Title:
Make 'em laugh : the funny business of America / 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.
Publication Information:
[United States] : Educational Broadcasting Corp., [2008]
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Rhino
©2008
Physical Description:
3 videodiscs (420 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Originally produced for television broadcast on the PBS television network January 14-28, 2009.
Title from container.
Bonus features: interview outtakes, favorite jokes.
DVD ; Dolby digital, stereo.
Contents:
Disc 1. episode 1. Would ya hit a guy with glasses?: nerds, jerks and oddballs -- episode 2. Honey, I'm home!: breadwinners and homemakers ; Disc 2. episode 3. Slip on a banana peel: the knockabouts -- episode 4. When I'm bad I'm better: the groundbreakers ; Disc 3. episode 5. Never give a sucker an even break: the wiseguys ; episode 6. Sock it to me: satire and parody.
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.
Performer:
Host: Billy Crystal.
Narrator: Amy Sedaris.
Production Credits:
Editor, Pam Arnold, Ed Barteski, Kris Liem and Jed Parker ; music, Peter Millrose, Laurence O'Keefe and Stephen Ulrich.
OCLC Number:
ocn298875789
Availability:
Farmington~1