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The Last Laugh is a 2016 American documentary film directed by Ferne Pearlstein about whether jokes about the Holocaust can ever be funny.
The Last Laugh: Directed by Ferne Pearlstein. With Renee Firestone, Klara Firestone, Gilbert Gottfried, Rob Reiner. World-famous comedians including Mel Brooks, Sarah Silverman, and Gilbert Gottfried pitch in with their own views on the boundaries of comedy.
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- Documentary, Comedy
- Ferne Pearlstein
- 2016-11
Jan 13, 2017 · THE LAST LAUGH asks if there is any place for humor in discussing the Holocaust. This thought-provoking and prescient film features comedy legends including Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner,...
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- 45.6K
- The Last Laugh
Watch the official trailer for 2016 documentary "The Last Laugh," starring Gilbert Gottfried, Rob Reiner, Mel Brooks, Judy Gold, Sarah Silverman, and Carl Reiner. Directed...
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- Moviefone
The Last Laugh takes a fresh -- and unexpectedly funny -- approach to sensitive subject matter, uncovering affecting insights about the nature of comedy along the way. Read Critics Reviews
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- Tangerine Entertainment
- Ferne Pearlstein
- Documentary
The Last Laugh keeps cutting to a Holocaust survivor… a woman who says she deals with the trauma through humor. We see her get in a mini-tiff with a fellow survivor, who can’t understand why anyone would approach the intense tragedy of their experience with laughter.
Apr 18, 2016 · Feature documentary about humor and the Holocaust, examining whether it is ever acceptable to use humor in connection with a tragedy of that scale, and the implications for other seemingly off-limits topics in a society that prizes free speech.
