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Sep 15, 2021 · Tragedy + Time + Comedy = Healing. 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. Directors. Nick Scown.
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- Documentary
- Nick Scown, Julie Seabaugh
- 2021-09-15
Sep 11, 2021 · It seemed incomprehensible to ever laugh again after September 11. Twenty years on, performers affirm that comedy remains a vital force for healing in the fa...
- 88 min
- 390.3K
- VICE
It seemed incomprehensible to ever laugh again in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. New York clubs closed for the first time in history. Irony was dead. Making light of what had happened? Forget it.
When it seemed incomprehensible to laugh again in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, entertainers walked a tightrope of appropriate humor in the turbulent days, weeks and years that followed.
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- Comedy, Documentary
- Nick Scown, Julie Seabaugh
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 is a 2021 documentary film produced by Pulse Films, VICE TV and Hazy Mills Productions, and directed by Nick Fituri Scown and Julie Seabaugh. The film chronicles the role of comedy in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. The film premiered on September 8, 2021 on VICE TV.
Aug 25, 2021 · In Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11, from Pulse Films, VICE TV, Hazy Mills Productions, and directors Nick Fituri Scown and Julie Seabaugh, comedians look back at how they processed the...
Oct 8, 2021 · How soon was too soon after a terrorist attack? In a fresh look at the events around 9/11, the focus is more on the aftermath and those affected told through the eyes of the Comedian circuit. When would they be able to make us laugh again? How do you tackle it?
