Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America - Production & Contact Info

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134 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Billy Crystal Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	6	Forget Paris (1995)
Amy Sedaris Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	6	Elf (2003)
Leonard Maltin Self - Film Critic / Self - Film Critic and Historian Self - Film Critic / Self - Film Critic and Historian See fewer	5	Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
George Carlin Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	5	Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Larry Wilmore Self Self See fewer	4	The Bernie Mac Show (2001)
Larry Gelbart Self - Writer / Self - Writer for Bob Hope Self - Writer / Self - Writer for Bob Hope See fewer	4	Tootsie (1982)
Joan Rivers Self - Comedienne Self - Comedienne See fewer	4	Spaceballs (1987)
Anne Beatts Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	4	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Chris Rock Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	4	Top Five (2014)
Robert Klein Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	4	Two Weeks Notice (2002)
Dick Van Dyke Self Self See fewer	3	Mary Poppins (1964)
Richard Belzer Self - Comedian / Self - Actor Self - Comedian / Self - Actor See fewer	3	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Shelley Berman Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	3	You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
David Steinberg Self - Comedian / Self - Director Self - Comedian / Self - Director See fewer	3	Seinfeld (1989)
Robert J. Thompson Self - Cultural Historian (as Robert Thompson) Self - Cultural Historian (as Robert Thompson) See fewer	3	Up Front Tonight (1998)
Judd Apatow Self - Writer / Self - Producer / Self - Director / Self - Writer, Producer, Director Self - Writer / Self - Producer / Self - Director / Self - Writer, Producer, Director See fewer	3	Girls (2012)
Michael McKean Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	3	This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Joe Adamson Self - Film Historian Self - Film Historian See fewer	3	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Jonathan Winters Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	3	It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Dick Gregory Self - Comedian / Self - Activist Self - Comedian / Self - Activist See fewer	3	The Hot Chick (2002)
Richard Lewis Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	3	Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Kaye Ballard Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	3	Baby Geniuses (1999)
Jason Alexander Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	3	Seinfeld (1989)
Conan O'Brien Self - Talk Show Host Self - Talk Show Host See fewer	3	The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
Carl Reiner Self Self See fewer	3	The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
Dick Smothers Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	3	Casino (1995)
Garry Marshall Self Self See fewer	3	A League of Their Own (1992)
Whoopi Goldberg Self Self See fewer	3	Ghost (1990)
George Schlatter Self - Producer Self - Producer See fewer	3	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
Larry David Self - Writer / Self - Actor Self - Writer / Self - Actor See fewer	2	Whatever Works (2009)
Roseanne Barr Self Self See fewer	2	Roseanne (1988)
Susie Essman Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	2	Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
Tommy Davidson Self Self See fewer	2	In Living Color (1990)
Tom Smothers Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	2	The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967)
Paul Mooney Self - Writer / Self - Comedian Self - Writer / Self - Comedian See fewer	2	Bamboozled (2000)
Lewis J. Stadlen Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	2	The Verdict (1982)
Alan Zweibel Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	2	It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986)
Joe Franklin Self - Talk Show Host Self - Talk Show Host See fewer	2	Ghostbusters (1984)
Gerard Jones Self - Cultural Historian Self - Cultural Historian See fewer	2	Prime (1993)
Mel Watkins Self - Cultural Historian Self - Cultural Historian See fewer	2	Broadway: The American Musical (2004)
Daphne Brooks Self - Cultural Historian Self - Cultural Historian See fewer	2	Mae West: Die verruchte Blonde (2021)
Hal Kanter Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	2	Julia (1968)
Bill Irwin Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	2	Rachel Getting Married (2008)
Max Wilk Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	2	Lights Out (1946)
Jean Carroll Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	2	The Jean Carroll Show (1953)
Phyllis Diller Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	2	A Bug's Life (1998)
Dick Cavett Self - Talk Show Host Self - Talk Show Host See fewer	2	Beetlejuice (1988)
Hugh Hefner Self - Playboy / Self - 'Playboy' Self - Playboy / Self - 'Playboy' See fewer	2	Miss March (2009)
Jerry Seinfeld Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	2	Seinfeld (1989)
Cheech Marin Self - Comedian / Self - Actor Self - Comedian / Self - Actor See fewer	2	Born in East L.A. (1987)
Groucho Marx Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	2	Horse Feathers (1932)
George Shapiro Self - Manager of Carl Reiner / Self - Manager of Andy Kaufman Self - Manager of Carl Reiner / Self - Manager of Andy Kaufman See fewer	2	Seinfeld (1989)
James Burrows Self - Director Self - Director See fewer	2	Cheers (1982)
James L. Brooks Self Self See fewer	2	Broadcast News (1987)
Steve Martin Self Self See fewer	2	Roxanne (1987)
Richard Zoglin Self - Critic Self - Critic See fewer	2	The Business of Comedy (2013)
Jim Carrey Self - Various (archive footage) Self - Various (archive footage) See fewer	1	Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Will Ferrell Self Self See fewer	1	Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Mel Brooks Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Spaceballs (1987)
Eddie Murphy Self Self See fewer	1	Harlem Nights (1989)
Buster Keaton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The General (1926)
Carol Burnett Self Self See fewer	1	The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
