Directed by:
David SteinbergCinematography:
Oliver FitzgeraldPerformers:
David Steinberg, Don Rickles, Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Steve Carell, Jane Lynch, Billy Crystal, Martin Short, Brad Garrett, Larry David, Sarah Silverman, Garry Shandling, Mel Brooks (more)Plots(1)
This comedy documentary series from veteran funny-man David Steinberg and producer Steve Carell reveals the inspirations, influences and idols of some of the greatest comics of our time. Big stars like Chris Rock, Ellen Degeneres, and Jerry Seinfeld and living legends like Mel Brooks, Don Rickles, and Jonathan Winters share never-before-heard anecdotes, intimate memories, and career-defining moments from the past five decades of comedy. Steinberg also elicits personal struggles and shares rare footage of his famous guests. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Performers
David Steinberg
Canada
Best movies:
The Lost Man (1969)
The Wrong Guy (1997)
Nothing Personal (1980)
Don Rickles
USA
Best movies:
Casino (1995)
Toy Story (1995)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Jerry Seinfeld
USA
Best movies:
The Concert for New York City (2001) (concert)
Bee Movie (2007)
Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story (2024)
Chris Rock
USA
Best movies:
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour Live (2015) (concert)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Steve Carell
USA
Best movies:
Despicable Me (2010)
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011)
Jane Lynch
USA
Best movies:
The Fugitive (1993)
8 (2012) (theatrical recording)
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Billy Crystal
USA
Best movies:
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Hamlet (1996)
Cars (2006)
Martin Short
Canada
Best movies:
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
Innerspace (1987)
Merlin (1998) (TV movie)
Brad Garrett
USA
Best movies:
Finding Nemo (2003)
Ratatouille (2007)
Tangled (2010)
Larry David
USA
Best movies:
Radio Days (1987)
Whatever Works (2009)
New York Stories (1989)
Sarah Silverman
USA
Best movies:
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007) (video compilation)
Don't Look Up (2021)
Garry Shandling
USA
Best movies:
The Jungle Book (2016)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Over the Hedge (2006)
Mel Brooks
USA
Best movies:
The Prince of Egypt (1998)
Toy Story 4 (2019)
To Be or Not to Be (1983)
Carl Reiner
USA
Best movies:
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Toy Story 4 (2019)
The Majestic (2001)
Ellen DeGeneres
USA
Best movies:
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour Live (2015) (concert)
Finding Nemo (2003)
If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000) (TV movie)
Tim Conway
USA
Best movies:
Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! (2006)
O' Christmas Tree (1999)
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)
Kathy Griffin
USA
Best movies:
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Lion of Oz (2000)
Four Rooms (1995)
Steven Wright
USA
Best movies:
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
Natural Born Killers (1994)
Robin Williams
USA
Best movies:
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Awakenings (1990)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Jonathan Winters
USA
Best movies:
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation (1992)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Viva Max! (1969)