John Beug, Tina Fletcher-Hill, David Horn, David M. Jackson, Ryan Minchin
Writer: Michael Kantor, Laurence Maslon
Editor: Kris Liem, Jed Parker, Pamela Scott Arnold, Ed Barteski
Cinematography: Ulli Bonnekamp
Composer: Stephen Ulrich, Peter Millrose

Details

Networks: PBS
Studios: Ghost Light Films, Thirteen
Countries: United States of America
Languages: English
First aired: January 14, 2009
Status: Ended
Episode runtime: 60 min

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