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100 Years of Comedy
Plot Synopsis by Steve Blackburn

This program features footage and clips from comedies produced during the first century of moviemaking, such as It Happened One Night (1934), directed by Frank Capra and starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert; His Girl Friday (1940), directed by Howard Hawks and starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell; The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988), directed by David Zucker and starring Leslie Nielsen, George Kennedy, Priscilla Presley and O.J. Simpson; and many others. Other highlights include appearances by many Hollywood comedians from throughout the 20th century, including Bud Abbott, Lucille Ball, John Belushi, Jack Benny, John Candy, and Jim Carrey.

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 Is related to:    Blazing Saddles  (1974, Mel Brooks)
   The Gold Rush  (1925, Charles Chaplin)
   Laurel & Hardy [Film Series] 
   It Happened One Night  (1934, Frank Capra)
   Young Frankenstein  (1974, Mel Brooks)
   Reefer Madness  (1936, Louis J. Gasnier)
   Beetlejuice  (1988, Tim Burton)
   Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure  (1989, Stephen Herek)