Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America

Documentary

Comedy

2009

1 Season

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January 14, 2009 - January 28, 2009Season 1 of Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America has 6 episodes.

Season 1 Episodes

S1 E1: Nerds, Jerks & Oddballs: Would Ya Hit a Guy with Glasses?

Jan 14, 20091h

This episode looks back at the bespectacled wannabe (Harold Lloyd) and the vain coward (Bob Hope) as the outsiders of their day. Along with pioneering women in comedy like Phyllis Diller and truly zany characters who seem to have arrived from another planet (Jonathan Winters, Andy Kaufman and Robin Williams), the great social upheaval of the 60s and 70s introduced counter-culture favorites Cheech & Chong, as well as superstar nerds like Woody Allen and “jerks” like Steve Martin – who ultimately became so popular that the idea of the outsider had to be re-cast.

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

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IMDB: 7.6

Original Language

English

Release Date

January 14, 2009

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