Richard Claxton "Dick" Gregory was born October 12, 1932 in St. Louis, Missouri and died in Los Angeles in July 2017. He was 84 years old. In 1961 Dick was the leading black stand up comedian in Chicago and when Hugh Hefner asked him to fill in for fellow comedian Professor Irwin Corey at the Playboy Club the rest is history especially Black American history. Prior to that even...
Twenty-nine year old Caucasian Elgar Enders still lives at the estate of his parents, William and Joyce Enders, and off their vast wealth with their blessing, although his ultra-conservative father hopes that some day Elgar will have some drive and make a name for himself, much as he believes his eldest son, William Jr., has done. Elgar decides finally to move out, and buys a t...
This remarkable documentary presents an entertaining portrait of this country's greatest generation of comedians - the generation that includes the likes of Jerry Lewis, Sid Caesar, Robert Klein, Jackie Mason, Mort Sahl, Jerry Stiller, Larry King, and others, all of whom make appearances in the film, telling jokes and telling their stories.
