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"History of the Sitcom" Working for Laughs (TV Episode 2021) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Marshall Jay Kaplan

Cast  

Alan Alda ... Benjamin Frankin Pierce (archive footage)
Jason Alexander ... Self - Actor
Lorraine Ali Lorraine Ali ... Self - TV Critic LA Times
Morey Amsterdam ... Buddy Sorrell (archive footage)
Loni Anderson ... Self - Actress
Judd Apatow ... Self - Exec Producer
Jennifer Keishin Armstrong Jennifer Keishin Armstrong ... Self - Author
Desi Arnaz ... Ricky Ricardo (archive footage)
Edward Asner ... Self - Actor (as Ed Asner)
Alec Baldwin ... Jack Donaghy (archive footage)
Lucille Ball ... Lucy Ricardo (archive footage)
Frances Bavier ... Aunt Bea (archive footage)
Warren Beatty ... Self (archive footage)
Preston Beckman Preston Beckman ... Self - Exec VP NBC
Candice Bergen ... Self - Actress
Peter Bonerz ... Dr. Jerry Robinson (archive footage)
Frank Bonner ... Herb Tarlek (archive footage)
Zach Braff ... Dr. John 'J.D.' Doria (archive footage)
Matt Brennan Matt Brennan ... Self - TV Editor LA Times
Mel Brooks ... Self - Writer / Producer
Gary Burghoff ... Radar O'Reilly (archive footage)
Mike Cabellon ... Tommy Tomás (archive footage)
Sid Caesar ... Self - Actor (archive footage)
Steve Carell ... Michael Scott (archive footage)
Dixie Carter ... Julia Sugarbaker (archive footage)
Peter Casey Peter Casey ... Self - Exec Producer
William Christopher ... Fr. Francis Mulcahy (archive footage)
Connie Chung ... Self - Newscaster (archive footage)
Jim Colucci ... Self - Self - Author
Tim Considine ... Mike Douglas (archive footage)
Terry Crews ... Terry Jeffords (archive footage)
Greg Daniels ... Self - Exec Producer
Ted Danson ... Self - Actor
Tony Danza ... Tony Banta (archive footage)
Richard Deacon ... Mel Cooley (archive footage)
Danny DeVito ... Louie De Palma (archive footage)
Hugh Downs ... ABC Newscaster (archive footage)
Diane English ... Self - Creator
Donald Faison ... Dr. Christopher Turk (archive footage)
Jamie Farr ... Self - Actor
Mike Farrell ... BJ Honeycutt (archive footage)
LaToya Ferguson LaToya Ferguson ... Self - TV Critic Hollywood Reporter
Tina Fey ... Self - Actress
Jenna Fischer ... Pam Beesly (archive footage)
Howard Fishman Howard Fishman ... Self - TV Critic New Yorker
William Frawley ... Fred Mertz (archive footage)
Judah Friedlander ... Frank Rossitano (archive footage)
Jeff Garlin ... Self - Actor
Ron Glass ... Det. Ron Harris (archive footage)
Patrick Gomez ... Self - Editor-in-Chief AV Club
Don Grady ... Robbie Douglas (archive footage)
Andy Griffith ... Sheriff Andy Taylor (archive footage)
Marissa Guthrie Marissa Guthrie ... Self - TV Writer
Kathryn Hahn ... Jennifer Barkley (archive footage)
Marilu Henner ... Elaine Nardo (archive footage)
Howard Hesseman ... Self - Actor
Judd Hirsch ... Self - Actor
Ron Howard ... Opie Taylor (archive footage)
Brendan Hunt ... Coach Beard (archive footage)
Caryn James ... Self - Film Critic BBC Culture
Steve Jobs ... Self (archive footage)
Gordon Jump ... Arthur Carlson (archive footage)
Mindy Kaling ... Kelly Kappor (archive footage)
Charles Kimbrough ... Jim Dial (archive footage)
Ted Knight ... Ted Baxter (archive footage)
John Krasinski ... Jim Halpert (archive footage)
Bill Lawrence ... Self - Exec Producer
Cloris Leachman ... Phyllis Lindstrom (archive footage)
Jane Leeves ... Self - Actress
Alice Leppert Alice Leppert ... Self - Author
Bob Leszczak ... Self - Author
Hal Linden ... Self - Actor
Barry Livingston ... Chip Douglas (archive footage)
Christopher Lloyd ... Rev. Jim Ignatowski (archive footage)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus ... Selina Meyer (archive footage)
Gavin MacLeod ... Self - Actor
Fred MacMurray ... Steve Douglas (archive footage)
Rose Marie ... Sally Rogers (archive footage)
Eric McCormack ... Self - Actor
Rob McElhenney ... Self - Actor
John C. McGinley ... Dr. Perry Cox (archive footage)
Jim McKairnes Jim McKairnes ... Self - Author
Mary Tyler Moore ... Self - Actress (archive footage)
Harry Morgan ... Col. Sherman T. Potter (archive footage)
Tracy Morgan ... Self - Actor
Craig T. Nelson ... Self - Actor
Bob Newhart ... Self
Sandra Day O'Connor ... Self - Associate Justice US Supreme Court (archive footage)
Nick Offerman ... Ron Swanson (archive footage)
Maulik Pancholy ... Jonathan (archive footage)
Randall Park ... Self - Actor
Troy Patterson Troy Patterson ... Self - Staff Writer New Yorker
Herbie J. Pilato ... Self - Author
Aubrey Plaza ... April Ludgate (archive footage)
Suzanne Pleshette ... Emily Hartley (archive footage)
Amy Poehler ... Lesley Knope (archive footage)
Annie Potts ... Self - Actress
Danny Pudi ... Self - Actor
Dan Quayle ... Self - 44th US VP (archive footage)
Dan Rather ... Self - CBS Newscaster (archive footage)
Daphne Reid ... Self - Actor (as Daphne Maxwell Reid)
Tim Reid ... Self - Actor
Carl Reiner ... Self - Writer / Producer (archive footage)
Judy Reyes ... Nurse Carla Espinosa (archive footage)
Sarah Rodman Sarah Rodman ... Self - Exec Editor Entertainment Weekly
Wayne Rogers ... Trapper John McIntyre (archive footage)
Susan Saint James ... Kate McArdle (archive footage)
Andy Samberg ... Jake Peralta (archive footage)
Richard Sanders ... Les Nessman (archive footage)
Michael Schur ... Self - Writer / Diretor / Producer
Garry Shandling ... Larry Sanders (archive footage)
Jean Smart ... Charlene Frazier (archive footage)
Jack Soo ... Nick Yemana (archive footage)
McLean Stevenson ... Col. Henry Blake (archive footage)
Jason Sudeikis ... Ted Lasso (archive footage)
Loretta Swit ... Self - Actress
Clarence Thomas ... Self - Associate Justice US Supreme Court (archive footage)
Mark Tinker Mark Tinker ... Self - Son of Grant Tinker
Rip Torn ... Arthur the Producer (archive footage)
Dick Van Dyke ... Self - Actor
Vivian Vance ... Ethel Mertz (archive footage)
Barbara Walters ... Self - Newscaster (archive footage)
Betty White ... Sue Ann Nivens (archive footage)
Rainn Wilson ... Self - Actor
G. Wood ... Brig. Gen. Charlie Hammond (archive footage)

