print email comment close Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America URL: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/makeemlaugh/ Description: Companion to a 2009 PBS documentary series that "explores the currents of American comedy throughout a century of social and political change, illuminating how comedy has tackled and poked fun at our political system, race relations, gender issues, and the prevailing American standards and taboos in everyday life." Features essays on comedy's evolution (covering vaudeville and Broadway, comedy clubs, cartoons, radio, recordings, and television), video clips, and an online episode. Publisher: Educational Broadcasting Corporation Extra Keywords Public Broadcasting Service LII Database Information: Record 27736 created by Maria Brandt on 01/13/2009 Last modification on 03/26/2009 Published: 03/26/2009   LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27736