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Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (TV Series 2009– ) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Series Directed by 

Michael Kantor ... (6 episodes, 2009)

Series Writing Credits  

Michael Kantor ... (written by) (6 episodes, 2009)
Jon Macks ... (special material: Billy Crystal) (2 episodes, 2009)
Jon Macks ... (writer) (1 episode, 2009)
Laurence Maslon ... (written by) (5 episodes, 2009)

Series Cast  

Billy Crystal ...  Self - Host 6 episodes, 2009
Amy Sedaris ...  Self - Narrator / ... 6 episodes, 2009
Leonard Maltin ...  Self - Film Critic / ... 5 episodes, 2009
Robert Klein ...  Self / ... 4 episodes, 2009
George Carlin ...  Self - Comedian / ... 4 episodes, 2009
Larry Gelbart ...  Self - Writer / ... 4 episodes, 2009
Joan Rivers ...  Self - Comedienne 4 episodes, 2009
Anne Beatts Anne Beatts ...  Self - Writer / ... 4 episodes, 2009
Chris Rock ...  Self - Comedian 4 episodes, 2009
Larry Wilmore ...  Self 4 episodes, 2009
George Schlatter ...  Self - Producer / ... 3 episodes, 2009
Judd Apatow ...  Director / ... 3 episodes, 2009
Michael McKean ...  Self / ... 3 episodes, 2009
Joe Adamson Joe Adamson ...  Self - Film Historian 3 episodes, 2009
Jonathan Winters ...  Self - Comedian / ... 3 episodes, 2009
Dick Gregory ...  Self - Comedian / ... 3 episodes, 2009
Richard Lewis ...  Self - Comedian 3 episodes, 2009
Kaye Ballard ...  Self / ... 3 episodes, 2009
Jason Alexander ...  Self - Actor 3 episodes, 2009
Conan O'Brien ...  Self / ... 3 episodes, 2009
Carl Reiner ...  Self 3 episodes, 2009
Dick Smothers ...  Self - Comedian / ... 2 episodes, 2009
Garry Marshall ...  Self 3 episodes, 2009
Whoopi Goldberg ...  Self 3 episodes, 2009
Dick Van Dyke ...  Self 3 episodes, 2009
Richard Belzer ...  Actor / ... 3 episodes, 2009
Shelley Berman ...  Self / ... 3 episodes, 2009
David Steinberg ...  Director / ... 3 episodes, 2009
Robert J. Thompson ...  Self - Cultural Historian 3 episodes, 2009
Hal Kanter ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 2009
Bill Irwin ...  Self - Actor 2 episodes, 2009
Max Wilk Max Wilk ...  Self - Writer 2 episodes, 2009
Jean Carroll Jean Carroll ...  Self - Comedian 2 episodes, 2009
Phyllis Diller ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 2009
Dick Cavett ...  Self - Talk Show Host 2 episodes, 2009
Hugh Hefner ...  Self - 'Playboy' / ... 2 episodes, 2009
Jerry Seinfeld ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 2009
Cheech Marin ...  Self - Comedian / ... 2 episodes, 2009
George Shapiro George Shapiro ...  Self - Manager of Andy Kaufman / ... 2 episodes, 2009
James Burrows ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 2009
James L. Brooks ...  Self 2 episodes, 2009
Steve Martin ...  Self 2 episodes, 2009
Richard Zoglin Richard Zoglin ...  Self - Critic 2 episodes, 2009
Larry David ...  Actor / ... 2 episodes, 2009
Roseanne Barr ...  Self 2 episodes, 2009
Susie Essman ...  Self - Comedian 2 episodes, 2009
Tommy Davidson ...  Self 2 episodes, 2009
Tom Smothers ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 2009
Paul Mooney ...  Comedian / ... 2 episodes, 2009
Lewis J. Stadlen ...  Self - Actor 2 episodes, 2009
Alan Zweibel ...  Self - Writer 2 episodes, 2009
Joe Franklin Joe Franklin ...  Self / ... 2 episodes, 2009
Gerard Jones ...  Self - Cultural Historian 2 episodes, 2009
Daphne Brooks Daphne Brooks ...  Self - Cultural Historian 2 episodes, 2009
Mel Watkins Mel Watkins ...  Self - Cultural Historian 2 episodes, 2009
Suzanne Lloyd Hayes Suzanne Lloyd Hayes ...  Self - Granddaughter of Harold Lloyd 1 episode, 2009
Gerald Nachman Gerald Nachman ...  Self - Cultural Historian 1 episode, 2009
Lily Tomlin ...  Self 1 episode, 2009
George Lopez ...  Self - Comedian 1 episode, 2009
Jaleel White ...  Self - Actor 1 episode, 2009
Will Ferrell ...  Self 1 episode, 2009
Eddie Murphy 1 episode, 2009
Carol Burnett ...  Self 1 episode, 2009
Bob Newhart ...  Self - Comedian 1 episode, 2009
Jerry Lewis ...  Self 1 episode, 2009
Bill Maher ...  Self - Comedian 1 episode, 2009
Joyce Randolph ...  Self 1 episode, 2009
Rose Marie ...  Self 1 episode, 2009
Norman Lear ...  Self 1 episode, 2009
Sid Caesar ...  Self 1 episode, 2009
Matt Groening ...  Self 1 episode, 2009
Joy Behar ...  Self - Comedian 1 episode, 2009
Jeffrey Ross ...  Self - Comedian 1 episode, 2009
Jeff Foxworthy ...  Self 1 episode, 2009
Carlos Mencia ...  Self 1 episode, 2009
Reynaldo Rey ...  Self - Comedian 1 episode, 2009
Bud Yorkin ...  Self 1 episode, 2009
Mort Sahl ...  Self - Comedian 1 episode, 2009
Peter Kastner Peter Kastner ...  Self 1 episode, 2009
Madelyn Davis ...  Self 1 episode, 2009
Jay Sandrich Jay Sandrich ...  Self 1 episode, 2009
Joan Benny Joan Benny ...  Self - Daughter of Jack Benny 1 episode, 2009
Max Mutchnick ...  Self - Writer 1 episode, 2009
Bernie Brillstein Bernie Brillstein ...  Manager / ... 1 episode, 2009
Bill Marx Bill Marx ...  Self 1 episode, 2009
Jeffrey Vance ...  Self 1 episode, 2009
Paul Krassner ...  Satirist / ... 1 episode, 2009
William Tankersley William Tankersley ...  Self - Vice President of Program Practices, CBS 1 episode, 2009
Bob Carroll Bob Carroll ...  Self 1 episode, 2009
Ben Yagoda Ben Yagoda ...  Self - Biographer: Will Rogers 1 episode, 2009
Stephen Cox Stephen Cox ...  Self - Film Historian 1 episode, 2009
Patricia Eliot Tobias Patricia Eliot Tobias ...  Self - Film Historian 1 episode, 2009
Jill Watts Jill Watts ...  Self - Mae West Biographer 1 episode, 2009
Bill Cobbs ...  Self (uncredited) 1 episode, 2009
Keith Gerchak ...  Samuel Leslie (uncredited) 1 episode, 2009

