Aristophanes: The Gods Are Laughing [1158508] Released: 1995-09-05 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 52 mins Popularity: 0.4416 Vote Average: 0 Vote Count: 0 Overview: Specially commissioned by the British Film Institute and Channel 4, this pseudo-biography shows how Aristophanes became the father of political satire and why his theatrical innovations are still staples of the contemporary theatre. Cast [10] Robert GlenisterAristophanes Frances BarberAdonia Patrick BarlowCephisophon Rosalie CrutchleyAristophanes' mother Dexter FletcherAristophanes' son Robert PughCleon Suzy Eddie IzzardSocrates Richard StrangePericles Ewen Bremner Roger Ashton-Griffiths Trailers