Dangerously Funny
A dive into an incredible moment in comedy, culture, and politics when Tom and Dick Smothers challenged CBS censors, Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon, and ultimately each other. The duo did so via their comedy variety show The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, which in its two-year run on CBS, made a major impact with its political satire. The Smothers Brothers used the program as a platform to critique the Vietnam War and tackle other hot topics, coming into conflict with censors, who demanded cuts or last-minute edits to jokes, and fighting management to keep their material intact.
Genre: Comedy
Screenplay
Production: Imagine Entertainment, Good Walk Entertainment
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Original Language: en
Keywords
vietnam war, sibling relationship, based on true story, political satire, censorship, television history, 1960s, biographical comedy
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Dangerously Funny about?
- A dive into an incredible moment in comedy, culture, and politics when Tom and Dick Smothers challenged CBS censors, Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson and Richard Nixon, and ultimately each other. The duo did so via their comedy variety show The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, which in its two-year run on CBS, made a major impact with its political satire. The Smothers Brothers used the program as a platform to critique the Vietnam War and tackle other hot topics, coming into conflict with censors, who demanded cuts or last-minute edits to jokes, and fighting management to keep their material intact.
- What genre is Dangerously Funny?
- Dangerously Funny is a Comedy film.
- Where was Dangerously Funny produced?
- Dangerously Funny was produced in United States of America.