Lawrence Weschler on Laughter (4 of 4)
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Channel: Chicago Humanities · 2009 · Nonprofits & Activism
http://chicagohumanities.org - See more Chicago Humanities Festival events. Weschler concludes his introduction to the 20th annual Chicago Humanities Festival. Topics include cartoonists of the New Yorker and Ian Frazier's "The Lamentations of the Father." Weschler diverges to deliver Mel Brook's distinction between comedy and tragedy.
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