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March 3, 2017

101 months ago

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Mar 3, 2017

101 months ago

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The Last Laugh

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"The Last Laugh" is a feature documentary that proceeds from the pr...

"The Last Laugh" is a feature documentary that proceeds from the premise that the Holocaust would seem to be an absolutely off-limits topic for comedy. But is it? History shows that even the victims of the Nazi concentration camps themselves used humor as a means of survival and resistance. Still, any use of comedy in connection with this horror risks diminishing the suffering of millions. So w...

Documentary Ferne Pearlstein Renee Firestone Klara Firestone Gilbert Gottfried Rob Reiner Mel Brooks Judy Gold Sarah Silverman The Film Collaborative

What the critics say

Based on 7 reviews, The Last Laugh gets an average review score of 73

B+/A+

theplaylist.net
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It’s not the most visually inventive documentary ever made, and you could argue that it has some scope creep in at some points. But for the most part, the breadth of its examination of the subject is welcome, and by the end, it ends up feeling like as definitive a film on comedy and the Holocaust as you could ever want.

3001d ago

80/100

variety.com
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An A-list roster of comedians as well as several Holocaust survivors ponder the outer limits of humor and "good taste."

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B/A+

thefilmstage.com
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The Last Laugh explores the concept of joking about other taboo topics, too, such as homophobia, racism, and 9/11.

3001d ago

70/100

hollywoodreporter.com
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Mel Brooks and Sarah Silverman are among the many well-known commentators in Ferne Pearlstein's documentary exploring taboos in comedy.

3001d ago

70/100

villagevoice.com
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The Holocaust is not funny.

3001d ago

3.5/5

wegotthiscovered.com
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An entertaining and thought-provoking film, The Last Laugh presents multiple perspectives on taboo humor without passing judgment.

3001d ago

3/5

theguardian.com
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Documentary asks survivors as well as comedians including Mel Brooks and Sarah Silverman to consider whether it’s right to make jokes about death camps.

3001d ago