Episodes
Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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01 | 01 | Bob Newhart | 20010612 | 20021006 | Bob Newhart, who took stand-up comedy out of obscure clubs and into every American's living room. |
01 | 02 | Phyllis Diller | 20010619 | 20021013 | The woman with the dirtiest laugh in showbiz started as a gossip columnist. |
01 | 03 | Bill Cosby | 20010626 | 20021020 | , who was the first black comedian to break through in the album scene. |
01 | 04 LAST | Lily Tomlin | 20010703 | 20021027 | , who started in Rowan and Martin's Laugh in, made the leap to stand-up comedy. |
02 | 01 | Henny Youngman | 20030617 | The series kicks off with the King of the One Liner, Henny Youngman, an immigrant Jewish kid from Brooklyn who grew up to become the ultimate Borscht Belt gagmeister. | |
02 | 02 | Flip Wilson | 20030624 | the rags to riches story of Flip Wilson, a groundbreaking black comic who became a comedy phenomenon in America during the late 60s and early 70s. the rags to riches story of Flip Wilson, a groundbreaking black comic who became a comedy phenomenon in America during the late 60s and eClowning Around On 4 Extra | |
02 | 03 | Ellen Degeneres | 20030701 | , sitcom star and brilliant stand-up artist. | |
02 | 04 LAST | Jonathan Winters | 20030708 | Greg Proops tells the story of the comic chameleon and living legend Jonathan Winters, a one-man theatrical troupe who instantly creates characters, voices, sound effects and stories. Having entertained his audiences for over five decades, he is America's first true surrealist comedian and improvisational genius. |