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  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History

History of the Sitcom

Working for Laughs (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV-14
TV Episode | 45 min | Documentary, History

Work families can be even funnier than our biological ones, since the endless array of wacky sitcom characters on the job offers hilarious insights into the state of the American workplace.
Producer
Patrick Cameron (producer)
Cinematographer
Editor
Status
Edit Released
Updated Jul 25, 2021

Release date
Jul 25, 2021 (United States)
Awards
Series awards
1 nomination

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125 cast members
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Alan Alda
Self - Benjamin Frankin Pierce (archive footage) Self - Benjamin Frankin Pierce (archive footage)   See fewer
Jason Alexander
Self - Actor Self - Actor   See fewer
Lorraine Ali
Self - TV Critic LA Times Self - TV Critic LA Times   See fewer
Morey Amsterdam
Self - Buddy Sorrell (archive footage) Self - Buddy Sorrell (archive footage)   See fewer
Loni Anderson
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Judd Apatow
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Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
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Desi Arnaz
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Edward Asner
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Alec Baldwin
Self - Jack Donaghy (archive footage) Self - Jack Donaghy (archive footage)   See fewer
Lucille Ball
Self - Lucy Ricardo (archive footage) Self - Lucy Ricardo (archive footage)   See fewer
Frances Bavier
Self - Aunt Bea (archive footage) Self - Aunt Bea (archive footage)   See fewer
Warren Beatty
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Preston Beckman
Self - Exec VP NBC Self - Exec VP NBC   See fewer
Candice Bergen
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Peter Bonerz
Self - Dr. Jerry Robinson (archive footage) Self - Dr. Jerry Robinson (archive footage)   See fewer
Frank Bonner
Self - Herb Tarlek (archive footage) Self - Herb Tarlek (archive footage)   See fewer
Zach Braff
Self - Dr. John 'J.D.' Doria (archive footage) Self - Dr. John 'J.D.' Doria (archive footage)   See fewer
Matt Brennan
Self - TV Editor LA Times Self - TV Editor LA Times   See fewer
Mel Brooks
Self - Writer / Self - Producer Self - Writer / Self - Producer   See fewer
Gary Burghoff
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Mike Cabellon
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Sid Caesar
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Steve Carell
Self - Michael Scott (archive footage) Self - Michael Scott (archive footage)   See fewer
Dixie Carter
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Peter Casey
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William Christopher
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Connie Chung
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Jim Colucci
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Tim Considine
Self - Mike Douglas (archive footage) Self - Mike Douglas (archive footage)   See fewer
Terry Crews
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Greg Daniels
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Ted Danson
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Tony Danza
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Richard Deacon
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Danny DeVito
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Hugh Downs
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Diane English
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Donald Faison
Self - Dr. Christopher Turk (archive footage) Self - Dr. Christopher Turk (archive footage)   See fewer
Jamie Farr
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Mike Farrell
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LaToya Ferguson
Self - TV Critic Hollywood Reporter Self - TV Critic Hollywood Reporter   See fewer
Tina Fey
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Jenna Fischer
Self - Pam Beesly (archive footage) Self - Pam Beesly (archive footage)   See fewer
Howard Fishman
Self - TV Critic New Yorker Self - TV Critic New Yorker   See fewer
William Frawley
Self - Fred Mertz (archive footage) Self - Fred Mertz (archive footage)   See fewer
Judah Friedlander
Self - Frank Rossitano (archive footage) Self - Frank Rossitano (archive footage)   See fewer
Jeff Garlin
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Ron Glass
Self - Det. Ron Harris (archive footage) Self - Det. Ron Harris (archive footage)   See fewer
Patrick Gomez
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Don Grady
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Andy Griffith
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Marissa Guthrie
Self - TV Writer Self - TV Writer   See fewer
Kathryn Hahn
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Marilu Henner
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Howard Hesseman
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Judd Hirsch
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Ron Howard
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Brendan Hunt
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Caryn James
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Steve Jobs
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Gordon Jump
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Mindy Kaling
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Charles Kimbrough
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Ted Knight
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John Krasinski
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Bill Lawrence
Self - Exec Producer Self - Exec Producer   See fewer
Cloris Leachman
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Jane Leeves
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Alice Leppert
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Bob Leszczak
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Hal Linden
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Barry Livingston
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Christopher Lloyd
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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Rob Mac
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Gavin MacLeod
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Fred MacMurray
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Rose Marie
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Eric McCormack
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John C. McGinley
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Jim McKairnes
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Mary Tyler Moore
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Harry Morgan
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Tracy Morgan
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Craig T. Nelson
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Sandra Day O'Connor
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Nick Offerman
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Maulik Pancholy
Self - Jonathan (archive footage) Self - Jonathan (archive footage)   See fewer
Randall Park
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Troy Patterson
Self - Staff Writer New Yorker Self - Staff Writer New Yorker   See fewer
Herbie J. Pilato
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Aubrey Plaza
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Suzanne Pleshette
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Amy Poehler
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Annie Potts
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Danny Pudi
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Dan Quayle
Self - 44th US VP (archive footage) Self - 44th US VP (archive footage)   See fewer
Dan Rather
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Daphne Reid
Self - Actor (as Daphne Maxwell Reid) Self - Actor (as Daphne Maxwell Reid)   See fewer
Tim Reid
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Carl Reiner
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Judy Reyes
Self - Nurse Carla Espinosa (archive footage) Self - Nurse Carla Espinosa (archive footage)   See fewer
Sarah Rodman
Self - Exec Editor Entertainment Weekly Self - Exec Editor Entertainment Weekly   See fewer
Wayne Rogers
Self - Trapper John McIntyre (archive footage) Self - Trapper John McIntyre (archive footage)   See fewer
Susan Saint James
Self - Kate McArdle (archive footage) Self - Kate McArdle (archive footage)   See fewer
Andy Samberg
Self - Jake Peralta (archive footage) Self - Jake Peralta (archive footage)   See fewer
Richard Sanders
Self - Les Nessman (archive footage) Self - Les Nessman (archive footage)   See fewer
Michael Schur
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Garry Shandling
Self - Larry Sanders (archive footage) Self - Larry Sanders (archive footage)   See fewer
Jean Smart
Self - Charlene Frazier (archive footage) Self - Charlene Frazier (archive footage)   See fewer
Jack Soo
Self - Nick Yemana (archive footage) Self - Nick Yemana (archive footage)   See fewer
McLean Stevenson
Self - Col. Henry Blake (archive footage) Self - Col. Henry Blake (archive footage)   See fewer
Jason Sudeikis
Self - Ted Lasso (archive footage) Self - Ted Lasso (archive footage)   See fewer
Loretta Swit
Self - Actress Self - Actress   See fewer
Clarence Thomas
Self - Associate Justice US Supreme Court (archive footage) Self - Associate Justice US Supreme Court (archive footage)   See fewer
Mark Tinker
Self - Son of Grant Tinker Self - Son of Grant Tinker   See fewer
Rip Torn
Self - Arthur the Producer (archive footage) Self - Arthur the Producer (archive footage)   See fewer
Dick Van Dyke
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Vivian Vance
Self - Ethel Mertz (archive footage) Self - Ethel Mertz (archive footage)   See fewer
Barbara Walters
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Betty White
Self - Sue Ann Nivens (archive footage) Self - Sue Ann Nivens (archive footage)   See fewer
Rainn Wilson
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G. Wood
Self - Brig. Gen. Charlie Hammond (archive footage) Self - Brig. Gen. Charlie Hammond (archive footage)   See fewer
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