COMEDY

Alexander Payne's 1999 adaptation of Tom Perrotta's novel centered around a high school student election garnered Reese Witherspoon her first Golden Globe nomination.

Shake and bake and learn.

With her bright red hair, infectious laugh, and impeccable comedic timing, Lucille Ball began clowning her way to the top of the Hollywood A-list in the early 1930s and even today remains one of the most indelible figures in American comedy.

'BoJack Horseman' surprised viewers and critics with its gradual dive into the depression of an anthropomorphic horse that used to be the star of a banal, early 1990s, TGIF-type sitcom.

Test audiences were so invested in the tale of Elle Woods that they got the ending changed.

The late 1970s sitcom left its mark on pop culture—and introduced the world to a comedian named Robin Williams.

What began as a student film soon blossomed into one of the most iconic cult movies of all time.

Mel Brooks is a 10,000-trick pony who has made us laugh as a performer, writer, musician, and, of course, a director.

The comedian talks with us about fake facts, drinking beer with Kim Jong Un, and the new 'MST3K.'

'Fawlty Towers,' the 1970s BBC comedy series co-created by and starring John Cleese, ran for just two seasons. But it managed to gain a following that is still growing today.

The award-winning series was pitched as what happens to a couple when "it's [just] you and your wife in the car."

The more-watched but older NBC comedy with a number and a rock in the title.