Inside Comedy: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

This comedy documentary series from veteran funny-man David Steinberg ("Curb Your Enthusiasm") and Steve Carell reveals the inspirations, influences and idols of some of the greatest comics of our time. Big stars like Chris Rock, Ellen Degeneres, and Jerry Seinfeld and living legends like Mel Brooks, Don Rickles, and Jonathan Winters share never-before-heard anecdotes, intimate memories, and career-defining moments from the past five decades of comedy. Steinberg also elicits personal struggles and shares rare footage of his famous guests.

Series details

• Title: Inside Comedy
• Format: Talk Show
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2012-01-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-06-09
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Paramount+ with Showtime
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 3152

Cast and credited roles

• David Steinberg — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-01-26; final listed air date 2012-03-29; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2013-02-11; final listed air date 2013-04-15; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 2014-02-03; final listed air date 2014-04-07; episode order: 10.
• Season 4: premiered 2015-05-05; final listed air date 2015-06-09; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Inside Comedy on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.