The last laugh / a Tangerine Entertainment production ; a film by Ferne Pearlstein ; directed and photographed by Ferne Pearlstein ; produced by Ferne Pearlstein [and 4 others] ; written by Ferne Pearlstein, Robert Edwards.

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...

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Other Authors:	Pearlstein, Ferne (Screenwriter, director of photography,), Edwards, Robert (Screenwriter), Firestone, Renee (on-screen participant.), Brooks, Mel, 1926- (interviewee (expression)), Silverman, Sarah (interviewee (expression)), Reiner, Carl, 1922-2020 (interviewee (expression)), Gottfried, Gilbert, 1955-2022 (interviewee (expression),, interviewee (expression)), Keret, Etgar, 1967- (interviewee (expression)), Auslander, Shalom (interviewee (expression)), Foxman, Abraham H. (interviewee (expression))
Other title:	Last laugh (Motion picture : 2016)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA : The Film Collaborative, [2016]
Subjects:	Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Humor. Jewish wit and humor. Comedy > Social aspects. Firestone, Renee. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Feature films.