Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Melding performance, biography and history, Make 'Em Laugh features interviews with over 90 comedians, writers, producers, and historians including Judd Apatow, Roseanne Barr, Anne Beatts, the Smothers Brothers, Carol Burnett, Sid Caesar, George Carlin, Larry David, Will Ferrell, Leonard Maltin, Cheech Marin, Steve Martin, Chris Rock, Mort Sahl, Dick Van Dyke, and many, many more.

Series details

• Title: Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, History
• Premiere date: 2009-01-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-01-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 30266
• TVDB ID: 85681

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-01-14; final listed air date 2009-01-28; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America 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.