Alan Yentob looks at the unique role Jews have played in creating the modern American musical, from Porgy and Bess to West Side Story and Cabaret. Show more
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Episode 1: Would You Hit a Guy with Glasses?: Nerds, Jerks and Oddballs
1 hour
Series chronicling 100 years of American comedy looks at the role of the outsider, from Harold Lloyd to Woody Allen. Show more
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Episode 3: Slip on a Banana Peel: The Knockabouts
55 minutes
Series about American comedy. This episode explores slapstick and features Laurel and Hardy, the Three Stooges and the Marx Brothers. Show more
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Episode 4: When I'm Bad, I'm Better: The Groundbreakers
55 minutes
Series about American comedy looks at how audacious performers from Mae West to Lenny Bruce invoked 'freedom of speech' to bring laughs. Show more
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Episode 5: Never Give a Sucker an Even Break: The Wiseguys
55 minutes
Series about American comedy looks at the wiseguys who get the final, and funniest, word, from WC Fields in the 30s to Larry David. Show more
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Episode 6: Sock it to Me?: Satire and Parody
55 minutes
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. Show more