Make 'em laugh : the funny business of America
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Make 'em laugh : the funny business of America
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- Label
- Make 'em laugh : the funny business of America
- Title remainder
- the funny business of America
- Statement of responsibility
- a co-production of Ghost Light Films and Thirteen/WNET New York in association with Rhino Entertainment and BBC ; produced by Michael Kantor and Sally Rosenthal ; directed by Michael Kantor ; written by Michael Kantor and Laurence Maslon
- Title variation
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- Make them laugh
- Funny business of America
- Contributor
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- trueFoxworthy, Jeff
- trueGelbart, Larry
- trueGregory, Dick
- Kantor, Michael, 1961-
- trueKlein, Robert
- Lewis, Richard
- trueMaher, Bill
- Maltin, Leonard
- trueMaslon, Laurence
- trueRoseanne, 1952-
- Rosenthal, Sally
- trueSedaris, Amy
- British Broadcasting Company
- Educational Broadcasting Corporation
- Ghost Light Films
- Rhino Entertainment Company
- WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
- trueApatow, Judd, 1967-
- Beatts, Anne P
- trueBelzer, Richard
- Brillstein, Bernie, 1931-2008
- trueBurnett, Carol
- trueCarlin, George
- Crystal, Billy
- trueDiller, Phyllis
- trueEssman, Susie, 1955-
- Subject
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- Television comedies
- Television series
- Television programs
- American wit and humor -- 20th century
- Comedians -- Performances
- Comedians -- United States -- Biography
- Comedy sketches -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Documentary television programs
- Stand-up comedy -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The documentary explores the currents of American comedy throughout a century of social and political change, illuminating how comedy has tackled and poked fun at our political system, race relations, gender issues, and the prevailing American standards and taboos in everyday life. Melding performance, biography and history, it features interviews with over 90 comedians, writers, producers, and historians
- Cataloging source
- TEFMT
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Editor, Pam Arnold, Ed Barteski, Kris Liem and Jed Parker ; music, Peter Millrose, Laurence O'Keefe and Stephen Ulrich
- Dewey number
- 792.2/3/0973
- LC call number
- PN1922
- LC item number
- .M354 2008
- PerformerNote
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- Host: Billy Crystal
- Narrator: Amy Sedaris
- Runtime
- 420
- Technique
- live action
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