Comedy History 101
Journalist/comedian Harmon Leon dives into the history of comedy; bringing podcast listeners some of his favorite comedy influences, cult classics, and all things comedy history. More at: harmonleon.com More at: comedyhistory101.com
Gallagher w/ Director Josh Forbes
CH101 Select: Kliph Nesteroff: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars
The Grateful Dead Counterfeiter
Trailer: The Grateful Dead Counterfeiter
The Mary Tyler Moore Show's Trailblazing Sitcom Writer Susan Silver
The Comedy Store w/ Joey Camen
Paul Bellini & Kids in the Hall
The Golden Girls & Roseanne w/ Writer Stan Zimmerman
Arrested Development & Golden Girls w/Jim Vallely
Grease, Airplane, Rocky Horror Picture Show w/ Casting Director Joel Thurm
Moms Mabley with Rhonda Hansome
Ch101 Select: The Kids in the Hall with Paul Myers
When We Went MAD: A Documentary of Ecch-ic Proportions!
CH101 Select: 2 Comedians Complain About The Edinburgh Festival
Comedian Sean Cullen
Jimmy Kimmel Live w/ Adam Spiegelman
Comedy Portrait Photographer Dan Dion
Yuk Yuk’s w/ Evan Carter
Dangerfield's w/ Dave Juskow
CH101 Select: The Harvard Lampoon w/ Michael Small
OJ Simpson's Hidden Camera Prank Show, Juice'd!
Chris Farley w/ Director Brent Hodge
Jews and Comedy in America with Eddy Portnoy
Just for Laughs with Darren Frost
Comedy Cellar with Dave Juskow
CH101 Select: The Mr. Bill Show with Creator Walter Williams
The Best of 2023!
Writing Jokes for President George W. Bush w/Bruce Cherry
Shemp Howard and The Three Stooges
Kliph Nesteroff: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars
Writing Jokes for President Bill Clinton w/ Mark Katz
CH101 Select: Last Comic Standing with Rob Cantrell
The Jerry Springer Show Infiltration
Celebrity Journalism of the 1980s
The Harvard Lampoon w/Michael Small
Satan Wants You with Directors Steve Adams & Sean Horlor
Found Footage Festival and Chop & Steele
Grateful Dead Ticketing Office: PART TWO
Mad Magazine with Former Editor Joe Raiola
CH101 Short: 2 Comedians Complain about the Edinburgh Festival
Revenge of the Nerds with Wormser aka Andrew Cassese
Seinfeld's Michael Richards Infamous Meltdown with Freddy Lockhart
CH101 Select: Comedy Central Origin Story
The Mr. Bill Show with Walter Williams
History of Irish Stand Up Comedy with Johnny Candon
The Wolf of Wall Street with Jordan Belfort
The Kids in the Hall with Paul Myers
CH101 Select: Rick Overton and Set List
Last Comic Standing with Rob Cantrell
CH101 Select: Wayne Federman and the History of Stand Up Comedy
Jackie Mason & Caddyshack 2
Rick Overton and Set List
CH101 Select: Abbie Hoffman and The Second City
CH101 Select: Comedy After 9/11
Comedy Central's Origin Story
CH101 Select: Obama's Joke Writer: David Litt
CH101 Select: Dick Gregory: From Comedian to Activist
Wayne Federman and the History of Stand Up Comedy
CH101 Select: Comedians, The Mob, and the Copacabana
CH101 Select: Slipping on a Banana Peel
(Pt 4) John Belushi: The Sad Final Years
(PT 3) John Belushi: Making of the Blues Brothers
(PT 2) History of John Belushi: SNL Years
History of John Belushi: The Early Days
CH101 Select: History of Trump Attempting to be Funny
(PT 2) History of Richard Pryor, The Black Panthers, and Berkeley
History of Richard Pryor, The Black Panthers, and Berkeley
History of Freddie Prinze
History of Sasha Baron Cohen and Borat
History of Abbie Hoffman and The Second City Theater
CH101 Select: History of The Comedy Store Strike
Ch101 Select: History of the Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump
History of Pepe the Frog
CH101 Select: History of XXX Party Records
History of the Animal House Sitcom
History of The Chevy Chase Show
CH101 Select: History of the Comedy Store Condo
History of the Blazing Saddles Sitcom
History of the Unknown Comic
CH101 Select: History of George Martin & The Beatles
History of Carl Reiner
History of Dick Gregory: From Comedian to Activist
History of Fred Willard
History of Comedy After 9/11
History of Sam KInison & the Texas Outlaw Comics
History of Bill Hicks & the Texas Outlaw Comics
History of Yakov Smirnoff
CH101 Select: History of Gallows Humor
History of Spuds MacKenzie: The Original Party Animal
History of Fake Charlie Chaplins
History of Where's the Beef?
