Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
2021
90 min
en
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.
Documentary
Comedy
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