Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s

L’histoire

Résumé en anglais

In the late 1950s, a fresh, unconventional style of standup comedy emerged in sharp contrast to the standard "Take my wife, please" approach. It tackled such previously taboo subjects as sex, religion, drugs, and politics, and ushered in an avant-garde era of comedy that was decidedly more cerebral, satirical, and improvisational than before. Here are many of the maverick comedians who took those big risks years ago and paved the way for today’s current crop of outrageous, in-your-face comics. Many of these rare television performances have not been seen in 30 or 40 years. Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (1966) Jackie Mason (1961) Bob Newhart (1966) Shelly Berman (1966) Bill Cosby (1965) Jonathan Winters (1961) Smothers Brothers (1974) Steve Martin (1977) Rowan & Martin (1964) Lily Tomlin (1975) George Carlin (1967 & 1975) Richard Pryor (1967 & 1974) Andy Kaufman (1977) Hendra & Ullett (1966) Billy Crystal (1976) Jay Leno (1978) David Letterman (1979)

Distribution

B Bill CosbySelf (archive footage) S Steve MartinSelf (archive footage) L Lily TomlinSelf (archive footage) M Mel BrooksSelf (archive footage) J Jackie MasonSelf (archive footage) B Bob NewhartSelf (archive footage) C Carl ReinerSelf (archive footage) S Shelley BermanSelf (archive footage) J Jonathan WintersSelf (archive footage) G George CarlinSelf (archive footage) R Richard PryorSelf (archive footage) A Andy KaufmanSelf (archive footage)

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B Billy CrystalSelf (archive footage) J Jay LenoSelf (archive footage) D David LettermanSelf (archive footage) D Dan RowanSelf (archive footage) D Dick MartinSelf (archive footage) T Tom SmothersSelf (archive footage) D Dick SmothersSelf (archive footage) T Tony HendraSelf (archive footage) N Nick UllettSelf (archive footage)