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The History of Comedy (2017) — Ligoscope

The History of Comedy

Series · 2017–2018

The History of Comedy

2 seasons · 14 episodes

Documentary Comedy

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

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Cast

Ali Wong

Ali Wong

Self

Larry David

Larry David

Self - Creator, Seinfeld

Rain Pryor

Rain Pryor

Self

Gilbert Gottfried

Gilbert Gottfried

Self

David Zucker

David Zucker

Self

Kent Alterman

Kent Alterman

Self

Rob Reiner

Rob Reiner

Self

Anne Beatts

Self

Betty White

Betty White

Self

Todd Boyd

Todd Boyd

Self

Patton Oswalt

Patton Oswalt

Self

Judd Apatow

Judd Apatow

Self

Cindy Chupack

Cindy Chupack

Self

Bobcat Goldthwait

Bobcat Goldthwait

Self

Bob Mankoff

Self

Lewis Black

Lewis Black

Self

Larry Charles

Larry Charles

Self

Jim Jefferies

Jim Jefferies

Self

Arsenio Hall

Arsenio Hall

Self

Jerry Zucker

Jerry Zucker

Self

Craig Ferguson

Craig Ferguson

Self

Sarah Silverman

Sarah Silverman

Self

Keegan-Michael Key

Keegan-Michael Key

Self

'Weird Al' Yankovic

'Weird Al' Yankovic

Self

Crew

Producer: Stephen J. Morrison

Details

Networks: CNN
Studios: CNN Documentary Unit
Countries: United States of America
Languages: English
First aired: February 9, 2017
Status: Ended
Episode runtime: 45 min

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