Synopsis
Explore what makes us laugh, why, and how that's influenced our social and political landscape throughout history.
Series Information
- First Aired
- 2017
- Last Aired
- 2018
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 14
- Episode Length
- 45 min
- Genre
- Documentary, Comedy
- Network
- CNN
- Status
- Ended
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (9 votes)
Top Cast
Ali Wong
Self
Larry David
Self - Creator, Seinfeld
Rain Pryor
Self
Gilbert Gottfried
Self
David Zucker
Self
Kent Alterman
Self
Rob Reiner
Self
Anne Beatts
Self
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