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THE HISTORY OF COMEDY: "NO OFFENSE"
August 19, 2018  | By David Bianculli  | 11 comments

CNN, 10:00 p.m. ET

 
Last week’s History of Comedy installment on CNN was all about comedy teams, and I said that if it didn’t pay healthy respect to the Smothers Brothers, I’d be outraged. Tonight’s new installment, No Offense, is all about comedy and censorship.  And, once again, if it doesn’t pay healthy respect to the Smothers Brothers, I’ll be outraged. You could write a whole book on that subject, and I did: Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of ‘The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.’ But I don’t think I need to worry…
 
 
 
 
 
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Jon Delfin
Since it was about comics who work clean (rather than being about censorship), are you less outraged?
Aug 20, 2018   |  Reply
 
 
Jon Delfin
Since it was about comics who work clean (rather than being about censorship), are you less outraged?
Aug 20, 2018   |  Reply
 
 
Jon Delfin
Since it was about comics who work clean (rather than being about censorship), are you less outraged?
Aug 20, 2018   |  Reply
 
 
Jon Delfin
Since it was about comics who work clean (rather than being about censorship), are you less outraged?
Aug 20, 2018   |  Reply
 
 
Jon Delfin
Since it was about comics who work clean (rather than being about censorship), are you less outraged?
Aug 20, 2018   |  Reply
 
 
 
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