Series Produced by 

Erika Frankel ... co-producer (6 episodes, 2009)
Michael Kantor ... producer (6 episodes, 2009)
Sally Rosenthal ... producer (6 episodes, 2009)
John Beug ... executive producer: Rhino Entertainment (5 episodes, 2009)
Tina Fletcher-Hill ... executive producer: BBC (5 episodes, 2009)
David Horn ... executive producer (5 episodes, 2009)
David M. Jackson ... executive producer: BBC (5 episodes, 2009)
Ryan Minchin ... executive producer: BBC (5 episodes, 2009)
Bill O'Donnell ... supervising producer (5 episodes, 2009)
Julia Marchesi ... consulting producer (3 episodes, 2009)

Series Music by 

Stephen Ulrich ... (2 episodes, 2009)
Peter Millrose ... (1 episode, 2009)

Series Cinematography by 

Ulli Bonnekamp ... (1 episode, 2009)

Series Editing by 

Kris Liem ... (2 episodes, 2009)
Jed Parker ... (2 episodes, 2009)
Pamela Scott Arnold ... (1 episode, 2009)
Ed Barteski ... (1 episode, 2009)

Series Makeup Department 

Janet Arena ... hair stylist / makeup (1 episode, 2009)
Stacy Halax ... key makeup artist (1 episode, 2009)
Shannon Hughey ... hair stylist / makeup (1 episode, 2009)
Cohl Katz ... makeup artist (1 episode, 2009)
Marissa Lafayette ... hair stylist / makeup (1 episode, 2009)
Lea Nettles ... hair stylist / makeup (1 episode, 2009)
Michele O'Callaghan ... hair stylist / makeup (1 episode, 2009)
Stacey Stempler ... hair stylist / makeup (1 episode, 2009)
Brenda Todd ... hair stylist / makeup (1 episode, 2009)
Sachi Worrall ... hair stylist / makeup (1 episode, 2009)

