Make 'em Laugh
Series chronicling over 100 years of American comedy
Make 'em Laugh - Honey, I'm Home!: Breadwinners and Homemakers
Series about American comedy shows how sitcoms from I Love Lucy to Seinfeld reflect the ongoing changes at home and in the workplace.
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Make 'em Laugh - Never Give a Sucker an Even Break: The Wiseguys
Series about American comedy looks at the wiseguys who get the final, and funniest, word, from WC Fields in the 30s to Larry David.
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Make 'em Laugh - Slip on a Banana Peel: The Knockabouts
Series about American comedy. This episode explores slapstick and features Laurel and Hardy, the Three Stooges and the Marx Brothers.
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Make 'em Laugh - Sock it to Me?: Satire and Parody
Series about American comedy looks at how performers from Jon Stewart to Mel Brooks have used satire to make fun of the world around them.
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Make 'em Laugh - When I'm Bad, I'm Better: The Groundbreakers
Series about American comedy looks at how audacious performers from Mae West to Lenny Bruce invoked 'freedom of speech' to bring laughs.
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Make 'em Laugh - Would You Hit a Guy with Glasses?: Nerds, Jerks and Oddballs
Series chronicling 100 years of American comedy looks at the role of the outsider, from Harold Lloyd to Woody Allen.
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