Damon Wayans Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	My Wife and Kids (2000)
Lucille Ball Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	I Love Lucy (1951)
Bob Newhart Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	1	The Rescuers (1977)
Keenen Ivory Wayans Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	White Chicks (2004)
Richard Pryor Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Superman III (1983)
George Segal Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Bill Maher Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	1	Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
Jerry Lewis Self Self See fewer	1	The Nutty Professor (1963)
Bill Cosby Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Cosby Show (1984)
Jon Stewart Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Daily Show (1996)
Mike Nichols Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Graduate (1967)
Matt Groening Self Self See fewer	1	The Simpsons (1989)
Paul Lynde Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
Johnny Carson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Lou Costello Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Hold That Ghost (1941)
George Burns Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Oh, God! (1977)
Bud Abbott Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Hold That Ghost (1941)
Elaine May Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Small Time Crooks (2000)
Mae West Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	She Done Him Wrong (1933)
Joy Behar Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	1	Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
Rose Marie Self Self See fewer	1	The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
Bert Lahr Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Redd Foxx Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Sanford and Son (1972)
Sid Caesar Self Self See fewer	1	Grease (1978)
Phil Silvers Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Jack Benny Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	To Be or Not to Be (1942)
Norman Lear Self Self See fewer	1	All in the Family (1971)
W.C. Fields Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	It's a Gift (1934)
Jeffrey Ross Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	1	The Wedding Ringer (2015)
Jeff Foxworthy Self Self See fewer	1	Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003)
Joyce Randolph Self Self See fewer	1	The Honeymooners (1955)
Will Rogers Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)
Lenny Bruce Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Dance Hall Racket (1953)
Carlos Mencia Self Self See fewer	1	The Heartbreak Kid (2007)
Max Mutchnick Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	1	Will & Grace (1998)
Bud Yorkin Self Self See fewer	1	Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Jay Sandrich Self Self See fewer	1	The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
Leigh French Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Halloween II (1981)
Reynaldo Rey Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	1	White Men Can't Jump (1992)
Allan Sherman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Fired Up! (2009)
Madelyn Davis Self (as Madelyn Pugh Davis) Self (as Madelyn Pugh Davis) See fewer	1	I Love Lucy (1951)
Gertrude Berg Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	The Goldbergs (1949)
Peter Kastner Self Self See fewer	1	You're a Big Boy Now (1966)
Mort Sahl Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	1	Johnny Cool (1963)
Bernie Brillstein Self - Producer / Self - Manager Self - Producer / Self - Manager See fewer	1	Ghostbusters (1984)
Moms Mabley Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Boarding House Blues (1948)
Mason Williams Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Licorice Pizza (2021)
Joan Benny Self - Daughter of Jack Benny Self - Daughter of Jack Benny See fewer	1	The Joey Bishop Show (1961)
Bill Marx Self Self See fewer	1	Too Many Kisses (1925)
Tom Lehrer Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	A Gathering of Eagles (1963)
Jeffrey Vance Self Self See fewer	1	Safety Last! (1923)
Paul Krassner Self - Author / Self - Satirist Self - Author / Self - Satirist See fewer	1	The Last of the Manson Girls (2018)
Ben Yagoda Self - Biographer: Will Rogers Self - Biographer: Will Rogers See fewer	1	Salinger (2013)
Bob Carroll Self Self See fewer	1	Redemption (I) (2004)
Stephen Cox Self - Film Historian Self - Film Historian See fewer	1	Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast (2014)
Jill Watts Self - Mae West Biographer Self - Mae West Biographer See fewer	1	Hattie
Patricia Eliot Tobias Self - Film Historian Self - Film Historian See fewer	1	Movie Magic & Mysteries: The Making of Sherlock Jr. (2010)
William Tankersley Self - Vice President of Program Practices, CBS (as William Tankersely) Self - Vice President of Program Practices, CBS (as William Tankersely) See fewer	1	Bicentennial Minutes (1974)
Harold Lloyd Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Safety Last! (1923)
Suzanne Lloyd Hayes Self - Granddaughter of Harold Lloyd (as Suzanne Lloyd) Self - Granddaughter of Harold Lloyd (as Suzanne Lloyd) See fewer	1	Safety Last! (1923)
Bob Hope Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	My Favorite Brunette (1947)
Gerald Nachman Self - Cultural Historian Self - Cultural Historian See fewer	1	Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (2009)
Lily Tomlin Self Self See fewer	1	Nashville (1975)
Woody Allen Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Annie Hall (1977)
George Lopez Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	1	George Lopez (2002)
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Rio Bravo (1959)
Andy Kaufman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Taxi (1978)
Jaleel White Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	1	Family Matters (1989)
Robin Williams Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1	Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Richard Buckley Self (archive footage) (as Lord Buckley) Self (archive footage) (as Lord Buckley) See fewer	1	Song to Song (I) (2017)
Bill Cobbs Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	1	Demolition Man (1993)
Keith Gerchak Self - Samuel Leslie (uncredited) Self - Samuel Leslie (uncredited) See fewer	1	Lost & Found in Cleveland (2024)