Let America Laugh

Let America Laugh
Directed by	Lance Bangs
Produced by	Lance Bangs
Starring	David Cross
Edited by	Jeff Buchanan
Distributed by	Sub Pop
Release dates	November 4, 2003 (2003-11-04)
Running time	93 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Let America Laugh is a 2003 documentary film produced and directed by Lance Bangs of stand-up comedian David Cross's tour of small alternative rock clubs. While it does feature small portions of David's stand-up routines, it consists mostly of interactions between David and the people accompanying him on tour.

Each segment on the DVD has a title taken from a Bible tract by Jack T. Chick (Is There Another Christ?, Gomez Is Coming, This Was Your Life).

In October 2005, Cross was sued by Nashville club owner Thomas Weber, accusing Cross of taping him without permission for Let America Laugh, in violation of Weber's privacy rights. In April 2006 the case against David Cross himself was dismissed, leaving Thomas Weber to face Warner Music, Sub-Pop, WEA Corporation, and the Alternative Distribution Alliance. In June, the four companies together offered Weber an 'offer of judgement' of $30,000. Weber then attempted to force each of the four companies to pay $30,000 and in the end received nothing. The case was dismissed on July 25, 2006.

References

"Whatever Happened to... That lawsuit against David Cross?". The Apiary. August 18, 2006.

David Cross

Television	Mr. Show with Bob and David (1995–98) (episodes) Tenacious D (1997–2000) Arrested Development' (2003-06; 2013-present) Freak Show (2006) Paid Programming (2009) The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret (2010–present) W/ Bob & David (2015)

Films	Run Ronnie Run (2002) Let America Laugh (2003)

Records	Shut Up You Fucking Baby! (2002) It's Not Funny (2004) Bigger and Blackerer (2010) Making America Great Again! (2016)

Books	I Drink for a Reason (2009) Hollywood Said No!: Orphaned Film Scripts, Bastard Scenes, and Abandoned Darlings from the Creators of Mr. Show (2013, co-written with Bob Odenkirk)

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