Cinemax Comedy Experiment

Cinemax Comedy Experiment was an anthology series broadcast on Cinemax throughout the mid-to-late 1980s. Every episode was written and directed by a different standup comedian; the gimmick of the series was that Cinemax placed no limits on what could be presented in the show, allowing the comedians total creative freedom. The series came out of a time in the history of cable television when comedy programs were considered premium content due to the high grosses of comedy films at the box office…