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Funny Is Money (1999)
Directed by Norman Jewison
Overview
Showtime’s “In the 20th Century” is a millennium-related series of feature-length documentaries in which famous directors take on major subjects of their choosing. In the fifth of the six films, “Funny Is Money,” filmmaker Norman Jewison delves into the topic of comedy, using the hype surrounding the finale of the wildly successful NBC series “Seinfeld” as his launchpad to explore how the artform has evolved over the past 100 years.
Length 120 minutes
Actors
Milton Berle | Dave Chappelle | Margaret Cho | Phyllis Diller | Dick Gregory | Robert Klein | Norman Lear | Mort Sahl | Jonathan Winters