Let Me In, I Hear Laughter... A Salute To The Friars' Club

This ribald, made-for-cable documentary salute to the legendary club offers both a history of the bi-coastal haven comedians and a sampler of shifting tastes in stand-up. The original, New York City Friars' Club was established in 1913 as a watering hole for hard-working comics and entertainers like George M. Cohan and Enrico Caruso. A second branch opened in Hollywood after show business shifted its activities to the West Coast. The club's membership is a Who's Who of show business luminaries that has included George Burns, Jack Benny, Robin Williams and Richard Pryor, and though the Friars' Club raises money for charities, its high profile stems from the annual "...