The Story of Late Night
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- Season 2
- Season 1
- Season 2 overviewJul 15-Aug 19, 20186 episodesSeason 2 episodes6. No Offense Aug 19, 2018
- Exploring family-friendly comedy and the struggles of abiding by strict network censors.
- 5. In It Together Aug 12, 2018
- The history of comedic duos and the evolution of comedy teams.
- 4. Gone Too Soon Aug 5, 2018
- Exploring the passing of comedic legends; the connection with their audiences.
- 3. Drawn to Be Funny Jul 29, 2018
- The history between animation and comedy.
- 2. Sketch and Improv Jul 22, 2018
- Exploring the history of sketch and improv comedy and how it evolved.
- 1. Carnal Knowledge Jul 15, 2018
- How sexual humor pushes the limits of both comfort and political correctness.
Utilizing archival footage punctuated by contemporary interviews with comedy legends and scholars, this is the history of not only what makes us laugh, but how comedy has affected the social and political landscape throughout history. Stars. Kliph Nesteroff.
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- 2017-02-09
- Documentary, Comedy, History
- 42
The History of Comedy is a CNN documentary series, as part of CNN Original Series. The documentary explores the underlying questions of what makes American people laugh, why, and how the laughter influenced their social and political landscape throughout American history.
A CNN Original Series exploring what makes us laugh, why and how that's influenced our social and political landscape throughout history.
CNN Original Series examines the historic influence of comedy in an eight-part documentary. Archival footage and contemporary interviews with comedy legends, scholars and current stars...
Exploring the history of sketch and improv comedy and how it evolved into a significant part of comedic talent today.
The evolution of inappropriate humor throughout history is traced, showcasing the work from groundbreaking comedians who risked their careers, prison sentences and even their lives as they fought against censorship.
CNN Original Series examines the historic influence of comedy in an eight-part documentary. Archival footage and contemporary interviews with comedy legends, scholars and current stars...
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