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Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians
UNITED STATES · 1972

Albert Brooks' Famous School for Comedians

Albert Brooks
satire education parody advertising critique comedy instruction american consumerism
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Synopsis

This short film originally aired as part of a satirical PBS show called The Great American Dream Machine. The film is a parody of The Famous Artists School and was born of an article written by Brooks in Esquire Magazine.

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