From Berle to Letterman: A History of TV Comedy - Virtual Program - Zoom

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Adults
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Presented by Fordham University Professor Emeritus Brian Rose in partnership with the Green's Men's Group and made possible by a grant from the New York Council for the Humanities.

From the earliest days of television, making people laugh was one of the central goals of TV programmers. Explore the extraordinary landscape of American TV comedy, how it changed from the vaudeville act of Milton Berle, and the slapstick artistry of Lucille Ball, to the social satire of “Saturday Night Live” and the self-reflective absurdities of David Letterman and “The Simpsons”

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