History of Yo Mama Jokes
CH101 Select: History of SCTV
History of Mother-In-Law Jokes
History of Comedians, The Mob, and The Copacabana
CH101 Select: History of the Comedy Straight Man
History of Don Rickles, The Irishman, and The Mob
History of the World's Oldest Jokes
CH101 Select: HIstory of Moms Mabley
History of Gallows Humor
(Pt 2) History of Dolemite
(Pt1) History of Dolemite
History of Here Comes the Judge: Comedy's First Meme
History of SNL Firing Cast Members
History of Monty Python's German Episodes
History of Traveling Salesman/Farmer's Daughter Jokes
CH101 Select: History of CADDYSHACK 2 - THE WORST SEQUEL EVER!
CH101 Select: History of Devo
History of Frankie Fay: America's First Stand Up Comedian and Horrible Racist
History of Mad Magazine (PT 2)
History of Mad Magazine
CH101 Select: History of the Andrew "Dice" Clay Controversy
CH101 Select: History of Beavis and Butt-head's Frog Baseball
History of Comedians Getting the Hook
(Pt 2) History of Lenny Bruce, Censorship, and Free Speech
History of Lenny Bruce, Censorship, and Free Speech
History of Beatles Producer George Martin's Ties To Comedy
History of Right-Wing Comedians Punching Down
History of Tim Conway
History of Alex Jones on Austin Public Access TV
History of Slipping on a Banana Peel
History of Knock-Knock Jokes
History of Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road
Comedy History 101 - Live
(Pt 2) HIstory of the Purple Onion Comedy Club
History of the Purple Onion Comedy Club in San Francisco
History of the Smothers Brothers Meeting President Reagan
(Pt 2) History of National Lampoon Radio Hour
History of National Lampoon Radio Hour
(Pt2) CH101 Select: Comedy That Crosses The Line
(Pt1) CH101 Select: Comedy That Crosses The Line
(Pt 2) History of Marvelous Mrs. Maisel's Comedy Influences
History of Marvelous Mrs. Maisel's Comedy <a href="http://www.comedyhistory101.com/comedy-history-101/2019/1/6/history-of-marvelous-mrs-maisels-comedy-influenes" target="_blank"#x3E;Influences</a#x3E;
(Pt 2) CH101 Select: History of SCTV
Ch101 Select: History of SCTV
(Pt 2) History of Peep Show And Its American Pilot
History of Peep Show and Other US Versions of British Comedy Shows
History of National Lampoon Lemmings
History of Kentucky Fried Movie
History of Tunnel Vision: Comedy That Led to SNL
History of The Groove Tube: Comedy That Led to SNL
History of the Biggest Flop in TV Comedy History
CH101 Select: History of Dead Baby Jokes
HIstory of Trump Attempting Humor in the White House
History of Richard Pryor's Children’s TV Show: Pryor's Place
History of Bill Cosby's Creepy Comedy Bits
History of Richard Pryor and Comedians Who Attempt Comebacks
History of Louie CK and Comedians Who Attempted Comebacks
(PT 2) History of Meatballs 4: Worst Movie Sequel Ever
History of Meatballs 4: Worst Movie Sequel Ever
(PT2) CH101 Select: History of Louie Theroux
(PT 1) CH101 Select: History of Louie Theroux
(PT 2) History of Sasha Baron Cohen and Who Is America?
History of Sasha Baron Cohen and Who Is America?
(Pt 2) CH101 Select: History of Rutland Weekend Television
(Pt 1) CH101 Select: History of Rutland Weekend Television
(Pt 3) History of William Topaz McGonagall: The Worst Poet in Scottish History
(Pt 2) History of William Topaz McGonagall: The Worst Poet in Scottish History
History of William Topaz McGonagall: The Worst Poet in Scottish History: Part One
CH101 Select: History of the Imrov Comedy Club
History of Racist British Comedians: PART TWO
History of Racist British Comedians: PART ONE
History of OJ Simpson's Hidden Camera Prank Show Juiced
History of the Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump
History of Trump Hitting on Giuliani in Drag
History of the Comedy Store Condo
History of White House Correspondents' Dinner Comedy
History of Dead Baby Jokes
History of the Andrew "Dice" Clay Controversy
HIstory of Caddyshack 2: The Worst Sequel Ever
History of National Lampoon's A Futile and Stupid Gesture
History of South Park's Spirit of Christmas
History of Moms Mabley
HISTORY OF BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD'S FROG BASEBALL
History of Weird Japanese Game Shows
History of Jim Carrey and Andy Kaufman
History of XXX Party Records
History of the Comedy Straight Man
History of Comedy Crossing the Line
History of Joke Thieves
History of DEVO
History of SCTV
History of Louie Theroux
History of Rutland Weekend Television