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Documentary 'The Last Laugh' Explores Finding Humor In The Holocaust

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Director Ferne Pearlstein and Gilbert Gottfried attend the "The Last Laugh" premiere during the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival in April 2016 in New York. (Ben Gabbe/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)
Director Ferne Pearlstein and Gilbert Gottfried attend the "The Last Laugh" premiere during the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival in April 2016 in New York. (Ben Gabbe/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival)

Should comedians joke about the Holocaust?

The documentary "The Last Laugh" looks at that question with perspectives from both comedians and Holocaust survivors. Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson spoke with director Ferne Pearlstein and comedian Gilbert Gottfried (@RealGilbert), who appears in the film, earlier this year.

This segment aired on September 5, 2017.

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