Funny Is Money

Overview

Showtime's "In the 20th Century" is a millennium-related strand 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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 1, 1999

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Cast

Dave Chappelle,Norman Lear,Jonathan Winters,Dick Gregory,Mort Sahl,Milton Berle,Phyllis Diller,Margaret Cho,Robert Klein

Director

Norman Jewison

Writer

Harry Shearer

Producer

Sandra Itkoff,Barbara Multer-Wellin,Maureen P. Mottley,Lesli Klainberg

Cinematography

Robert Levi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0212714