The History of Comedy

The History of Comedy (2017)


  • Genre: Documentary, Comedy
  • First Air Date: 2017-02-09
  • Last Air Date: 2018-08-19
  • Total Seasons: 2
  • Total Episodes: 14
  • Status: Returning Series
  • Episode Runtime: 45 min.
  • Production Company: CNN Documentary Unit
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Network: CNN
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Summary

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

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    • The History of Comedy Trailer

    The History of Comedy Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 2017-02-09
    8 Episodes

    Season 2

    First Air Date: 2018-07-15
    6 Episodes

    The History of Comedy Episodes

    Title Air Date Duration
    Season 1Episode 1F***ing Funny60 min
    Season 1Episode 2The Funnier Sex60 min
    Season 1Episode 3Comedy in Real Life60 min
    Season 1Episode 4One Nation, Under Comedy60 min
    Season 1Episode 5Ripped from the Headlines60 min
    Season 1Episode 6The Spark of Madness60 min
    Season 1Episode 7Making Fun60 min
    Season 1Episode 8Politics Aside60 min
    Season 2Episode 1Carnal Knowledge60 min
    Season 2Episode 2Sketch and Improv60 min
    Season 2Episode 3Drawn to Be Funny60 min
    Season 2Episode 4Gone Too Soon60 min
    Season 2Episode 5In It Together60 min
    Season 2Episode 6No Offense (Going Clean/Flipping Funny)60 min

    • Ali Wong

      as Self

    • Larry David

      as Self - Creator, Seinfeld

    • Rain Pryor

      as Self

    • Gilbert Gottfried

      as Self

    • David Zucker

      as Self

    • Kent Alterman

      as Self

    • Rob Reiner

      as Self

    • Anne Beatts

      as Self

    • Betty White

      as Self

    • Todd Boyd

      as Self

    • Patton Oswalt

      as Self

    • Judd Apatow

      as Self

    • Cindy Chupack

      as Self

    • Bobcat Goldthwait

      as Self

    • Bob Mankoff

      as Self

    • Lewis Black

      as Self

    • Larry Charles

      as Self

    • Jim Jefferies

      as Self

    • Arsenio Hall

      as Self

    • Jerry Zucker

      as Self

    • Craig Ferguson

      as Self

    • Sarah Silverman

      as Self

    • Keegan-Michael Key

      as Self

    • "Weird Al" Yankovic

      as Self

    • Marc Maron

      as Self

    • Laraine Newman

      as Self

    • Al Franken

      as Self

    • Harry Shearer

      as Self

    • Robert B. Weide

      as Self

    • W. Kamau Bell

      as Self

    • Samantha Bee

      as Self

    • Neal Brennan

      as Self

    • Larry David

      as Self

    • Kevin Smith

      as Self

    • Carol Burnett

      as Self

    • Carl Reiner

      as Self

    • Jimmy Kimmel

      as Self

    • Maria Bamford

      as Self

    • Adam McKay

      as Self

    • Conan O'Brien

      as Self

    • Robert Klein

      as Self

    • P. J. O'Rourke

      as Self

    • Elayne Boosler

      as Self
    Production Stephen J. Morrison Executive Producer

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