Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11

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Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11

"Tragedy + Time + Comedy = Healing."

2021

1h 30m

5.0(3 votes)

Documentary

Comedy

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

40 members

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Gilbert Gottfried

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Doug Stanhope

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Janeane Garofalo

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David Cross

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Marc Maron

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Cedric the Entertainer

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Nathan Lane

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Rob Riggle

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Matthew Broderick

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Writing

Michael Schur

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Aasif Mandvi

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Chris Kattan

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Darrell Hammond

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Matt Walsh

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Lewis Black

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Adam Ferrara

Self

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Jimmy Carr

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Joe DeRosa

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Russell Peters

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Maz Jobrani

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Jeff Ross

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Andy Kindler

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Mo Rocca

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Robert Siegel

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Todd Barry

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Lenny Clarke

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Eddie Pepitone

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Beth McCarthy-Miller

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Allison Silverman

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Lizz Winstead

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Ahmed Ahmed

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Jimmy Pardo

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Negin Farsad

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Dean Edwards

Self

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Al Jean

Self

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Hari Kondabolu

Self

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Rory Albanese

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Rich Eisen

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Ian Edwards

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Laurie Kilmartin

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