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Comedy (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Documentary, History

A look at comedy on television, from sketch comedies to sitcoms to stand-up specials.
Director
Writer
Michael Winship (written by)
Composer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Feb 1, 1988

Release date
Feb 1, 1988 (United States)

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Cast

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79 cast members
Name Known for
Edwin Newman
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
William Paley
Self (as William S. Paley) Self (as William S. Paley)   See fewer
Alan Alda
Capt. Benjamin Franklin 'Hawkeye' Pierce (archive footage) Capt. Benjamin Franklin 'Hawkeye' Pierce (archive footage)   See fewer
Gracie Allen
Gracie Allen (archive footage) Gracie Allen (archive footage)   See fewer
Dan Aykroyd
Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage)   See fewer
Tallulah Bankhead
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ethel Barrymore
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Meredith Baxter
Elise Keaton (archive footage) Elise Keaton (archive footage)   See fewer
John Belushi
Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage)   See fewer
Bea Benaderet
Blanche Morton (archive footage) Blanche Morton (archive footage)   See fewer
Jack Benny
Jack Benny (archive footage) Jack Benny (archive footage)   See fewer
Milton Berle
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Jason Bernard
Officer Sweeney (archive footage) Officer Sweeney (archive footage)   See fewer
Bill Bixby
Tim O'Hara (archive footage) Tim O'Hara (archive footage)   See fewer
Mel Blanc
Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage)   See fewer
George Burns
George Burns (archive footage) George Burns (archive footage)   See fewer
Sid Caesar
Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage)   See fewer
Art Carney
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
William Christopher
Father Francis Mulcahy (archive footage) Father Francis Mulcahy (archive footage)   See fewer
Bill Cosby
Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable (archive footage) Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable (archive footage)   See fewer
Wally Cox
Mr. Peepers (archive footage) Mr. Peepers (archive footage)   See fewer
Jane Curtin
Allie Lowell (archive footage) Allie Lowell (archive footage)   See fewer
Ted Danson
Sam Malone (archive footage) Sam Malone (archive footage)   See fewer
Tony Danza
Tony Banta (archive footage) Tony Banta (archive footage)   See fewer
Pam Dawber
Mindy McConnell (archive footage) Mindy McConnell (archive footage)   See fewer
Jimmy Durante
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Mike Evans
Lionel Jefferson (archive footage) Lionel Jefferson (archive footage)   See fewer
Michael J. Fox
Alex P. Keaton (archive footage) Alex P. Keaton (archive footage)   See fewer
Matt Frewer
Max Headroom (archive footage) Max Headroom (archive footage)   See fewer
Jackie Gleason
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Bobcat Goldthwait
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Michael Gross
Steven Keaton (archive footage) Steven Keaton (archive footage)   See fewer
John Hillerman
Priest (archive footage) Priest (archive footage)   See fewer
Bob Hope
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ernie Kovacs
Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage)   See fewer
Harvey Lembeck
Cpl. Rocco Barbella (archive footage) Cpl. Rocco Barbella (archive footage)   See fewer
David Letterman
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Jerry Lewis
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Larry Linville
Maj. Frank Burns (archive footage) Maj. Frank Burns (archive footage)   See fewer
Shelley Long
Diane Chambers (archive footage) Diane Chambers (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert Mandan
Chester Tate (archive footage) Chester Tate (archive footage)   See fewer
Dean Martin
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Steve Martin
Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage)   See fewer
Groucho Marx
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Harpo Marx
Harpo (archive footage) Harpo (archive footage)   See fewer
Howard Morris
Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage)   See fewer
Harriet Nelson
Harriet Nelson (archive footage) Harriet Nelson (archive footage)   See fewer
Ozzie Nelson
Ozzie Nelson (archive footage) Ozzie Nelson (archive footage)   See fewer
Carroll O'Connor
Archie Bunker (archive footage) Archie Bunker (archive footage)   See fewer
Donald O'Connor
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Phylicia Rashad
Claire Huxtable (archive footage) Claire Huxtable (archive footage)   See fewer
Carl Reiner
Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage)   See fewer
Wayne Rogers
Capt. 'Trapper John' McIntyre (archive footage) Capt. 'Trapper John' McIntyre (archive footage)   See fewer
Dan Rowan
Dan Rowan (archive footage) Dan Rowan (archive footage)   See fewer
Susan Saint James
Kate McArdle (archive footage) Kate McArdle (archive footage)   See fewer
Garry Shandling
Garry Shandling (archive footage) Garry Shandling (archive footage)   See fewer
Cybill Shepherd
Maddie Hayes (archive footage) Maddie Hayes (archive footage)   See fewer
Martin Short
Fred Rogers (archive footage) Fred Rogers (archive footage)   See fewer
Phil Silvers
Sgt. Bilko (archive footage) Sgt. Bilko (archive footage)   See fewer
Jean Stapleton
Edith Bunker (archive footage) Edith Bunker (archive footage)   See fewer
Judy Tenuta
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Ray Walston
Uncle Martin (archive footage) Uncle Martin (archive footage)   See fewer
Marsha Warfield
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Vanna White
Vanna White (archive footage) Vanna White (archive footage)   See fewer
Steven Wright
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Jane Wyatt
Margaret Anderson (archive footage) Margaret Anderson (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert Young
Jim Anderson (archive footage) Jim Anderson (archive footage)   See fewer
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