More Comedy in the 20th Century: The influencers – a more in depth look at the people that make us laugh.
1. The birth of modern comedy on film with sound: Taking a closer look. W.C. Fields, the Marx Brothers, Abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy, Hope and Crosby
2. Your Show of Shows/Caesar’s Hour, the birthplace of comedy, Larry Gelbart (M.A.S.H.), Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Woody Allen and Neil Simon
3. The Comedy Acting Hall of Fame Part 1: Robin Williams, John Belushi, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Eddie Murphy, Steve Martin and Peter Sellers
4. The Comedy Acting Hall of Fame Part 2: Leslie Nielsen, Jim Carrey, Ben Stiller, Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Gene Wilder, Melissa McCarthy, Sacha Baron Cohen
5. The greatest Comedy Directors: Mel Brooks, Woody Allen and Judd Apatow
6. Getting to the Couch: Johnny Carson, the launchpad for comedy, featuring early works of Seinfeld, Leno, Shandling, Wright, Martin, Murphy