holocaust (shoah),dark comedy,taboo,political correctness,woman director,coping mechanisms,comedy,black comedy,jewish humor

The Last Laugh (2016)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Ferne Pearlstein
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    Self Sarah Silverman
  • Profile picture of Mel Brooks
    Self Mel Brooks
  • Profile picture of Rob Reiner
    Self Rob Reiner
  • Profile picture of David Cross
    Self David Cross
  • Profile picture of Gilbert Gottfried
    Self Gilbert Gottfried
  • Profile picture of Judy Gold
    Self Judy Gold
  • Profile picture of Carl Reiner
    Self Carl Reiner
  • Profile picture of Robert Clary
    Self Robert Clary

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Keywords

  • holocaust (shoah)
  • dark comedy
  • taboo
  • political correctness
  • woman director
  • coping mechanisms
  • comedy
  • black comedy
  • jewish humor