Directed by
| Jeff Lieberman | ||
Cast
| Richard Belzer | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Ted Blumberg | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Eric Bogosian | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Barbara Boxer | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| H. Rap Brown | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Lenny Bruce | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Pat Buchanan | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Warren Burger | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Barbara Bush | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| George Bush | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Godfrey Cambridge | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| George Carlin | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Stokely Carmichael | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Jimmy Carter | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Rosalynn Carter | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Eldridge Cleaver | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Ellen Cleghorne | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Bill Clinton | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Billy Crystal | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Alfonse D'amato | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Richard J. Daley | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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William Dannemeyer | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Rick Ducommun | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Will Durst | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Dianne Feinstein | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Gerald Ford | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Whoopi Goldberg | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Bobcat Goldthwait | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Mikhail Gorbachev | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Billy Graham | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Dick Gregory | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Alexander Haig | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Argus Hamilton | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Jesse Helms | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Bill Hicks | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| George Holliday | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Jesse Jackson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Lyndon Johnson) | |
| Jacqueline Kennedy | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| John F. Kennedy | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Rodney King | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| George Kirby | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Robert Klein | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| C. Everett Koop | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Arch Lustberg | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Bill Maher | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Jackie Mason | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| James Meredith | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Dennis Miller | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Paul Mooney | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Eddie Murphy | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Richard Nixon | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Oliver North | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Jack Paar | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Pat Paulsen | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Richard Pryor | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Nancy Reagan | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Ronald Reagan | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Reno | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Mark Russell | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Mort Sahl | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Norman Schwarzkopf | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Dick Shawn | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Tom Smothers | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| David Steinberg | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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John C. Stennis | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Pam Stone | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Fred Thompson | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Fred Dalton Thompson) | |
| Jimmy Tingle | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Lily Tomlin | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Kurt Waldheim | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Jimmie 'JJ' Walker | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Jimmie Walker) | |
| George Wallace | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Caspar Weinberger | ... | Self (as Sparky Vacs) | |
| William C. Westmoreland | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Robin Williams | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Produced by
| Laura Amelse-Luttrell | ... | associate producer |
| Jeff Lieberman | ... | producer |
| Rob Reiner | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Alan Ett | ||
Editing by
| Stuart Bass | ||
Camera and Electrical Department
| Selvyn Price | ... | gaffer: comedian interviews & performances |
Editorial Department
| Anthony Vamvakitis | ... | assistant editor |
Additional Crew
| Anne Dillon | ... | new york research |
| Gregory Fein | ... | clip clearance / comedy research |
| Meg Howard | ... | comedy research |
| Megan Lowe | ... | production secretary |
| Barry Parker | ... | director of news research |
| Erika Pederson | ... | accountant |
| Vicki Sirotta | ... | accountant |
| Daniel Teafoe | ... | washington, dc, research |
| Larry Yellen | ... | new york research |
Thanks
| Joanna M. Allen | ... | thanks |
| Steve Allen | ... | thanks |
| Irvin Arthur | ... | thanks |
| Julia Bingham | ... | thanks |
| Byrne Bobbitt | ... | thanks |
| Claudia Cagan | ... | thanks |
| Budd Friedman | ... | thanks |
| Nancy Geller | ... | thanks |
| Liz Glotzer | ... | thanks |
| Bill Gross | ... | thanks |
| Jerry Hamza | ... | thanks |
| Charles H. Joffe | ... | thanks (as Charles Joffee) |
| Eric Kulberg | ... | thanks |
| Jeff Margolis | ... | thanks |
| Jamie Masada | ... | thanks |
| Lisa Maurer | ... | clip from 'Celebrity Talent Scouts' courtesy of / clip from 'On Broadway Tonight' courtesy of |
| Judy Pastore | ... | thanks |
| Jack Rollins | ... | thanks |
| Martin Shafer | ... | thanks |
| Adam Shawn | ... | thanks |
| Peter Shore | ... | thanks |
| Tzvi Small | ... | thanks |
| David Steinberg | ... | acknowledgment |
| Jeffrey Stott | ... | thanks (as Jeff Stott) |
| Shelley Surpin | ... | thanks (as Shelly Surpin) |
| Robert B. Weide | ... | thanks |
| Sandy Wernecke | ... | thanks |
| Marsha Garces Williams | ... | thanks (as Marsha Williams) |
| Jess Wittenberg | ... | thanks |
| Marvin Worth | ... | thanks |
