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20 Sep 2020, 10:39 am

‘The Last Laugh’ a film for the moment. Top level Jewish comedians such as Mel Brooks, Robert Reiner, and Sarah Silverman as well as Holocaust survivors discuss making jokes about and around sensitive subjects particularly the Holocaust. Robert Clary a holocaust survivor discuses his role as a Nazi corporal in a German POW camp. It is relevant because of course cancel culture is more powerful than in 2017 when the film was released but also because we are in the Jewish High Holy Days which is about judgement.

Needless to say there are some examples of Holocaust themed jokes as well as a 9/11 joke.


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20 Sep 2020, 12:03 pm

My sense of humor is pretty tasteless so maybe I'd like it,although I watch few movies.


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20 Sep 2020, 4:57 pm

Movies I like
1. Murder Mysteries
2. Puzzle/Escape
3. Horror/Dystopian survival

Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot, Chief Inspector Barnaby
Cube, Cube II, Saw movies, escape room


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20 Sep 2020, 11:02 pm

TheRobotLives wrote:
Movies I like
1. Murder Mysteries
2. Puzzle/Escape
3. Horror/Dystopian survival

Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot, Chief Inspector Barnaby
Cube, Cube II, Saw movies, escape room

Like your movie taste, Agatha Christie,Midsomer Murder's.


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21 Sep 2020, 2:42 am

film, if you must, usually i like the book better






are there no upton sinclair films
one tiny bit


the bridge over the river kwai, and futility

spies and mad scientists




o o :jester: , sorry for the noise



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21 Sep 2020, 2:50 am

ASPartOfMe wrote:
‘The Last Laugh’ a film for the moment. Top level Jewish comedians such as Mel Brooks, Robert Reiner, and Sarah Silverman as well as Holocaust survivors discuss making jokes about and around sensitive subjects particularly the Holocaust. Robert Clary a holocaust survivor discuses his role as a Nazi corporal in a German POW camp. It is relevant because of course cancel culture is more powerful than in 2017 when the film was released but also because we are in the Jewish High Holy Days which is about judgement.

Needless to say there are some examples of Holocaust themed jokes as well as a 9/11 joke.



Who was it that once said "There's no business like Shoah business"? That was quite a funny quip.


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