Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America Would Ya Hit a Guy with Glasses?: Nerds, Jerks & Oddballs (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | Documentary, Comedy

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Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America

Would Ya Hit a Guy with Glasses?: Nerds, Jerks & Oddballs (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | Documentary, Comedy

Comedy's nerds, jerks and oddballs are given the spotlight.

Director

Michael Kantor

Writers

Michael Kantor (written by) | Laurence Maslon (written by) | Jon Macks

Producers

Michael Kantor | Sally Rosenthal

Composers

Peter Millrose | Stephen Ulrich

Cinematographer

Ulli Bonnekamp

Editor

Jed Parker

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 14, 2009

Release date

Jan 14, 2009 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award.

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Cast	+ Add Cast
50 cast members

Name	Known for
Billy Crystal Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Forget Paris (1995)
Amy Sedaris Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Elf (2003)
Judd Apatow Self - Writer, Producer, Director Self - Writer, Producer, Director See fewer	Girls (2012)
Hal Kanter Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Julia (1968)
Bill Irwin Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	Rachel Getting Married (2008)
Michael McKean Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Harold Lloyd Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Safety Last! (1923)
Suzanne Lloyd Hayes Self - Granddaughter of Harold Lloyd (as Suzanne Lloyd) Self - Granddaughter of Harold Lloyd (as Suzanne Lloyd) See fewer	Safety Last! (1923)
Joe Adamson Self - Film Historian Self - Film Historian See fewer	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Bob Hope Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Ghost Breakers (1940)
Leonard Maltin Self - Film Critic Self - Film Critic See fewer	Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Larry Gelbart Self - Writer for Bob Hope Self - Writer for Bob Hope See fewer	Tootsie (1982)
Jonathan Winters Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Max Wilk Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Lights Out (1946)
Robert Klein Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	Two Weeks Notice (2002)
Dick Gregory Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	The Hot Chick (2002)
Gerald Nachman Self - Cultural Historian Self - Cultural Historian See fewer	Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (2009)
Richard Lewis Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
Lily Tomlin Self Self See fewer	Nashville (1975)
Jean Carroll Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	The Jean Carroll Show (1953)
Joan Rivers Self - Comedienne Self - Comedienne See fewer	Spaceballs (1987)
Kaye Ballard Self - Comedian (as Kay Ballard) Self - Comedian (as Kay Ballard) See fewer	Baby Geniuses (1999)
Phyllis Diller Self Self See fewer	A Bug's Life (1998)
Woody Allen Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Annie Hall (1977)
Dick Cavett Self - Talk Show Host Self - Talk Show Host See fewer	Forrest Gump (1994)
Jason Alexander Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	Seinfeld (1989)
Anne Beatts Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Hugh Hefner Self - 'Playboy' Self - 'Playboy' See fewer	Miss March (2009)
Chris Rock Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	Top Five (2014)
Jerry Seinfeld Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	Seinfeld (1989)
Cheech Marin Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	Born in East L.A. (1987)
George Lopez Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	George Lopez (2002)
Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Rio Bravo (1959)
Groucho Marx Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A Night at the Opera (1935)
Andy Kaufman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Taxi (1978)
George Shapiro Self - Manager of Andy Kaufman Self - Manager of Andy Kaufman See fewer	Seinfeld (1989)
James Burrows Self - Director Self - Director See fewer	Cheers (1982)
George Carlin Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
James L. Brooks Self Self See fewer	Broadcast News (1987)
Conan O'Brien Self - Talk Show Host Self - Talk Show Host See fewer	The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
Steve Martin Self Self See fewer	Roxanne (1987)
Carl Reiner Self Self See fewer	The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
Jaleel White Self - Actor Self - Actor See fewer	Family Matters (1989)
Robin Williams Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Richard Zoglin Self - Critic Self - Critic See fewer	The Business of Comedy (2013)
Dick Smothers Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	Casino (1995)
Garry Marshall Self Self See fewer	A League of Their Own (1992)
Whoopi Goldberg Self Self See fewer	Ghost (1990)
George Schlatter Self - Producer Self - Producer See fewer	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
Richard Buckley Self (archive footage) (as Lord Buckley) Self (archive footage) (as Lord Buckley) See fewer	Song to Song (I) (2017)