The BEST episodes of Inside Comedy season 1
Every episode of Inside Comedy season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Inside Comedy season 1!
Half hour comedy documentary series from veteran funny-man David Steinberg ("Curb Your Enthusiasm") and Steve Carell reveals the inspirations, influences and idols of some of the greatest comics of our time. Big stars like Chris Rock, Ellen DeGeneres and Jerry Seinfeld, and living legends like Mel Brooks, Don Rickles and Jonathan Winters share never-before-heard anecdotes, intimate memories and career-defining moments from the past five decades of comedy. Steinberg also elicits personal struggles and shares rare footage of his famous guests in an uncensored and hilarious one-on-one format
#1 - Robin Williams / Jonathan Winters
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/29/2012
In the Season 1 finale, series host David Steinberg interviews icons of improvisation: Robin Williams, whose wildly manic standup comedy style was greatly influenced by his mentor Jonathan Winters, off-the-cuff creator of delightfully eccentric characters.
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#2 - Chris Rock
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/2/2012
Host David Steinberg interviews comedian and actor Chris Rock, who talks about his influences including his minister grandfather and Eddie Murphy, the type of material that plays across all cultural boundaries, his respect for Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor, and his struggle for fame and success in the years after he left "Saturday Night Live."
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#3 - Don Rickles / Jerry Seinfeld
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/26/2012
In the Season 1 premiere, series host David Steinberg sits down with superstar comedian and sitcom icon Jerry Seinfeld to discuss his standup career and the self-named TV series that made him one of the medium's most recognized, highest paid performers; then Steinberg sits down with legendary show man and the world's greatest master of "insult comedy," Don Rickles.
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#4 - Larry David
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/23/2012
Host David Steinberg interviews "Curb Your Enthusiasm" creator Larry David about his formative years and his choice of comedy over his family's career preference of mailman, the creative struggles of his "Saturday Night Live" and "Seinfeld" years, and the influence of Woody Allen on his work.
#5 - Mel Brooks / Carl Reiner
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/8/2012
Host David Steinberg interviews the show business legends, lifelong friends who got their start writing for television variety shows and became comedy motion picture directors, each with a string of classic box office blockbusters to his name.
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#6 - Garry Shandling / Sarah Silverman
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/1/2012
Series host David Steinberg talks to a pair of television stars who got their starts in standup comedy but became known for shows that hilariously blended reality and fantasy, pushing the limits of the sitcom format.
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#7 - Tim Conway / Ellen DeGeneres
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/15/2012
Series host David Steinberg interviews a pair of TV comedy superstars with a gift for entertaining live audiences, standup comedienne and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, and former "Carol Burnett Show" star Tim Conway.
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#8 - Billy Crystal / Brad Garrett / Martin Short
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/16/2012
Host David Steinberg interviews a trio of comedy greats about their early encounters with show business legends: Billy Crystal talks about his memories of opening for Sammy Davis Jr., Martin Short recalls meeting Jerry Lewis, whom he has often imitated, and Brad Garrett reveals the innocent joke that got him exiled from opening for Frank Sinatra.
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#9 - Steve Carell / Jane Lynch
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/9/2012
Host David Steinberg interviews comedy actors Steve Carell, who charts the rise of his career from improvisation training to TV and movie stardom; and talks to Carell's "40-Year-Old Virgin" costar Jane Lynch, who recalls that her passion for performing and comedy began early, and praises one of her key influences, Carol Burnett.
#10 - Kathy Griffin / Steven Wright
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/22/2012
Series host David Steinberg interviews the dryly funny comics whose wickedly smart, subversive observations and twisted takes on the absurdities of everyday life and popular culture have made them household names.
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