Cast and Crew of The History of Comedy

The History of Comedy

Explore what makes us laugh, why, and how that's influenced our social and political landscape throughout history.

Full Cast of The History of Comedy

Bob Mankoff

as Self (14 episodes)
Ali Wong as Self

Ali Wong

as Self (14 episodes)

Alexandra "Ali" Wong (born April 19, 1982) is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and writer. She is noted for he...

Rain Pryor as Self

Rain Pryor

as Self (14 episodes)
Gilbert Gottfried as Self

Gilbert Gottfried

as Self (14 episodes)

Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (February 28, 1955 - April 12, 2022) was an American actor and stand-up comedian. Gottfried'...

David Zucker as Self

David Zucker

as Self (14 episodes)
Kent Alterman as Self

Kent Alterman

as Self (14 episodes)
Rob Reiner as Self

Rob Reiner

as Self (14 episodes)

Robert Norman Reiner (born March 6, 1947) is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Reiner first came to natio...

Anne Beatts

as Self (14 episodes)
Betty White as Self

Betty White

as Self (14 episodes)

Betty Marion White Ludden (January 17, 1922 - December 31, 2021) was an American actress and comedian, with the longe...

Todd Boyd

as Self (14 episodes)
Patton Oswalt as Self

Patton Oswalt

as Self (14 episodes)

American stand-up comedian, writer and actor Patton Oswalt first began performing standup comedy in the late 1980s to...

Judd Apatow as Self

Judd Apatow

as Self (14 episodes)

Judd Apatow (born December 6, 1967) is an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. He is well known for hi...

Cindy Chupack as Self

Cindy Chupack

as Self (14 episodes)
Bobcat Goldthwait as Self

Bobcat Goldthwait

as Self (14 episodes)

Robert Francis "Bobcat" Goldthwait is an American screen and voice actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film and televi...

Lewis Black as Self

Lewis Black

as Self (14 episodes)

Lewis Niles Black (born August 30, 1948) is an American stand-up comedian, author, playwright, social critic and acto...

Larry Charles as Self

Larry Charles

as Self (14 episodes)

Larry Charles (born February 20, 1956) is an American writer, director, and producer. He is best known as a staff wri...

Jim Jefferies as Self

Jim Jefferies

as Self (14 episodes)

Geoff James Nugent (born 14 February 1977), known professionally as Jim Jefferies (and previously Jim Jeffries), is a...

Arsenio Hall as Self

Arsenio Hall

as Self (14 episodes)

Arsenio Hall (born February 12, 1955)  is an American actor, comedian, and former talk show host. He is best known fo...

Jerry Zucker as Self

Jerry Zucker

as Self (14 episodes)
Craig Ferguson as Self

Craig Ferguson

as Self (14 episodes)

Craig Ferguson (born 17 May 1962) is a Scottish-born, naturalized American television host, stand-up comedian, writer...

Sarah Silverman as Self

Sarah Silverman

as Self (14 episodes)

Sarah Kate Silverman (born December 1, 1970) is an American comedian, actress, and writer. Her comedy addresses socia...

Keegan-Michael Key as Self

Keegan-Michael Key

as Self (14 episodes)

Keegan-Michael Key (born March 22, 1971, height 6' 1" (1,85 m)) is an American actor and comedian best known for star...

"Weird Al" Yankovic as Self

"Weird Al" Yankovic

as Self (14 episodes)

Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (born October 23, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, actor, c...

Marc Maron as Self

Marc Maron

as Self (14 episodes)

Marc Maron (born September 27, 1963) is an American stand-up comedian and podcast host. He has been host of The Marc...

Laraine Newman as Self

Laraine Newman

as Self (14 episodes)

Laraine Newman is an American actress, voice actress, comedian and writer, who was part of the original cast of NBC's...

Al Franken as Self

Al Franken

as Self (14 episodes)

Alan Stuart Franken is an American comedian, politician, media personality, and author who served as a United States ...

Harry Shearer as Self

Harry Shearer

as Self (14 episodes)

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Harry Julius Shearer  (born December 23, 1943) is an American actor, comedia...

Robert B. Weide as Self

Robert B. Weide

as Self (14 episodes)
W. Kamau Bell as Self

W. Kamau Bell

as Self (14 episodes)
Samantha Bee as Self

Samantha Bee

as Self (14 episodes)
Neal Brennan as Self

Neal Brennan

as Self (14 episodes)
Larry David as Self

Larry David

as Self (14 episodes)

Producer, writer, actor. Born July 2, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York. David attended the University of Maryland and start...

Kevin Smith as Self

Kevin Smith

as Self (14 episodes)

Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, public speaker, comic book write...

Carol Burnett as Self

Carol Burnett

as Self (14 episodes)

Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is an American actress, comedienne, singer, dancer and writer. Burnett ...

Carl Reiner as Self

Carl Reiner

as Self (14 episodes)

Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American actor, stand-up comedian, director, screenwriter, and au...

Jimmy Kimmel as Self

Jimmy Kimmel

as Self (14 episodes)

​James Christian "Jimmy" Kimmel is an American comedian, actor, voice artist and television host. He is the host and ...

Elayne Boosler

as Self (14 episodes)
Maria Bamford as Self

Maria Bamford

as Self (14 episodes)
Adam McKay as Self

Adam McKay

as Self (14 episodes)

Adam McKay (born April 17, 1968) is an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter, and comedian. M...

Conan O'Brien as Self

Conan O'Brien

as Self (14 episodes)

Conan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer and perfo...

Robert Klein as Self

Robert Klein

as Self (14 episodes)

Robert Klein (born February 8, 1942) is an American stand-up comedian, singer, and actor. He is known for his appeara...

Jeff Ross as Self

Jeff Ross

as Self (8 episodes)

Jeff Ross (born September 13, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor.

P. J. O'Rourke as Self

P. J. O'Rourke

as Self (14 episodes)

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