Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11

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.

Cast

Gilbert Gottfried

as Self

Doug Stanhope

as Self

Janeane Garofalo

as Self

David Cross

as Self

Marc Maron

as Self

Cedric the Entertainer

as Self

Nathan Lane

as Self

Rob Riggle

as Self

Matthew Broderick

as Self

Michael Schur

as Self

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