Jul 26, 1978
100 min
Full-HD

Funny Business (1978)

A documentary hosted by Walter Matthau, which discussed and showed examples from cinematic comedy classics. Long portions of the documentary were devoted to the comedy teams of Abbot & Costello and Laurel & Hardy, and to the films of director Ernst Lubitsch.

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Documentary Comedy

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Heyday Productions Universal Television

Walter Matthau

Self - Host

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