About The History of Comedy
- Released on February 09, 2017
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 plays Self (14 episodes)
Ali Wong plays Self (14 episodes)
Alexandra "Ali" Wong (born April 19, 1982) is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and writer. She is noted for he...
See Ali Wong's other roles →Rain Pryor plays Self (14 episodes)
Gilbert Gottfried plays Self (14 episodes)
Gilbert Jeremy Gottfried (February 28, 1955 - April 12, 2022) was an American actor and stand-up comedian. Gottfried'...
See Gilbert Gottfried's other roles →David Zucker plays Self (14 episodes)
Kent Alterman plays Self (14 episodes)
Rob Reiner plays Self (14 episodes)
Robert Norman Reiner (born March 6, 1947) is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Reiner first came to natio...
See Rob Reiner's other roles →Anne Beatts plays Self (14 episodes)
Betty White plays Self (14 episodes)
Betty Marion White Ludden (January 17, 1922 - December 31, 2021) was an American actress and comedian, with the longe...
See Betty White's other roles →Todd Boyd plays Self (14 episodes)
Patton Oswalt plays Self (14 episodes)
American stand-up comedian, writer and actor Patton Oswalt first began performing standup comedy in the late 1980s to...
See Patton Oswalt's other roles →Judd Apatow plays Self (14 episodes)
Judd Apatow (born December 6, 1967) is an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. He is well known for hi...
See Judd Apatow's other roles →Cindy Chupack plays Self (14 episodes)
Bobcat Goldthwait plays Self (14 episodes)
Robert Francis "Bobcat" Goldthwait is an American screen and voice actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film and televi...
See Bobcat Goldthwait's other roles →Lewis Black plays Self (14 episodes)
Lewis Niles Black (born August 30, 1948) is an American stand-up comedian, author, playwright, social critic and acto...
See Lewis Black's other roles →Larry Charles plays Self (14 episodes)
Larry Charles (born February 20, 1956) is an American writer, director, and producer. He is best known as a staff wri...
See Larry Charles's other roles →Jim Jefferies plays Self (14 episodes)
Geoff James Nugent (born 14 February 1977), known professionally as Jim Jefferies (and previously Jim Jeffries), is a...
See Jim Jefferies's other roles →Arsenio Hall plays Self (14 episodes)
Arsenio Hall (born February 12, 1955) is an American actor, comedian, and former talk show host. He is best known fo...
See Arsenio Hall's other roles →Jerry Zucker plays Self (14 episodes)
Craig Ferguson plays Self (14 episodes)
Craig Ferguson (born 17 May 1962) is a Scottish-born, naturalized American television host, stand-up comedian, writer...
See Craig Ferguson's other roles →Sarah Silverman plays Self (14 episodes)
Sarah Kate Silverman (born December 1, 1970) is an American comedian, actress, and writer. Her comedy addresses socia...
See Sarah Silverman's other roles →Keegan-Michael Key plays 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...
See Keegan-Michael Key's other roles →'Weird Al' Yankovic plays Self (14 episodes)
Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (born October 23, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, actor, c...
See 'Weird Al' Yankovic's other roles →Marc Maron plays 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...
See Marc Maron's other roles →Laraine Newman plays Self (14 episodes)
Laraine Newman is an American actress, voice actress, comedian and writer, who was part of the original cast of NBC's...
See Laraine Newman's other roles →Al Franken plays Self (14 episodes)
Alan Stuart Franken is an American comedian, politician, media personality, and author who served as a United States ...
See Al Franken's other roles →Harry Shearer plays Self (14 episodes)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American actor, comedia...
See Harry Shearer's other roles →Robert B. Weide plays Self (14 episodes)
W. Kamau Bell plays Self (14 episodes)
Samantha Bee plays Self (14 episodes)
Neal Brennan plays Self (14 episodes)
Larry David plays Self (14 episodes)
Producer, writer, actor. Born July 2, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York. David attended the University of Maryland and start...
See Larry David's other roles →Kevin Smith plays Self (14 episodes)
Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, public speaker, comic book write...
See Kevin Smith's other roles →Carol Burnett plays Self (14 episodes)
Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is an American actress, comedienne, singer, dancer and writer. Burnett ...
See Carol Burnett's other roles →Carl Reiner plays Self (14 episodes)
Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American actor, stand-up comedian, director, screenwriter, and au...
See Carl Reiner's other roles →Jimmy Kimmel plays Self (14 episodes)
James Christian "Jimmy" Kimmel is an American comedian, actor, voice artist and television host. He is the host and ...
See Jimmy Kimmel's other roles →Elayne Boosler plays Self (14 episodes)
Maria Bamford plays Self (14 episodes)
Adam McKay plays Self (14 episodes)
Adam McKay (born April 17, 1968) is an American film and television director, producer, screenwriter, and comedian. M...
See Adam McKay's other roles →Conan O'Brien plays Self (14 episodes)
Conan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer and perfo...
See Conan O'Brien's other roles →Robert Klein plays Self (14 episodes)
Robert Klein (born February 8, 1942) is an American stand-up comedian, singer, and actor. He is known for his appeara...
See Robert Klein's other roles →Jeff Ross plays Self (8 episodes)
Jeff Ross (born September 13, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor.
See Jeff Ross's other roles →P. J. O'Rourke plays Self (14 episodes)
Crew of The History of Comedy
Discover the backstage crew of The History of Comedy →
- Bob Mankoff
- Ali Wong
- Rain Pryor
- Gilbert Gottfried
- David Zucker
- Kent Alterman
- Rob Reiner
- Anne Beatts
- Betty White
- Todd Boyd
- Patton Oswalt
- Judd Apatow
- Cindy Chupack
- Bobcat Goldthwait
- Lewis Black
- Larry Charles
- Jim Jefferies
- Arsenio Hall
- Jerry Zucker
- Craig Ferguson
- Sarah Silverman
- Keegan-Michael Key
- 'Weird Al' Yankovic
- Marc Maron
- Laraine Newman
- Al Franken
- Harry Shearer
- Robert B. Weide
- W. Kamau Bell
- Samantha Bee
- Neal Brennan
- Larry David
- Kevin Smith
- Carol Burnett
- Carl Reiner
- Jimmy Kimmel
- Elayne Boosler
- Maria Bamford
- Adam McKay
- Conan O'Brien
- Robert Klein
- Jeff Ross
- P. J. O'Rourke