Series Production Management 

Jane Buckwalter ... production manager (1 episode, 2009)
Jeff Dockendorff ... post-production supervisor (1 episode, 2009)
Sean Riordan ... post-production supervisor (1 episode, 2009)

Series Art Department 

Charley Beal ... set designer (1 episode, 2009)
Brian O'Connell ... graphics (1 episode, 2009)
Rich O'Connor ... graphics (1 episode, 2009)
Richard O'Connor ... graphics (1 episode, 2009)
B.T. Whitehill ... titles (1 episode, 2009)

Series Sound Department 

James Jack ... sound mixer / sound (6 episodes, 2009)
Doug Johnson ... post-production sound (6 episodes, 2009)
Branka Mrkic ... dialogue editor (6 episodes, 2009)
John Zecca ... sound recordist (6 episodes, 2009)
Angela Organ ... assistant sound editor (5 episodes, 2009)
Ed Campbell ... re-recording mixer (1 episode, 2009)
Steve Longstreth ... sound recordist (1 episode, 2009)
Mark Mandler ... sound recordist (1 episode, 2009)
Roger Phenix ... sound recordist (1 episode, 2009)
E. Benjamin Posnack ... sound recordist (1 episode, 2009)
Jayme Roy ... sound recordist (1 episode, 2009)
Mark Roy ... sound / sound recordist (1 episode, 2009)
Bob Schuck ... sound recordist (1 episode, 2009)
Robert Silverthorne ... sound recordist (1 episode, 2009)
Jay Ticer ... sound recordist (1 episode, 2009)
Deborah Wallach ... supervising sound editor (1 episode, 2009)
Merce Williams ... sound recordist (1 episode, 2009)

Series Camera and Electrical Department 

Ned Hallick ... lighting director / lighting technician (5 episodes, 2009)
John M. Roche ... gaffer (5 episodes, 2009)
Craig Feldman ... assistant camera / gaffer (2 episodes, 2009)
Chris Barron ... assistant camera (1 episode, 2009)
Damon Bundschuh ... assistant camera (1 episode, 2009)
Matt Burke ... assistant camera (1 episode, 2009)
Richard Chisholm ... additional cinematographer (1 episode, 2009)
Luke Deikis ... assistant camera (1 episode, 2009)
Ian Eastman ... assistant camera (1 episode, 2009)
Kit Eibenebetto ... second grip (1 episode, 2009)
Stan Fyfe ... assistant camera (1 episode, 2009)
Tim Gordon ... assistant camera (1 episode, 2009)
Tom Guadarrama ... camera operator (1 episode, 2009)
Manny Gutierrez ... camera operator (1 episode, 2009)
Kevin Hunt ... gaffer (1 episode, 2009)
Mead Hunt ... camera operator (1 episode, 2009)
Stephen Kazmierski ... additional cinematographer (1 episode, 2009)
Alex Klymkl ... assistant camera (1 episode, 2009)
Rick Malkames ... additional cinematographer (1 episode, 2009)
John Nastase ... assistant camera (1 episode, 2009)
Jeffrey Osborne ... video operator (1 episode, 2009)
Allan Palmer ... camera operator (1 episode, 2009)
Kelly Richardson ... key grip (1 episode, 2009)
Sharra Romany ... assistant camera (1 episode, 2009)
Gerald Russell ... assistant camera operator (1 episode, 2009)
Anthony Salvaggio ... electric swing (1 episode, 2009)
Jacob Sauerbrey ... electric swing (1 episode, 2009)
Kipjaz Savoie ... assistant camera operator (1 episode, 2009)
Keith Sikora ... assistant camera operator (1 episode, 2009)
Buddy Squires ... additional cinematographer (1 episode, 2009)
Katie Strand ... assistant camera operator (1 episode, 2009)
Jeff Sutch ... additional cinematographer (1 episode, 2009)
Lieven Van Hulle ... assistant camera operator (1 episode, 2009)
Marc Wall ... assistant camera operator (1 episode, 2009)

