''Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy'' is an American

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series that premiered on

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on February 15, 2019. The 4-part series follows the comedy writer and director

Larry Charles Larry Charles (born ) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He was a staff writer for the sitcom ''Seinfeld'' for its first five seasons. He has also directed the documentary film '' Religulous'' and the mockumentary comedy films ...

, of ‘

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’ and ‘ The Dictator’ fame, as he "travels the world in search of humor in the most unusual, unexpected and dangerous places," such as

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, and

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. He interviews comedians including Ahmad Al-Basheer,

Trevor Noah Trevor Noah (born 20 February 1984) is a South African comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He was the host of ''The Daily Show'', an American late-night talk show and satirical news program on Comedy ...

, Brace "PissPigGranddad" Belden, and Hatoon Kadi. He also spends time exploring the American

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and its relationship to comedy, interviewing internet figures Anthime "Baked Alaska" Gionet and Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer.

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