The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall

6.8/ 10 14 votes 2013-12-06 1h 0m 1 popularity

Several comic greats pay tribute to the legendary stand-up stage founded by Budd Friedman in 1963.

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Cast

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Adam Sandler

Narrator (voice)

Budd Friedman

Self

Judd Apatow

Self

Richard Belzer

Self

Lewis Black

Self

Russell Brand

Self

George Carlin

Self (archive footage)

Billy Crystal

Self

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