Tuesday, February 3, 2009

PBS Documentary "Make 'Em Laugh"

My work on The Onion News Network has been included in the current PBS six-part miniseries "Make 'Em Laugh," a documentary about the history of American comedy hosted by Billy Crystal. In the episode "When I'm Bad, I'm Better: The Groundbreakers," a lengthy clip as perverted FCC spokesman Samuel Leslie is seen with a segment of "The Family Guy" and biographies of Mae West, Richard Pryor, George Carlin, and Lenny Bruce. You can watch the clip on the Reel page of the website: http://www.keithgerchak.com/Reel.html

You can learn more about the series here: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/makeemlaugh/about/.