The History of Comedy Spark Of Madness (Season 1, Episode 6)
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TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, Comedy, History

The History of Comedy

Spark Of Madness (Season 1, Episode 6)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, Comedy, History

The mind of the comedian is explored, as well as the difficult road that many seem destined to take where mental illness and substance abuse are remarkably common.

Producer

P.G. Morgan

Composers

Scott Icenogle | Lior Rosner

Cinematographers

B.J. Iwen | Jack Kney

Editor

Natalie De Diego

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Edit Released

Updated Jul 30, 2017

Release date

Jul 30, 2017 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
26 cast members

Name	Known for
Woody Allen Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Annie Hall (1977)
Aziz Ansari Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Parks and Recreation (2009)
Judd Apatow Self Self See fewer	Girls (2012)
Maria Bamford Self Self See fewer	Barnyard (2006)
Kenya Barris Self Self See fewer	Black-ish (2014)
W. Kamau Bell Self Self See fewer	We Need to Talk About Cosby (2022)
Rachel Bloom Self Self See fewer	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015)
Elayne Boosler Self Self See fewer	Cinemax Comedy Experiment (1985)
Lenny Bruce Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Dance Hall Racket (1953)
Dick Cavett Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Forrest Gump (1994)
Larry David Self Self See fewer	Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
Craig Ferguson Self Self See fewer	I'll Be There (2003)
Bobcat Goldthwait Self Self See fewer	God Bless America (2011)
Arsenio Hall Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Coming to America (1988)
Andy Kaufman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Taxi (1978)
Keegan-Michael Key Self Self See fewer	Keanu (2016)
Steve Martin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Roxanne (1987)
Eddie Murphy Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Nutty Professor (1996)
Kliph Nesteroff Self Self See fewer	Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley (2013)
Patton Oswalt Self Self See fewer	Young Adult (2011)
Richard Pryor Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Superman III (1983)
Rob Reiner Self Self See fewer	All in the Family (1971)
Sarah Silverman Self Self See fewer	Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Robert B. Weide Self Self See fewer	Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
Robin Williams Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Ali Wong Self - Comedian Self - Comedian See fewer	Ali Wong: Baby Cobra (2016)