Inside Comedy
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Inside Comedy

6.5 / 10
2012
4 seasons
36 episodes
ComedyDocumentaryTalk

Half hour comedy documentary series from veteran funny-man David Steinberg and Steve Carell reveals the inspirations, influences and idols of some of the greatest comics of our time.

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Steinberg Reaches 'Inside Comedy' on Showtime

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Don Rickles / Jerry Seinfeld

    26-01-201230m

    David Steinberg talks with Don Rickles: they sit on stools in front of an audience. Rickles tells stories, illustrating how he became a comedic insulter, how he plans his shows, th...

  • Ep 2

    2.Chris Rock

    02-02-201230m

    Host David Steinberg interviews comedian and actor Chris Rock, who talks about his influences including his minister grandfather and Eddie Murphy, the type of material that plays a...

  • Ep 3

    3.Steve Carell / Jane Lynch

    09-02-201230m

    Host David Steinberg interviews comedy actors Steve Carell, who charts the rise of his career from improvisation training to TV and movie stardom; and talks to Carell's 40-Year-Old...

  • Ep 4

    4.Billy Crystal / Brad Garrett / Martin Short

    16-02-201230m

    Host David Steinberg interviews a trio of comedy greats about their early encounters with show business legends. Billy Crystal talks about his memories of opening for Sammy Davis J...

  • Ep 5

    5.Larry David

    23-02-201230m

    Host David Steinberg interviews Curb Your Enthusiasm creator Larry David about his formative years and his choice of comedy over his family's career preference of mailman, the crea...

  • Ep 6

    6.Garry Shandling / Sarah Silverman

    01-03-201230m

    Host David Steinberg talks to a pair of television stars who got their starts in standup comedy but became known for shows that hilariously blended reality and fantasy, pushing the...

  • Ep 7

    7.Mel Brooks / Carl Reiner

    08-03-201230m

    Host David Steinberg interviews the show business legends, lifelong friends who got their start writing for television variety shows and became comedy motion picture directors, eac...

  • Ep 8

    8.Tim Conway / Ellen DeGeneres

    15-03-201230m

    Host David Steinberg interviews a pair of TV comedy superstars with a gift for entertaining live audiences, standup comedienne and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, and former Carol...

  • Ep 9

    9.Kathy Griffin / Steven Wright

    22-03-201230m

    Host David Steinberg interviews the dryly funny comics whose wickedly smart, subversive observations and twisted takes on the absurdities of everyday life and popular culture have...

  • Ep 10

    10.Robin Williams / Jonathan Winters

    29-03-201230m

    In the Season 1 finale, series host David Steinberg interviews icons of improvisation. Robin Williams, whose wildly manic standup comedy style was greatly influenced by his mentor...

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