Series Casting Department 

Jon Berman ... voice casting (1 episode, 2009)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Scott Farley ... wardrobe (1 episode, 2009)

Series Editorial Department 

Paulo Padilha ... assistant editor (6 episodes, 2009)
Lucia Giovanniello ... assistant editor (1 episode, 2009)
Irene Kassow ... assistant editor (1 episode, 2009)
Alan Miller ... on-line editor (1 episode, 2009)
Branka Mrkic ... dialogue editor (1 episode, 2009)
Eric Treiber ... assistant editor (1 episode, 2009)

Series Music Department 

Emily Lee ... music services (6 episodes, 2009)
Rosemary Fishel ... music supervisor (1 episode, 2009)

Series Additional Crew 

Arlen Appelbaum ... legal & business affairs (6 episodes, 2009)
Nicolas Edelbach ... production team (6 episodes, 2009)
Jason Kouzikas ... production associate (6 episodes, 2009)
Jeff Abraham ... advisor / consultant (5 episodes, 2009)
Anne Beatts ... advisor / consultant (5 episodes, 2009)
Barry Dougherty ... advisor / consultant (5 episodes, 2009)
Rachel Dratch ... advisor / consultant (5 episodes, 2009)
Eddy Friedfeld ... advisor / senior consultant (5 episodes, 2009)
Michael Frisch ... advisor / consultant (5 episodes, 2009)
Barry Goldsmith ... advisor / consultant (5 episodes, 2009)
Allan Neuwirth ... advisor / consultant (5 episodes, 2009)
Mel Watkins ... advisor / consultant (5 episodes, 2009)
Gerald Nachman ... advisor (3 episodes, 2009)
Matthew Tischler ... production coordinator (4 episodes, 2009)
Elisabeth Weis ... consultant (3 episodes, 2009)
Max Wilk ... consultant (3 episodes, 2009)
Christina Aceto ... logger (1 episode, 2009)
Lindsay Blatt ... production team (1 episode, 2009)
Lawrence Brown ... accountant (1 episode, 2009)
Nicole Cumminskey ... production team (1 episode, 2009)
Daniel Goodwin ... production team (1 episode, 2009)
Amy Gottung ... production coordinator (1 episode, 2009)
Charles Hershow ... production team (1 episode, 2009)
Susan Johnson ... production staff (1 episode, 2009)
James Kendrick ... legal services (1 episode, 2009)
Neha Kumar ... production team (1 episode, 2009)
Eliora Noetzel ... production team (1 episode, 2009)
Jonathan Rhymes ... production team (1 episode, 2009)
Lauren Betsy Riley ... production team (1 episode, 2009)
Jared Rosenberg ... production team (1 episode, 2009)
Robert Spinner ... accountant (1 episode, 2009)
Curtis Stiles ... production associate (1 episode, 2009)
Shweta Suratkar ... production team (1 episode, 2009)
Hannah Tamminen ... production team (1 episode, 2009)
Michael Weinstein-Reiman ... coordinator (1 episode, 2009)
Lande Yoosuf ... production team (1 episode, 2009)

Series Thanks 

Jeff Abraham ... special thanks (1 episode, 2009)
Nancy Carlen ... special thanks (1 episode, 2009)
Carol Cole ... special thanks (1 episode, 2009)
A. Stone Freedberg ... special thanks (1 episode, 2009)
Steve Garrin ... special thanks (1 episode, 2009)
Tanner Gibson ... special thanks (1 episode, 2009)
Chris Jaehnig ... special thanks (1 episode, 2009)
Don Joint ... special thanks (1 episode, 2009)
Gary Kingston ... special thanks (1 episode, 2009)
Matt Labov ... special thanks (1 episode, 2009)
Peter Laird ... special thanks (1 episode, 2009)
Edie Landau ... special thanks (1 episode, 2009)
Rosanne Limoncelli ... special thanks (1 episode, 2009)
Doug Miller ... special thanks (1 episode, 2009)
C. Bruce Parker ... special thanks (1 episode, 2009)
Andrea Rosenthal ... special thanks (1 episode, 2009)
Jennifer Rowe ... special thanks (1 episode, 2009)
David Steinberg ... special thanks (1 episode, 2009)
Buddy Teich ... special thanks (1 episode, 2009)
Larry Wilde ... special thanks (1 episode, 2009)
Scott Wolfe ... special thanks (1 episode, 2009)

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