The History of Comedy
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2017-02-09
Explore what makes us laugh, why, and how that's influenced our social and political landscape throughout history.
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Explore what makes us laugh, why, and how that's influenced our social and political landscape throughout history.
First Aired
2017-02-09
Last Aired
2018-08-19
Seasons
2
Episodes
14
Director
Status
Returning Series
Genres
Documentary
Comedy
Language
English
Network
CNN
Production
CNN Documentary Unit
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Ali Wong
Ali Wong
Larry David
Larry David
Rain Pryor
Rain Pryor
Gilbert Gottfried
Gilbert Gottfried
David Zucker
David Zucker
Kent Alterman
Kent Alterman
Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner
Anne Beatts
Anne Beatts
Betty White
Betty WhiteTodd Boyd
Todd Boyd
Patton Oswalt
Patton Oswalt
Judd Apatow
Judd Apatow
Cindy Chupack
Cindy Chupack
Bobcat Goldthwait
Bobcat GoldthwaitBob Mankoff
Bob Mankoff
Lewis Black
Lewis Black
Larry Charles
Larry Charles
Jim Jefferies
Jim Jefferies
Arsenio Hall
Arsenio Hall
Jerry Zucker
Jerry Zucker
Craig Ferguson
Craig Ferguson
Sarah Silverman
Sarah Silverman
Keegan-Michael Key
Keegan-Michael Key
'Weird Al' Yankovic
'Weird Al' Yankovic
Marc Maron
Marc Maron
Laraine Newman
Laraine Newman
Al Franken
Al Franken
Harry Shearer
Harry Shearer
Robert B. Weide
Robert B. Weide
W. Kamau Bell
W. Kamau Bell
Samantha Bee
Samantha Bee
Neal Brennan
Neal BrennanLarry David
Larry David
Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith
Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett
Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner
Jimmy Kimmel
Jimmy Kimmel
Maria Bamford
Maria Bamford
Adam McKay
Adam McKay
Conan O'Brien
Conan O'Brien
Robert Klein
Robert Klein
P. J. O'Rourke
P. J. O'Rourke
Elayne Boosler
Elayne Boosler