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Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business... on PBS

2009, TV Show

Episode Detail: The Knockabouts: Slip on a Banana Peel; The Groundbreakers: When I'm Bad, I'm Better - Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America

A focus on slapstick comedy recalls the antics of Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, the Three Stooges, Martin and Lewis, the Marx Brothers and Lucille Ball. Also: the "bad" boys and gals who broke the established rules of comedy, including Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, Moms Mabley, Richard Pryor and Mae West, are remembered.

Episodes: The Knockabouts: Slip on a Banana Peel; The Groundbreakers: When I'm Bad, I'm Better - Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America - 9 total Episodes

1/28/2009: Satire and Parody: Sock It to ME? Season 1, Episode 6
1/28/2009: The Wiseguys: Never Give a Sucker an Even Break Season 1, Episode 5
1/28/2009: The Wiseguys: Never Give a Sucker an Even Break; Satire and Parody: Sock It to ME?
1/21/2009: The Groundbreakers: When I'm Bad, I'm Better Season 1, Episode 4
1/21/2009: The Knockabouts: Slip on a Banana Peel Season 1, Episode 3
1/21/2009: The Knockabouts: Slip on a Banana Peel; The Groundbreakers: When I'm Bad, I'm Better
1/14/2009: Breadwinners and Homemakers: Honey, I'm Home! Season 1, Episode 2
1/14/2009: Nerds, Jerks & Oddballs: Would Ya Hit a Guy with Glasses? Season 1, Episode 1
1/14/2009: Nerds, Jerks & Oddballs: Would Ya Hit a Guy with Glasses?; Breadwinners and Homemakers: Honey, I'm Home!

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Premiered: January 14, 2009, on PBS

Rating: TV-PG

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Premise: Interviews with more than 90 comedians accent this history of American comedy, which is broken down by genre (domestic, parody and satire, physical, etc.) and features clips and profiles of notable performers.

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