Dec 06, 2013
60 min
Full-HD

The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall (2013)

Several comic greats pay tribute to the legendary stand-up stage founded by Budd Friedman in 1963.

Adam Sandler

Narrator (voice)

Budd Friedman

Self

Judd Apatow

Self

Richard Belzer

Self

Lewis Black

Self

Russell Brand

Self

George Carlin

Self (archive footage)

Billy Crystal

Self

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Budd Friedman

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