Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
Many Performances Unseen In Over 30 Years!
- 2h
- April 10, 2007
Overview
In the late 1950s, a fresh, unconventional style of standup comedy emerged in sharp contrast to the standard "Take my wife, please" approach. It tackled such previously taboo subjects as sex, religion, drugs, and politics, and ushered in an avant-garde era of comedy that was decidedly more cerebral, satirical, and improvisational than before. Here are many of the maverick comedians who took those big risks years ago and paved the way for today’s current crop of outrageous, in-your-face comics. Many of these rare television performances have not been seen in 30 or 40 years. Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (1966) Jackie Mason (1961) Bob Newhart (1966) Shelly Berman (1966) Bill Cosby (1965) Jonathan Winters (1961) Smothers Brothers (1974) Steve Martin (1977) Rowan & Martin (1964) Lily Tomlin (1975) George Carlin (1967 & 1975) Richard Pryor (1967 & 1974) Andy Kaufman (1977) Hendra & Ullett (1966) Billy Crystal (1976) Jay Leno (1978) David Letterman (1979)
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 10, 2007
- Original language
- English
- Cast
- Tom Smothers,Steve Martin,Dan Rowan,Bill Cosby,Jackie Mason,Dick Martin,Carl Reiner,Jay Leno,George Carlin,Billy Crystaland 11 more
- Producer
- Dante J. Pugliese
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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