A CNN Original Series exploring what makes us laugh, why and how that's influenced our social and political landscape throughout history.
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Melissa Villaseñor’s extraordinary impersonations help her be herself -
• Video 3:16Video How ‘SNL’ star creates celebrity impressions 3:16 -
How Gilda Radner changed comedy and helped make ‘SNL’ a cultural treasure -
• Video 1:07Video Gilda Radner tells how the women’s movement changed comedy 1:07 -
Yvonne Orji prayed for an answer and thank God she listened -
• Video 3:38Video Stand-up comedy still scares ‘Insecure’ actress (2018) 3:38
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• Video 3:07Video Cameron Esposito has jokes but no apologies 3:07 -
Cameron Esposito mixes hilarious and poignant with ‘Rape Jokes’
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• Video 0:42Video She did something ‘no other woman had before’ 0:42 -
• Video 0:50Video The power of Moms Mabley 0:50 -
• Video 1:18Video How World War II changed comedy forever 1:18 -
• Video 1:18Video The single most talented performer … ever? 1:18
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• Video 1:44Larry David: ‘You can just wing it’ 1:44 -
• Video 1:35The comic genius of ‘Ren & Stimpy’ 1:35 -
• Video 1:26Gone too soon: Mitch Hedberg 1:26 -
• Video 1:24How George Carlin’s ‘filthy words’ changed America 1:24 -
• Video 0:52Mae West: A ‘History of Comedy’ pioneer 0:52 -
• Video 1:36George Lopez and Keenen Ivory Wayans back in the day 1:36 -
• Video 1:23Did Abbott and Costello write the iconic ‘Who’s on First’ routine? 1:23 -
• Video 1:33Classic scenes in sitcom history 1:33
