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The History of Comedy is a CNN documentary series, as part of CNN Original Series.
Original Release
02/09/2017
US Release
02/09/2017
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kliph Nesteroff | Self |
| Robert B. Weide | Self |
| Elayne Boosler | Self / Self - Comedian |
| Patton Oswalt | Self |
| W. Kamau Bell | Self / Self - Comedian |
| Judd Apatow | Self |
| Conan O'Brien | Self / Self (archive footage) / Self - Host, Conan |
| Rob Reiner | Self |
| Larry Charles | Self / Self - Writer / Producer, Seinfeld |
| Keegan-Michael Key | Self |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carnal Knowledge | Sunday, 15 July 2018 |
| 2 | Sketch & Improv | Sunday, 22 July 2018 |
| 3 | Drawn To Be Funny | Sunday, 29 July 2018 |
| 4 | Gone Too Soon | Sunday, 05 August 2018 |
| 5 | In It Together | Sunday, 12 August 2018 |
| 6 | Going Clean/Flipping Funny | Sunday, 19 August 2018 |
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Directors
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kliph Nesteroff | Self |
| Robert B. Weide | Self |
| Elayne Boosler | Self / Self - Comedian |
| Patton Oswalt | Self |
| W. Kamau Bell | Self / Self - Comedian |
| Judd Apatow | Self |
| Conan O'Brien | Self / Self (archive footage) / Self - Host, Conan |
| Rob Reiner | Self |
| Larry Charles | Self / Self - Writer / Producer, Seinfeld |
| Keegan-Michael Key | Self |
| Ali Wong | Self / Self - Comedian |
| Sarah Silverman | Self / Self - Writer / Comedian |
| Barry Katz | Self / Self - Comedy Manager |
| Neal Brennan | Self / Self - Writer / Director / Comedian |
| Larry David | Self - Creator, Seinfeld / Self |
| Craig Ferguson | Self / Self - Writer / Comedian |
| Wayne Federman | Self |
| Jim Gaffigan | Self / Self - Comedian |
| Kenya Barris | Self |
| Rachel Bloom | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sean Hayes | Executive Producer |
| Stephen J. Morrison | Executive Producer |
| Amy Entelis | Executive Producer |
| Lizzie Fox | Executive Producer |
| Christopher G. Cowen | Executive Producer |
| Mark Herzog | Executive Producer |
| Todd Milliner | Executive Producer |
| Krysia Plonka | Executive Producer |
| Jonathan Buss | Producer |
| Jon Adler | Producer |
| Kliph Nesteroff | Producer |
| Jane E. Russell | Producer |
| Simon Brown | Producer |
| Erik Adolphson | Producer |
| Ben Heins | Producer |
| Dan Baglio | Producer |
| Nicholas Ward | Producer |
| Julie Dubensky | Producer |
| Collie Witt | Producer |
| Mike Goetzman | Producer |
| Alex Fleming | Producer |
| Elizabeth Goetzman | Producer |
| David Rivera | Producer |
| Patrick Roscoe | Producer |
| Matthew J. Horowitz | Producer |
| P.G. Morgan | Producer |
| Molly Harrington | Producer |
| Evan Gore | Producer |
| Sandra C. Alvarez | Producer |
| Blake Bruns | Producer |
| Morgan Poferl | Producer |
| Caitlyn Hynes | Producer |
| Daniel Macgregor | Producer |
| Nick Ward | Producer |
| Jeff Vibes | Producer |
| Dana Z. Panagopoulos | Producer |
| John Cooke | Producer |
Editors
Natalie De Diego, Erik McMichael, Jason Hardwick, Erin Perri, Lauren Rossi
