This program features footage and clips from comedies produced during
the first century of moviemaking, such as It
Happened One Night (1934), directed by Frank
Capra and starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert; His Girl
Friday (1940), directed by Howard Hawks and starring Cary Grant
and Rosalind Russell; The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
(1988), directed by David Zucker and
starring Leslie Nielsen, George Kennedy, Priscilla Presley and O.J.
Simpson; and many others. Other highlights include appearances by
many Hollywood comedians from throughout the 20th century, including
Bud Abbott, Lucille Ball, John Belushi, Jack Benny, John Candy,
and Jim Carrey.
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