Produced by 

Patrick Cameron ... producer
Francine Dibacco ... line producer
Avery Fox ... archival producer
Marshall Jay Kaplan ... co-executive producer
Matt MacLellan ... line producer
Pat Maloney ... associate producer
Martin Pearson ... co-executive producer
Katherine Wootton ... co-producer
Julie Zann ... co-producer

Cinematography by 

Kevin M. Graves

Editing by 

Enzo Anile

Makeup Department 

Sosi Bournazyan ... key makeup artist
Alyssa Goldberg ... makeup artist

Production Management 

Verena Puhm ... production manager
James A. Ray ... production manager: Richmond, VA (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Blag Ahilov ... sound effects editor
Colin Caddies ... re-recording mixer
A. Tad Chamberlain ... sound recordist
Kevin Kniowski ... sound mixer
Jude McCormick ... sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department 

Manoj Gurung ... g&e swing
Eric Ugland ... first assistant camera

Editorial Department 

Meagan Brown ... assistant editor
Ty Delgaty ... on-line editor
Drew MacLeod ... first assistant editor
Arlene Moelker ... colorist

Music Department 

Aidan Cade Goldsmith ... music preparation

Additional Crew 

Michael Cleaver ... production counsel
Bob Leszczak ... archive consultant
Cameron Sparks ... assistant production coordinator
Sheilla Theng ... production coordinator

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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