But... Seriously
Brief Synopsis
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A documentary reflecting on comedy's role as America's social conscience. Combines historical news footage with vintage concert and club footage to reflect the times when comedians served as social critics on such issues as homelessness, AIDS, the Los Angeles riots and the Gulf War.
Cast & Crew
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Jeff Lieberman
Director
Whoopi Goldberg
Billy Crystal
Arch Lustberg
Bill Hicks
Bill Maher
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1994
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 22m
Synopsis
A documentary reflecting on comedy's role as America's social conscience. Combines historical news footage with vintage concert and club footage to reflect the times when comedians served as social critics on such issues as homelessness, AIDS, the Los Angeles riots and the Gulf War.
Director
Jeff Lieberman
Director
Cast
Whoopi Goldberg
Billy Crystal
Arch Lustberg
Bill Hicks
Bill Maher
Reno
George Carlin
Richard Pryor
Jackie Mason
Ted Blumberg
Godfrey Cambridge
Will Durst
Mort Sahl
Lily Tomlin
Pam Stone
Dennis Miller
Lenny Bruce
Jimmie Walker
Bobcat Goldthwait
Ellen Cleghorne
Mark Russell
Richard Belzer
Rick Ducommun
Eric Bogosian
Eddie Murphy
Jack Paar
Robin Williams
Dick Gregory
Robert Klein
Paul Mooney
Pat Paulsen
Jimmy Tingle
George Wallace
Argus Hamilton
David Steinberg
Dick Shawn
George Kirby
Crew
Joanna M Allen
Acknowledgment
Steve Allen
Acknowledgment
Laura Amelse-luttrell
Associate Producer
Irvin Arthur
Acknowledgment
Stuart Bass
Editor
Fred Berner
Coproducer
Julia Bingham
Acknowledgment
Michael Blum
Other
Byrne Bobbitt
Acknowledgment
Claudia Cagan
Acknowledgment
Richard Crystal
Producer
James Debarge
Song Performer
Anne Dillon
Researcher
Alan Ett
Music
Greg Fein
Researcher
Budd Friedman
Acknowledgment
Nancy Geller
Acknowledgment
Liz Glotzer
Acknowledgment
Bill Gross
Acknowledgment
Jerry Hamza
Acknowledgment
Meg Howard
Researcher
Charles H. Joffe
Acknowledgment
Eric Kulberg
Acknowledgment
Jeff Lieberman
Producer
Megan Lowe
Other
Jeff Margolis
Acknowledgment
Jamie Masada
Acknowledgment
Lisa Maurer
Other
Jack Paar
Acknowledgment
Judy Pastore
Acknowledgment
Erika Pedersen
Accountant
Marsha Posner-williams
Acknowledgment
Rob Reiner
Executive Producer
Jack Rollins
Acknowledgment
Martin Shafer
Acknowledgment
Adam Shawn
Acknowledgment
Peter Shore
Acknowledgment
Vicki Sirotta
Accountant
Tzvi Howard Small
Acknowledgment
David Steinberg
Acknowledgment
Jeff Stott
Acknowledgment
Shelley Surpin
Acknowledgment
Daniel Teafoe
Researcher
Anthony Vamvakitis
Assistant Editor
Robert B. Weide
Acknowledgment
Sandy Wernecke
Acknowledgment
Jess Wittenberg
Acknowledgment
Marvin Worth
Acknowledgment
Larry Yellin
Researcher
Film Details
Genre
Comedy
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1994
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 22m
