The History of Comedy

Ripped From The Headlines (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, Comedy, History

The origens of topical humor are traced, from the invention of the monologue to the "fake news" shows of today.

Producer

Alex Fleming

Composers

Scott Icenogle | Lior Rosner

Cinematographers

Jack Kney | B.J. Strongman (as B.J. Iwen)

Editor

Jason Hardwick

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Updated Jul 23, 2017

Release date

Jul 23, 2017 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
28 cast members

Name	Known for
Louie Anderson Self Self See fewer	Life with Louie (1994)
Judd Apatow Self Self See fewer	Girls (2012)
Samantha Bee Self Self See fewer	Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (2016)
W. Kamau Bell Self Self See fewer	United Shades of America (2016)
Elayne Boosler Self Self See fewer	Cinemax Comedy Experiment (1985)
Louis C.K. Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Louie (2010)
Johnny Carson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Dick Cavett Self Self See fewer	Beetlejuice (1988)
Jimmy Fallon Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Craig Ferguson Self Self See fewer	I'll Be There (2003)
Kathy Griffin Self Self See fewer	The Cable Guy (1996)
Bob Hope Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Ghost Breakers (1940)
Keegan-Michael Key Self Self See fewer	Keanu (2016)
Jimmy Kimmel Self Self See fewer	Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
Jay Leno Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
David Letterman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Kliph Nesteroff Self Self See fewer	The History of Comedy (2017)
Laraine Newman Self Self See fewer	Coneheads (1993)
Conan O'Brien Self Self See fewer	The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
John Oliver Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
Patton Oswalt Self Self See fewer	Young Adult (2011)
Joan Rivers Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Spaceballs (1987)
Amy Schumer Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Trainwreck (2015)
Sarah Silverman Self Self See fewer	Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Jon Stewart Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Daily Show (1996)
Robert B. Weide Self Self See fewer	Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
Betty White Self Self See fewer	The Proposal (I) (2009)
Ali Wong Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	Ali Wong: Baby Cobra (2016)