EPISODE
SEASON
The History of Comedy - Season 1
It is a series of contemporary interviews with legends and comedians who changed the course of history. This is a history that not only makes us laugh but carries more complete details of historical eras and eras. This series explains how comedy has influenced the social and political scene throughout history all over the world.
10 November 1956, Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
25 May 1963, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
22 March 1971, Southfield, Michigan, USA
11 March 1950, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
13 August 1948, New York City, New York, USA
16 April 1965, New York City, New York, USA
14 August 1945, Waco, Texas, USA
3 April 1961, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
27 January 1960, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
23 October 1959, Downey, California, USA
21 May 1951, New York City, New York, USA
20 June 1959
8 June 1958, New York City, New York, USA
5 December 1968, San Francisco, California, USA
22 June 1959, Los Angeles, California, USA
26 March 1950, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
8 December 1953, Yakima, Washington, USA
18 April 1963, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
9 August 1974, Los Angeles, California, USA
24 March 1953, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
3 April 1987, Los Angeles, California, USA
February 09, 2017
The CNN program would be enjoyable just for its wealth of vintage clips...To watch this series is to remember - or, depending on your age, to be introduced to - earlier comics who were incendiary in their own way, in much less permissive times.
February 09, 2017
To its credit, History of Comedy does appear determined to cover every foot of this vast waterfront.
February 09, 2017
What History of Comedy does within that hour is to bring what are often viewed as isolated incidents into context.
