Beyond a Joke

Nov 5, 2023

1h 0m

★ 0.0

Who's Laughing Now?

Overview

Comedian Adam Rowe sets out to explore the question: what is the role of comedy in today’s increasingly divided, febrile and hostile world? In order to answer this, he is tasked to explore the controversial subject of Cultural Appropriation and then deliver a brand new stand-up comedy routine about it to an audience who have been affected by it.

Genres

Documentary

Comedy

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Cast

Adam Rowe

Eshaan Akbar

Kemah Bob

Kayne Kawasaki

Leo Kearse

Cassie Leon

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