Synopsis
Comedian Lewis Black presents a "history of the joke" while trying to find the greatest joke ever told.
Movie Information
- Director
- Dave Greene
- Release Year
- 2008
- Runtime
- 120 minutes
- Genre
- Comedy, Documentary
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 5.0 / 10 (2 votes)
Top Cast
Lewis Black
Host
Dave Attell
Self
George Carlin
Self
Kathy Griffin
Self
Patton Oswalt
Self
Brian Posehn
Self
Iliza Shlesinger
Self
Penn Jillette
Self
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