Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy

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| genre = Docu-series

| creator = Larry Charles

| writer =

| director = Larry Charles

| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 4

| executive_producer = {{ubl|Anthony Russo|Joseph Russo|Larry Charles|Mike Larocca}}

| producer = {{ubl|Aaron Ohlmann|Alec Macrae}}

| cinematography = Matthew Nauser

| company = Roam
AGBO

| network = Netflix

| released = {{Start date|2019|02|15}}

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Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy is an American documentary television series that premiered on Netflix on February 15, 2019.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/seinfeld-writer-larry-charles-comedy-netflix-791356/|title = See 'Seinfeld' Writer Search for Comedy in Unlikely Places|magazine = Rolling Stone|date = 11 February 2019}} The 4-part series follows the comedy writer and director Larry Charles, of ‘Borat’ and ‘The Dictator’ fame, as he "travels the world in search of humor in the most unusual, unexpected and dangerous places," such as Iraq, Somalia, Liberia, and Nigeria.{{Cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/title/80226612|title = Watch Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes | Netflix Official Site|website = Netflix}} He interviews comedians including Ahmad Al-Basheer, Trevor Noah, Brace "PissPigGranddad" Belden, and Hatoon Kadi. He also spends time exploring the American alt-right and its relationship to comedy, interviewing internet figures Anthime "Baked Alaska" Gionet and Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/netflix-larry-charles-dangerous-world-of-comedy-review/|title = 'Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy' finds the balance between tragedy and comedy|website = The Daily Dot|date = 16 February 2019}}

Episodes

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|EpisodeNumber=1

|Title=Part 1: War - The Survivors

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2019|2|15}}

|ShortSummary=Larry visits war victims in Iraq, where topical satire thrives but stand-up struggles, and Liberia, where comedy was revived by the Ebola crisis.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=2

|Title=Part 2: War - The Soldiers

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2019|2|15}}

|ShortSummary=Larry interviews soldiers who have turned their painful combat experiences into comedy, including a veteran whose injuries fuel his stand-up routine.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=3

|Title=Part 3: Race

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2019|2|15}}

|ShortSummary=In the U.S., Larry explores how racial division becomes comic fodder for minorities and immigrants -- as well as underground alt-right humorists.

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber=4

|Title=Part 4: Gender

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|2019|2|15}}

|ShortSummary=Larry examines the way comedians in Saudi Arabia and media stars in Nigeria struggle against or reinforce misogynistic and homophobic attitudes.

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References

External links

[https://www.netflix.com/title/80188051 Netflix title]
[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9654082/?ref_=ttep_ep_tt IMDB page]

Category:American English-language television shows

Category:Netflix original documentary television series

Category:2019 American television series debuts

Category:2010s American documentary television series