From the creative mind behind comedic classics such as Borat and Bruno, Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy explores the vast depths and varying definitions of comedy in different cultures all around the world. From Russia, China, India, Iran, Nigeria Turkey and more, Charles travels to the unlikeliest of places and speaks to the unlikeliest of comedians to unearth just how dangerous and how meaningful the world world of comedy can be.
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Larry Charles is an award winning writer, director, producer best known for his work on Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Borat, Bruno, The Dictator, and Religulous.
Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy is Executive Produced by Larry Charles and Joe Russo, Anthony Russo and Mike Larocca, under their nonfiction label, ROAM.
"'I am grateful to Netflix for giving me the opportunity to tell this honest and harrowing and heartbreaking story of comedy in the face of war and violence and death," Charles said. "Comedy as a tool of rebuilding, as an instrument of healing and as a weapon of truth. From Somalia to Iraq to right here in the United States, comedy is essential to our survival."
LARRY CHARLES' DANGEROUS WORLD OF COMEDY launches globally on Netflix February 15, 2019.
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