Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
Tragedy + Time + Comedy = Healing.
2021 · 1h 30m · N/A Comedy, Documentary
Overview
From the immediate aftermath of 9/11 to today stand-up comedians, talk-show hosts, sketch performers, television animators and other entertainers have used often-controversial jokes to unite and heal in the face of tragedy.
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