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Whoopi Goldberg, Steve Martin, Robin Williams, Eddie Murphy, and Carol Burnett in The History of Comedy (2017)

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The History of Comedy

9 reviews
8/10

Andy Kaufman

  • ross-79621
  • Aug 6, 2018
  • Permalink
9/10

For all comedy

This show, will showcase multiple generations of comedy. You cannot like one single generation of comedy and completely enjoy the show, but that's also the point. Comedy evolves. Whether you have clean comedians, or dirty ones, or realistic ones, or anything else. The thing about comedy that brings us together is laughter. They show will showcase all of the different genres of comedy, and it's a fantastic show. It's something I look forward to every single week and I hope there is a third season
  • TylerC161
  • Aug 21, 2018
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9/10

Solid documentary

Love it although they didn't mention bo burnham at all which is silly because he's in a category of his own but maybe that's why IDK good series though make more CNN.
  • semper-22863
  • Nov 10, 2021
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10/10

Excellent show. DO NOT listen to the other bad reviews

  • rapunion
  • Dec 5, 2020
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6/10

Should have been called "The American History of Comedy"

  • cameragod
  • Jan 24, 2018
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5/10

Not a bad series, but not all that good either.

It's just not funny. Oh, it's very interesting. You will definitely learn a lot. And the clips they show are funny enough. But they are interviewing some of the funniest people alive and they are not funny. everything is so serious and they few jokes made only get a chuckle. The old timers like Betty White and Carol Burnett are wonderful. But anyone born after WW2 tends to fall flat after two minutes on camera. I expected to be falling off the couch laughing. Instead, I spent most of the time wishing Robin Williams and Joan Rivers would rise from the grave and save me from these serious, self-important people.
  • chrismarie103
  • Apr 23, 2018
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3/10

The History of Profanity in Comedy

  • songod-95003
  • Jul 16, 2018
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4/10

"The history of women in comedy" FTFY

  • crazychris-89984
  • Jul 15, 2018
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"Comedy" Killed by Commercial Breaks, Breaks and More Breaks

  • kathycheer
  • Jul 11, 2021
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