Funny Is Money

Name: Funny Is Money
Director: Norman Jewison
Genre: Documentary, History, Comedy
Released: 1999-10-01
Duration: 2 h
Rating: 10
Cast: Milton Berle, Dave Chappelle, Phyllis Diller, Margaret Cho, Dick Gregory

1999

Documentary History Comedy

Director: Norman Jewison

Writer: Harry Shearer

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.