Ben Stiller grew up surrounded by punchlines. His parents, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, were one of America’s most beloved comedy duos, and their legacy will now be preserved at a museum in Upstate New York.

Ben Stiller has recently donated his parents’ career archive to the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, a museum dedicated to preserving the art of comedy. The donation coincides with the release of Stiller’s new documentary, “Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost,” which will debut Oct. 24 on Apple TV+ .

The archive spans more than five decades of work and features both professional and personal artifacts that Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara curated themselves. Items include early improv sessions with Chicago’s Compass Players, handwritten drafts of sketches performed on “The Ed Sulliva

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