Watch news anchor Jim Lehrer deliver the punchlines in the video above - duck! - and you’ll see why producer Michael Kantor and author Laurence Maslon will be joined by comedians Richard Belzer and Amy Sedaris at the Y on December 7 for a discussion on the history of comedy and a preview of the upcoming PBS series, MAKE ‘EM LAUGH: The Funny Business of America, a six-hour comedy epic showcasing the most hilarious men, women, and moments in American entertainment and why they made us laugh. Actually, Lehrer is pretty funny.

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