CNN The History of Comedy November 30, 2019 07:04:00
>> that's why we laugh. that's why the family sitcom has always prevailed. >> oh, i could just crawl into a hole and die. >> second hole she's crawled into today. >> in the '50s, you get these sitcoms that, frankly, aren't really trying to be that funny. >> nobody can make pancakes like mom. >> nobody can eat them like pop. >> these shows are presented by soap sellers, car sellers. they wanted their product to be nice, with no sharp edges, so, it couldn't be that daring. >> very sort of white bread portrayals of family were what the public wanted to see at that time. but in the '70s, all of th...