American Masters

Groucho & Cavett

12/27/2022 | 1h 21m 59s | WETA Passport

Discover the enduring friendship between television personality Dick Cavett and his mentor iconic comedian Groucho Marx. Their relationship is chronicled through interviews with Cavett, archival footage and interviews with George Burns and others.

Aired: 12/27/22 | Expires: 12/26/25 | Rating: TV-PG

Support for American Masters is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, AARP, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Rosalind P. Walter Foundation, Cheryl and Philip Milstein Family, Judith & Burton Resnick, Seton J. Melvin, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, The Ambrose Monell Foundation, Lillian Goldman Programming Endowment, Vital Projects Fund, The Philip and Janice Levin Foundation, Ellen and James S. Marcus, The André and Elizabeth Kertész Foundation, Koo and Patricia Yuen and public television viewers.

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Extras From This Episode

• Dick Cavett's early days of standup comedy

  Clip: 12/27/2022 | 8m 17s

• Groucho & Cavett

  Preview: 12/27/2022 | 1m 46s

• Groucho Marx roasts Dick Cavett

  Clip: 12/27/2022 | 2m 1s

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