We're giving you a well-rounded comedy education today with talks from two famous/infamous American film directors: Harold Ramis on the AFI 100 Funniest American Movies and John Waters on a career from trashy b-movies to Criterion approved trashy b-movies.

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CW: Language, LANGUAGE

 

Watch Harold Ramis' full program here.

AFI's 100 Years… 100 Laughs

Photo: Harold Ramis at the Chicago Humanities "Laughter" Festival in 2009

Photo: Harold Ramis, Joe Flaherty, Brian Doyle Murray, John Belushi and Gilda Radner in 1974, via NYPL Digital Collections

 

Watch John Waters' full program here.

John Waters, Liarmouth: A Feelbad Romance

Photo: John Waters portrait by Greg Gorman

Photo: Divine and John Waters in 1981, by Roxanne Lowit