| Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy | |
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| Genre | Docu-series |
| Created by | Larry Charles |
| Directed by | Larry Charles |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
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| Cinematography | Matthew Nauser |
| Production companies | Roam AGBO |
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| Network | Netflix |
| Release | February 15, 2019 |
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Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy is an American documentary television series that premiered on Netflix on February 15, 2019.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
- ^ "See 'Seinfeld' Writer Search for Comedy in Unlikely Places". Rolling Stone. 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Watch Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes | Netflix Official Site". Netflix.
- ^ "'Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy' finds the balance between tragedy and comedy". The Daily Dot. 16 February 2019.