RN Documentary: No Laughing Matter

RN Documentary: No Laughing Matter

Series: RN Documentaries
From: Radio Netherlands Worldwide
Length: 00:29:30

After the attacks on Sept 11, the world and especially the US created a new subject that was taboo ? the idea of linking the Twin Towers attacks with comedy. Read the full description.

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Playing: RN Documentary: No Laughing Matter
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12162387_small Producer Marnie Chesterton talks to five stand up comics about their personal experiences of the attacks in New York on Sept 11. They discuss the question of when it became ok to talk about this subject in comedy and whether some subjects are still considered so sacrosanct that laughter about them is forbidden.

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Producer Marnie Chesterton talks to five stand up comics about their personal experiences of the attacks in New York on Sept 11. They discuss the question of when it became ok to talk about this subject in comedy and whether some subjects are still considered so sacrosanct that laughter about them is forbidden.

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