“Likely Stories” was one of Pay-TV’s first original comedy series. Premiering in 1982 on HBO/Cinemax, each one hour show was a mixed-bag of short stories, political satire, outrageous parodies, and bold animation that helped define the cutting-edge for pay-cable comedy.
The series also featured the directing debut work of many of today’s top filmmakers. Rob Reiner, Danny DeVito, Christopher Guest, Billy Crystal and Harry Shearer are among the comedy stars that directed and appeared in short films for this unique anthology series.
