The
documentary feature Can We Take a Joke? premiered at the film festival Doc NYC
this Friday, and Reason TV was on the scene at a pre-party being held at the
Comedy Cellar's Village Undergound, where filmmakers, comedians, and free speech
advocates were eager to sound off about free speech and comedy following a week
of high-profile anti-speech protests on college campuses like Yale and
Mizzou. "Maybe the events of this week signal that we're reaching peak
crazy and that people are going to say, 'Whoa, this is a little too nutty,'"
says director Ted Balaker. "But on the other hand, the outrage mob could just
keep plowing ahead." Approximately 3 minutes. Shot by Jim Epstein. Edited
by Zach Weissmueller. Music by Latche Swing.
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